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contest. His supervised agricultural experience is
diversified, consisting of a string of show cattle,
a small commercial herd, a vegetable seedbed
and a spring vegetable garden. He is an excellent
showman, placing or winning at several levels. He
had the reserve champion heifer at the Suwannee
River Fair this year. He is an A/B Honor Roll
student and plays football and baseball for Bronson
Middle.High School.
 Tyler Williams received the Senior Chapter
Workhorse Award. The award is given to a
member that demonstrates a strong work ethic
and a cooperative spirit. She has been a dedicated
member working with the chapter's livestock
program for the past two years. She has spent
many hours after school as well as summer hours
working with livestock. She has a love of animals
and a desire to serve others.
 Justin Johnson won the Middle School
Workhorse Award. Johnson has been a tremendous
asset to the chapter. He participated in numerous
Cooperative Diversified Education competitions
and did very well. He also has a great attitude when
called on at the last minute to fill in on CDE teams.
He was helpful at the fall carnival, barnyard day
and the Suwannee River Fair. He is friendly to
everyone.
 Honorary Chapter Degrees were awarded to
former School Superintendent CliffNorris and Tori
Lyons, the University of Florida intern for Marcia
Smith, agricultural teacher and FFA advisor.
 Norris has four daughters, three of whonm are
former FFA members, along with Katie Norris
who is vice president of the senior chapter and
Star Chapter Farmer at this year's banquet. Over
the years Norris served as superintendent and


was very supportive of agricultural education in
Levy County. He supports the FFA through his
involvement in the Suwannee River Fair and the
Alumni Food Fest. FFA members were especially
appreciative of the driveway that was built at the
new school shortly after Norris paid a visit to the
new school and got his truck stuck in the sand.
 Lyons arrived to start her 12-week internship on
Feb. 2 and completed it on April 24.. In her first
week she showed students a short video of her
participating in a "pig scramble" at the Madison
County Fair. The petite Lyons wrestled a greased
pig into a croaker sack and carried him to the
middle of a show ring in a matter of seconds.
Students who watched the video developed a
new found respect for her toughness. During her
time at BHS, she taught classes, trained teams,
made supervised agricultural-education visits and
learned how to cut swamp cabbage. Her expertise
in swine feeding techniques (her family operates
a large swine farm) helped many exhibitors make
weight at the Suwannee River Fair. Her hard work
and dedication to the Bronson FFA chapters and
her internship was appreciated.
 C.J. King and Jonathan Irizarry were awarded
the Bronson FFA Scholarship worth $300.
The recipients must earn a State FFA Degree
demonstrating a wide range of community service.
 Irizarry also won the National FFA Built
Ford Tough Scholarship worth $1,000. It was
presented by Nancy White-Bennett of White Ford
in Chiefland. Students fill out the application
online. Ford officials then look at the applicant's
scholastic record and FFA. participation. White
Ford sponsors the award for the FFA chapters in
the tri-county area.


FFA President Kelby Barber presents Sarah Trimm with the Star
Greenhand award. The award goes to the top freshman class
participant in FFA. (Photos courtesy of Marsha Smith)


Katie Norris accepts the Star Chapter Farmer award. It is the
highest local award given by the FFA and represents significant
achievements in the program.


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