First Students to earn State FFA Degrees: 1964 - Chet Ruff (Sr) & Loren Young (Jr)
First Female to earn State Degree: 1978 - Susie Drumm (Senior)
As of 2012 F.U. has 264 State Degrees: Boys (177) and Girls (87)
First 2nd generation boy to make State Degree: 1986 - Brian Young (Junior)
First 2nd generation girl to make State Degree: 1998 Krista Pontious (Senior)
First American FFA Degree in Ag. Business: 1982 - Jon Oliver
First American FFA Degree in Ag. Production: 1986 - Chuck Moellendick
First Female to earn the American FFA Degree: 1996 - Ruth Shahan
As of 2012 F.U. has 56 American Degrees: Boys (38) and Girls (18)
The only two term FFA President: Ed Wagner (66-67 and 67-68)
The first female President at F.U.: Wendy Ashton (97-98)
As of 2012 we have had 6 female presidents: Wendy Ashton, Chris Koehler, Krystal Phillips, Janeen Kemmerer, Sarah Picklesimer, and Chessa Blower.
First father and son to be FFA Presidents: Darrell and Rob Myers (65-66) (98-99)
Second father and son to be FFA Presidents: Jeff and Shea Schmelzer (94-95) (10-11)
First F.U. FFA Presidents to marry each other were: John Huber and Krystal Phillips
Five Students were Project (S.A.E.) Proficiency State winners: Gary Whittington (Home Improvement) 1968, Doug Allen (Ag. Electric) 1973, Chris Turner (Ag. Mechanics) 2000, Erin Hines (Small Animal Care) 2006 and Dylan Herd (Wildlife Management) 2010.
First State FFA Officer was: Alyssa Swinehart-District 7 President (2008-2009)
The Rural Soils Judging C.D.E. team won the State FFA Contest in October 1975. The Team Members were: Steve Miller, Dan Bigham and Roy Miller. The Team was coached by Ag. Teacher Ray Stemen. The team competed at the National Contest in Oklahoma in May of 1976.
Written by Loren Young - April 2012