Holton FFA

05/14/2026

Welcome to Holton Ms H!

New Teacher Alert: Meet Meghan Hunerdosse!

We are excited to welcome Meghan Hunerdosse to our high school teaching team as our new Agricultural Education Instructor and FFA Advisor!

While Meghan is officially joining us this year, she is already a familiar face to many of our students and families. Throughout this spring, she has already been investing in our program by assisting with chapter officer interviews and helping support the FFA Chapter Banquet in April. Her willingness to jump in, build relationships, and support students right away speaks volumes about her passion for agricultural education and student leadership.

A recent graduate of Northwest Missouri State University, Meghan brings enthusiasm, knowledge, and a deep commitment to helping students grow both academically and personally. She believes agricultural education is about far more than classroom instruction. It’s about preparing students to become confident leaders, skilled problem-solvers, and future-ready individuals.

Meghan gained valuable experience during her student teaching at Sabetha High School, where she worked across multiple agricultural pathways including animal science, horticulture, plant science, and agricultural mechanics. She also brings specialized NC3 certifications in Agricultural Mechanics, helping connect classroom learning to real-world industry skills.

Her leadership background is equally impressive. Meghan served as President of Sigma Alpha and earned her American FFA Degree, the highest honor awarded within the National FFA Organization. Those accomplishments reflect her dedication to service, leadership, and the future of agriculture.

Meghan is passionate about creating engaging, hands-on experiences where students feel connected, challenged, and supported. We are excited for the energy and leadership she will bring to our agriculture and FFA programs.

Please join us in giving Meghan a warm Holton welcome as she begins this exciting new chapter with us!

05/13/2026

SENIOR SHOP RAT SHOUT OUT!!! Carter Lynch - Class of 2026

If you see this guy please congratulate him and wish him best of luck in his future! Carter not only graduated from HHS in December, but also completed the Washburn Tech Diesel Tech Program and was a concentrator in our Ag Power and Technical Systems Pathway!

They say the best teachers and programs steal ideas from someone else. After we got our Plasma Table, we “borrowed” the senior signs idea from Mr. Pottroff at Horton. Carter ran out of time to get his custom designed semi finished last semester and has been coming in this spring to finish it up. Today was the day to cut and SUCCESS. Great job Sir! It looks great and will make a great addition to the shop wall.

He has lined up a great job in manufacturing in the Topeka area and will be soon be getting that CDL. Proud to have you in the “Shop Rat” family. Good luck down the road!

05/07/2026

Ag Mechanics Class is finishing up SMAW and GMAW skills and a bunch are on their boot scraper (stick project) or horseshoe coat rack (mig project).

Proud of this crew for working hard. Today was a good day.

05/05/2026

Congrats to Elisa Bartel on her selection to the State FFA Band. This talented senior has one more performance in Manhattan at the end of the month capping off 4 years in the State Band and a two time selection in the National FFA Band!

Elisa, we are proud of you!

05/04/2026

8th Graders - Sewing with 🔥🔥🔥

One of our favorite units of the year for our basic shop skills intro to welding with an Oxy - Act torch. It might be old school but they learn basic safety and to respect the equipment and process.

This semester has been a great group.

Horseshoe nail cowboys coming soon.

04/30/2026

📣More great news to share!📣

4 members named State FFA Proficiency Award Finalists -> top 3 in the state. Each member will be recognized on stage in McCain auditorium at State FFA Convention, Thursday, May 28.

🐮Addison Bontrager - Beef Production Entrepreneurship
🌳Tristan Schlodder - Forest Management and Products
🐓Dalton Peters - Poultry Production
🦌 Grant Warner - Wildlife Management

Excellent job to these members in their Supervised Agricultural Experience Programs. Good luck at State.

04/29/2026

😍It is a GREAT DAY to have a GREAT DAY!!!😍

Congratulations to our 8th Graders for winning the team championship at the NE Kansas Middle School Ag Academy and to Dani Peters for winning the individual championship! Perry normally hosts this event once a semester and had a conflict so we stepped up and gave it a try. 11 schools and nearly 150 middle school students from Northeast and East Central Kansas traveled to Holton for the event. Students competed in a 75 question Ag challenge and attended 5 different rotational workshops.

Top 5 Teams

🏆1st Place - Holton
🏆2nd Place - Onaga
🏆3rd Place - Pleasant Ridge
4th Place - Wamego
5th Place - Oskaloosa

Top 10 Individuals/Top 10 Medalists

🥇1 - 67 pts Dani Peters, Holton (Won Measurement Tiebreaker)
🥈2 - 67 pts Allie Perry, Onaga
🥉3 - 65 pts Bryar King, Holton (Won Measurement Tiebreaker)
🏅4 - 65 pts Sierra Tucker, Oskaloosa
🏅5 - 63 pts MaKalya Wheeler, Holton (Won Measurement Tiebreaker)
🏅6 - 63 pts Salley Miller, Onaga
🏅7 - 62 pts Jordy Ferguson, Central Heights (Won Measurement Tiebreaker)
🏅8 - 62 pts Joshua Murphy, Pleasant Ridge
🏅9 - 61 pts Lilly Hesser, Pleasant Ridge (Won Measurement Tiebreaker)
🏅10 - 61 pts Gracie McKinsey, Onaga (Won Measurement Tiebreaker)
11th Place Tie - 61 pts Cole Hards, Holton and Wyatt Rager, Onaga

Great job to all of the teams and individuals competing. We also would like to thank the following for volunteering their time to present to our group today.
👏FFA Opportunities – >Maggie Chandler, Kansas FFA Treasurer
👏SAE’s/Livestock Production -> Addison Bontrager and Tinsley Bradley (District Star Farmer, & Both New Holton State Degree Recipients)
👏CDE’s/Farm Equipment Technician – Dalton Peters Tristan Schlodder (Holton FFA American Royal Team)
👏CDE’s/Envirothon -> Grant Warner, Cam Wheeler, Tucker Terry (Holton FFA National Forestry and ENR Team)
👏Drone Technology in Ag -> Brian Nelson, Drone Land Management LLC Holton, KS

📣📣📣MORE THANK YOU’s!
This event would not be possible without a special shout to some special volunteers:
-3C Cattle Company and EB Farms/Eli Bontrager for supplying a bunch of our ID items
-Bradley and Bontrager families for bringing in the show heifer and goats.
-Peters Family for bringing in the tractor.
-Brian Nelson for spending the morning showcasing some fantastic technology in ag. Such cool stuff.
-Larison Sisters Livestock for donating beef, pork and, lamb cuts and additional items for the ID competition.
-Kansas FFA Officer Maggie Chandler for spending the morning with us.
-HHS Admin and staff for letting us step up to host this event.
-And last but not least our high school FFA members that lead groups, help with setup, graded scantrons, took photos, and so much more for the day!

💪Finally, our 8th grade team spend the afternoon down at the high school track getting a start on fixing up the track shed and repainting the timing stand both build by the Ag program many years ago. The process is started. The chapter received a Living to Serve Grant from National FFA to make those two items a little better than we found them!

04/29/2026

Members traveled to Marysville Monday for the NE District Awards program yesterday. Here are a few highlights:

💪Addison B wrapped up her year of service as NE District Secretary and was named NE District Star Farmer!
👏Julie B did an awesome job on stage with her candidate speech. Although district office wasn’t in the cards this year, we are proud of you.
🏅Mara, Elisa, Dalton, Tinsley and Addison all received their state degree certificates
🎉Dalton, Grant, Tristan, Camden, Addison, and Rebekah all received their District Winning plaques and $50 proficiency award checks.
🏛️Tristan was recognized by the Kansas FFA Alumni for receiving a $550 scholarship to attend WLC.
🤝Mara and Tinsley served as voting delegates

Great job everyone! Keep putting in the work.

04/28/2026

Tomorrow we are excited to host 12 schools and 162 middle school FFA'ers from across Eastern Kansas!

Awards are ready, workshop presenters are putting on the finishing touches, and most importantly it is GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY!!!

Home base will be the football field bleachers. Reach out to Mr. Larison or check in before school if you have questions or need help.

04/28/2026

Madam Chair! Par Law practice is rolling. Busy time but wish these 6 luck as they work together for some high goals!