Diamond Trail

Mission Statement

The Diamond Trail FFA Organization is dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education. As well as, promoting agriculture in the communities around us.

Student Leaders

Office	Name	Biography
Chapter President	Gretchen Uitermarkt	Gretchen is a senior involved in Diamond Trail FFA. Gretchen is excited to be more involved and meet more members. Gretchen plans to attend Iowa State University and major in Ag Business.
Chapter Vice President	Seriah Nolin	Seriah is a Senior and her future plans include attending a 4 year university in Iowa for business. She is excited to make new connections and friendships.
Chapter Secretary	Carter Dudley	Carter is a senior involved in Diamond Trail FFA. Carter is excited to make more connections with members. Carter plans to attend college for theater.
Chapter Treasurer	Wayde Uitermarkt	Wayde is a 10th grader involved in Diamond Trail FFA. Wayde is excited to get involved and gain leadership skills. He plans to continue helpig the family farm following high school.
Chapter Sentinel	Kailyn Padget	Kailyn is an 11th grader involved in Diamond Trail FFA. She is excited to be an officer to get more involved and encourage others members to do so also. Kailyn is planning to attending cosmetology school after high school.
Chapter Reporter	Tristen Valcore	Tristen is a senior involved in Diamond Trail FFA. Tristen is excited to be an officer to get more involved and assist with planning chapter events. Tristen plans to attend a 4 year university in the medical field.

Program Vision Statements

To help our members discover their purpose.
Equipping our students to impact our communities as leaders
To build stronger bonds and engage with stakeholders
Use positive interactions with our community and members to increase knowledge of agriculture.
Increase enrollment to reach more students.

Student Committees

Committee	Committee Summary and Objectives
Growing Leaders - Scholarship Chair: Michael Miranda	The Growing Leader committee strives to provide opportunities for members to gain experiences with various careers. Along with this, we look for ways as a chapter to learn how to create healthy habits that make us better leaders in the long run.
Building Communities - Environmental Chair: Kailyn Padget	Our land plot committee's goal is to provide an opportunity for students to learn about the environment and the effects it has on it.Some activities include growing pumpkins, creating land management plans, and growing a salsa garden.
Building Communities - Human Resources Chair: Tristen Valcore	Our goal of the Public Relations Committee is to create methods to reach the public about our FFA chapter. Some ways we do this are by our website, social media, FFA TV, and newsletters.
Building Communities - Stakeholder Engagement Chair: Tristen Valcore	The Banquet committee's goal is to showcase student achievements that they have made over the year. Along with this, we get to have sense of camaraderie with our alumni and other community members.
Strengthening Agriculture - Agricultural Advocacy Chair: Carter Dudley	The Diamond Showdown committee's goal is to plan an annual sheep and goat show at the Jasper County Fairgrounds.
Strengthening Agriculture - Chapter Recruitment Chair: Emma Holt	Our goal for recruitment and retention is to create a welcoming environment for our FFA members by planning and executing fun activities for the chapter.
Strengthening Agriculture - Safety Chair: Seriah Nolin	The Farm Safety Day's goal is to educate elementary students about agriculture in a fun hands-on way! Also, to have FFA members create educational presentations about farm safety!