Jeremiah Micolichek Wins H.O. Sargent Award

The H.O. Sargent Award is given to an FFA member who has promoted diversity among their FFA chapter and community. The state winner advances to national competition.

STATE WINNER: Jeremiah Micolichek, West De Pere FFA

Jeremiah has photo-receptor disorder with a central vision loss and field deterioration which makes him legally blind. However, Jeremiah has not let this stop him and he has persevered over his limitations as an active member of the West DePere FFA Chapter. Jeremiah has demonstrated his determination to get people to understand that he is able to do many activities including speaking contests, participating in the state and national chorus, showing cattle and goats and planning activities to get students involved including students of the special education program. Jeremiah has been an inspiration and a role model in the FFA chapter says his FFA advisor Mrs. Clara Hedrich. He has shown other students by example how to handle diversity and overcome a disability. He currently is a teacher assistant for the first grade and plans to become an elementary teacher.

  RUNNER-UP: Brian Chrisler, Sauk Prairie FFA
  THIRD PLACE: Tony Glander, Randolph-Cambria-Friesland

AWARD SPONSOR: Federated Youth Foundation

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