Nathan Strobel

• 13 years in Agriculture Industry as a Farmer

• 11 years in Agriculture Education at Russellville High School

• Russellville High School Alumnus

• Bachelor of Science at Mizzou in Agriculture Systems Management

• 2025 State FFA Honorary Degree Recipient

• Cole County Youth Showcase Board Member

1. Russellville FFA Officers will work three days a week during Fall Semester SPEAR time on FFA organizational items.

2.  We will collect 30 units of blood at our two annual FFA Blood Drives in October and February.

3. We will have 50 more community members attend our 44th Annual Free Community Breakfast for a 250 individual total.

4. The Russellville FFA Officer team will place 1st place at the annual Area 8 Opening/Closing Ceremonies Contest.

5. The Russellville FFA Officer books will place 1st or 2nd place at Area 8 Competition.

1. Russellville FFA leadership will work three days a week during SPEAR time on FFA organizational items. Update:  Members were able to focus two days a week in the fall specifically on officer jobs.

2. We will implement three Russellville FFA marketing posters and projects to be displayed long-term in our FFA Hallway. Update:  We printed and placed a new display that hangs in our hallway as well as can be used for promotional items. We placed Senior FFA photos in our hallway this year. We are looking to create signage for the outside of our Agriculture Building as well as window wraps in the summer of 2026.

3. We will apply for three grants that focus on building infrastructure for learning purposes. Update: We applied for 4 grants for food science supplies, wood shop supplies, metal shop supplies and an animal science pavilion and outdoor classroom. We were awarded much funding for needed food science supplies.

1. We will write and apply for four grants for funding various Agriculture Education and FFA needs Update: So far we have applied and received funding to plant fruit trees on campus and provide food to assist in stocking our Athletic Food Pantry and the whole student body and received funding to offset the cost of FFA dues and provide all members with a shirt.

2. We will plan and implement four activities in our FFA Program of Activities that focus on RHS school climate and culture. Update: members provided hot chocolate and cookies as an incentive in December to students at RHS/RJHS for reducing missing assignments. Our chapter organizes and distributes “Positive Notes” to all students that teachers fill out, and the students are provided a piece of candy as well. Members used funds in their committee to buy brand new winter clothing for students in the school who need the Indian Closet, offering FFA incentives for students who assisted at our annual school carnival.

3. We will plan and implement four activities in our FFA Program of Activities that focus on building infrastructure for learning purposes. Update: planning of a food science lab area in the Ag building, building raised beds in the garden area, maintaining four hydroponic towers in other classrooms housed outside of the Ag building in RHS/RJHS, planting of fruit trees on campus.)