Meet Your Officers

Trent Deppe is a senior attending Perryville High School. He has served as the chapter’s Chaplain and Reporter, and is also currently serving as The Area 15 President, as well as The Perryville Chapter President. He has competed on The FFA Knowledge team, Meats team, Soils team, as well as competing in Job Interview and various speaking competitions in FFA. His SAE Is Forestry Production Placement; Which consists of working at the sawmill Rustic Wood Products. He also had an SAE in Swine Production Placement, where he worked on a hog farm in Carlyle, Illinois. There he assisted in raising 20,000 hogs at a time from farrow to finish. Trent is also a member of Boy Scouts and NHS. When Trent graduates, he plans to become an Ag. Instructor, as this is his dream. Trent is very thankful for FFA; He always says it has changed his life and made him a better person on so many levels. He also says, “It is the type of organization that whatever you put into it, is what you will get back out of it.” He encourages everyone to be active, and he knows you won’t regret it. He is ecstatic to work with everyone, as he knows it will be an amazing year. He is super pumped, and he his honored to serve as The Perryville FFA Chapter President.

Madison Moll is super excited to serve as your Vice President this year! She is currently a Junior and served last year as Assistant Historian. She is ecstatic to have been given the chance to serve our chapter again as an officer and looks forward to meeting and working with all the new members! She loves to have fun and meet people who share her love of agriculture. Agriculture is and has been close to her heart as she found an interest in her family's farm which she has grown up on her whole life. It is a row crop and beef cattle operation. She always went with her dad to help on the farm and then started to find an interest in it. As she learned about it, she found her passion for agriculture. This is now her Supervised Agriculture Experience, working on the farm during the summer and during the year when she can. Agriculture holds a big place in her heart and now so does FFA as she has found a huge passion for this organization as well. She wants to be able to help all of you find that same love and passion for agriculture and the FFA this year! She is looking forward to this year and hopes to see y’all at many events and greatly encourages you to become involved in the FFA!

This is Kaylin Schuessler, your 2018-19 FFA Secretary. She is a Junior at PHS this year and she’s excited to see what new opportunities are to come for us FFA members! Her drive in agriculture began when she was just a little girl. Kaylin has grown up on a dairy farm, and she helps her dad on the farm everyday. She’s excited to say that she has a second SAE, which is raising her very own hogs! Kaylin also enjoys her time by playing softball or listening to (basically) the best country singer/songwriter Thomas Rhett! <3 She hopes to have an amazing year of service with you all!

Abbagale Franklin is a Junior, and is in her third year of FFA. She served as your Assistant Reporter last year and is now serving as your Treasurer for the Perryville FFA Chapter. The people who influenced her to join FFA were her father and her grandfather. They were in FFA throughout their high school careers, and she wanted to continue with the tradition. She has grown up on her family farm where they grow row crops and raise beef cattle. Abbagale says helping out on the farm has made her find her love for raising cattle, especially bottle calves. Her Supervised Agriculture Experience is raising a few cattle and helping out on the farm. She is also a Varsity Cheerleader and says both FFA and cheerleading have made her stronger, and even more passionate about both. She believes if students are already doing another activity, sport or club, that doesn’t mean the student can’t join FFA and build up new skills for their future. FFA focuses on helping students explore their own talents and interests in agriculture, and Abby would love to help you find your passion in agriculture. She can’t wait to see you at all the exciting events this year and encourages you to join Perryville FFA!

Cailyne Sparkman is a junior at Perryville High School. This is her third year as a member of FFA, and she is proud to serve as her chapter’s Sentinel. In the future, Cailyne wants to be an Environmental Engineer because she wants the generations to come to have the ability to live in an environmental friendly atmosphere. She believes being involved in FFA and agriculture can help her achieve this dream. Cailyne also enjoys playing softball, and she believes FFA and softball have both played in an important role in who she is now. In her free time, Cailyne likes to spend time with her friends, family, and her dogs, Bella and Argos. Cailyne hopes to see you as an active FFA member throughout the year!

Hey y'all this is Liz Plunkett! She is going to be your 2018-19 Chapter Reporter and is super pumped! She is a Junior and was born and raised in Perryville. She lives on her very own little chicken farm where she has nearly 80 laying hens who she loves and pampers everyday. Her favorite season is spring because that's when she always gets her new chicks to add to the family. Anytime you may see her riding around town in her cozy little ford focus she is usually with her furry companion with her known as Bear, who is the cutest dog ever! After her high school career she hoping to continue her education at the fabulous MIZZOU where she will further her love for agriculture. Thank you for learning more about your reporter this year.

Grace is going to be a PHS senior this upcoming year. This is also her first time being a FFA officer. She was inspired to be in FFA by my dad. Her SAE is her greenhouse which she sells an assortment of plants. She also wants to have a greenhouse business when she gets out of high school

Makayla Burns is a Junior and is in her third year of FFA. She is now serving as the Historian of the Perryville FFA Chapter. The people who inspired her to join FFA were her father and her aunts. Makayla also enjoys playing softball and is a member of the Farrar Hawthorne 4-H Club. She firmly believes that FFA, 4-H, and Softball have shaped her into the person she is today. Her Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) involves raising chickens and turkeys, which includes selling eggs throughout the year and birds at the community fairs. She can't wait to see you at all of the fascinating events this year.

Claire Henderson is the 2018-2019 Assistant Historian of the Perryville FFA Chapter. Claire is a Junior at Perryville High School. She is hardworking and dedicated to her duties as an officer. Claire has been an active member in the chapter for the last two years. Claire got more involved after she went to Camp Rising Sun at the Lake of the Ozark the summer after her freshman year. She got introduced to many people in her chapter and now several of her fellow officers. She is a great student and a big people person. Claire has an supervised agricultural experience or an SAE with a job at a local agricultural business. Claire will be pursuing a career in agriculture after high school. Claire is a great part of the team with motivating others and making decisions that benefit the chapter.

This is Brittany Steffens the 2018-2019 Chaplin for the Perryville FFA Chapter. She is a Sophomore and enjoyed many of the opportunities FFA had to offer her Freshman year. Brittany attended the National FFA Convention this past fall where she got to meet FFA members from all over the Nation. This past year she competed on the FFA Knowledge CDE team and Poultry CDE team. The Poultry team got third at districts which allowed her to continue and compete at the state level. Brittany’s SAE is Black Angus cattle production. She is part of a long line of farmers and FFA members which is how she got her start in agriculture. Her Freshman year she had many older FFA members encouraging her to come to FFA events and get involved with the chapter. Brittany hopes that she is able to do the same for our new members.