First All-Female Team of FFA State Officers Includes Teutopolis Girl

BY FARM WEEK NOW STAFF

(LEFT TO RIGHT: SHAYLEE CLINTON, ELIZA PETRY, SOPHIA HORTIN, MIRIAM HOFFMAN, AND TAYLOR HARTKE)

For the first time, Illinois FFA members elected an all-female team of officers during the Illinois State FFA Convention in Springfield. The newly elected officers include:

President: Sophia Hortin, 18, of Fisher (Champaign County). Daughter of Mark and Shanna Hortin and a 2018 graduate of Fisher High School.

Vice president: Eliza Petry, 17, of Rochelle (Ogle County). Daughter of Erik and Ellen Petry and a 2018 graduate of Rochelle Township High School.

Reporter: Shaylee Clinton, 19, of Ina (Jefferson County). Daughter of Wayne and Melinda Clinton and a 2017 graduate of Mount Vernon Township High School.

Secretary: Miriam Hoffman, 18, of Earlville (LaSalle County). Daughter of Winifred and the late Kenneth Hoffman and a 2018 graduate of Earlville High School.

Treasurer: Taylor Hartke, 19, of Teutopolis (Effingham County). Daughter of David and Korrie Hartke and a 2017 graduate of Teutopolis High School.

Taylor Hartke is the first state officer from Teutopolis.