The West Branch FFA chapter marked National FFA in February.
On Feb. 15, seven members attended sub-district FFA contests in Maquoketa: Chapter Program — Dani Wolf, Jamie Barnhart, and Mitch Hesseltine, Gold Rating, 1st Place, Advanced to Districts; Welding — Zach Knoop and Seth Honeman, Bronze Rating; Job Interview, Tildy Randleman, Silver Rating; and Chapter Test, Alden Miller, Silver Rating.

Established in 1936, the local chapter today has 44 members (seven out of school), which is 68 percent male and 32 percent female. Of that total, 27 percent live in town, 27 percent live on non-farm acreage and 46 percent live on farms, according to adviser Brad Kinsinger.