Mon, 25 July 2022
OFI 1445: Learning Respect For Bulls & The Family Business | FFA SAE Edition | Olivia Check | Seneca High School FFA
It has been a lot of fun to profile this group of FFA students as they begin their journeys in this fantastic organization. One of the reasons I enjoy it so much is it gives me a chance to capture their level of knowledge, sophistication and responsibility right at the beginning of their journey. Then, in a few years I can speak with them again and see how they have grown and really become experts in their chosen SAE's. Today's guest, Olivia Check, really fits this profile very well. She has grown up around the stock contracting business with her family and BC Bucking Bulls. During the summer rodeo season she is gone to different rodeos weekly, helping her father with the business when he takes bulls for competition. While she is there she gets to compete on horseback barrel racing, break away roping and pole bending. And when her time in the arena is through, it is back to the business. Olivia is learning a lot, and one of those things has been how to work with such large animals as rodeo bulls. She described being fearful of the large animals at the beginning but developing a comfort level being around them. Today, instead of fear she has a deep respect for these gigantic bovines, but she is able to work effectively around them because she has learned her trade. When looking into the future Olivia sees multiple different career areas in agriculture that interest her. One of those is running the family business. Currently she is deferring to her older sister. If she wants to run the business, Olivia has other areas of agriculture that she wants to explore. If not, Olivia wants to make sure that the family business continues. SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE: BC Bucking Bulls - Rodeo Stock HIGH SCHOOL: Seneca High School; Seneca, Wisconsin MASCOT: Royals FFA ADVISOR: Brigid Leofeoholz CONTACT INFORMATION FOR OLIVIA CHECK: Click on the picture below to be taken to the Seneca High School website: Olivia's FFA Advisor's Email Address: Seneca High School Telephone Number: FFA LINKS: Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE's) Donate to FFA - One way that FFA students are able to start small businesses is through an FFA grant of $1,000. In 2014, 141 FFA students received these grants. With your donations, more students can get this head start - pay it forward. REASONS TO DONATE TO FFA:
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