FFA Sweetheart Recipients
FFA Sweetheart Recipients
Prior to 1969 about the only way a female could be involved with the FFA was to be a chapter sweetheart. In the early days of the FFA, it was common for a chapter to have an FFA Sweetheart. The Sweetheart was typically voted on by the members and the selection of the sweetheart more often than not was a popularity/beauty contest. The Sweetheart, often wearing a white sweetheart jacket, might represent the chapter in a parade, at the school’s homecoming, or in a county livestock show or fair.
More information on FFA Sweethearts can be found here:
While the position of FFA sweetheart was never sanctioned by the National Future Farmers of America organization, it was often encouraged and promoted at the state level. There were even district, regional, area, and state competitions for the FFA Sweetheart in numerous states. The national FFA did support the sweetheart program by manufacturing sweetheart jackets and other sweetheart related paraphernalia. The following are the FFA Sweetheart recipients:
1959 Phyllis Birley (Aplington)
1960 Karen Mennen (Aplington)
1961 Jana Stukenberg (Aplington)
1962 Vivian Penning (Aplington)
1963 Dixie Faint (Aplington)
1964 Carol Rykena (Aplington)
1965 Elaine Klahsen (Aplington)
1966 Elaine Lursen (Aplington)
1967 Belva Doescher (Aplington)
1968 Pam Brouwer (Aplington)
1969 Patricia Simkins (Aplington)
1970 Janet Hemmen (Aplington)
1971 Eileen Best (Aplington)
1972 ***Yearbook Present, Unlisted
1973 Deb Parker (Aplington)
1974 Renee Dix (Aplington)
1975 Dixie Eltjes (Aplington)
1976 LuAnn Schipper (Aplington)
1977 Elaine Johnson (Aplington)
1978 Brenda Winterberg (Aplington)
1979 Sheila Venenga (Aplington)
1980 Sue Froning (Aplington)
1981 Beth Poppens (Aplington)
1982 Teresa Ostendorf (Aplington)
1983 Ranae Schipper (Aplington)
1984 Kristen Schipper (Aplington)
1985 Tammy Dean/Gwen Poppens (Aplington)
1986 Monica Harken (Aplington)
1987 Stacy Neymeyer (Aplington)
1988 Lisa Tjabring (Aplington)
1989 Tammy Rewerts (Aplington)
1988 Melissa (Myers) Benning (Parkersburg)
1989 Amy Bunn (Parkersburg)
1990 Annette Dean (Aplington)
1991 Jenny Muller (Aplington)
1992 Erin Swailes (Aplington)