- Cortney: My name is Cortney Zimmerman
and I go to Spencer High School.
- Graduating senior Cortney Zimmerman,
from Spencer, Wisconsin,
has worked with livestock
for as long as she can remember.
- Cortney: I've been working with them
ever since I was really little.
So, going out to the farm and being with my cattle or my pigs
is kind of my go-to,
whether it's a stress reliever
or I just need some time away from the computer,
especially now, with having everything online and virtual.
It's a lot of work to, like, prepare for shows
or, like, getting them ready to travel,
but it's just the experiences that are really worth it.
- Cortney's love for agriculture
led her to become active in FFA,
Future Farmers of America.
- Cortney: It is a organization
that students can get involved
from grades seven until shortly after high school.
They just get to be hands-on in agriculture
or just like teaching others about agriculture,
whether it be a stranger on the street
or the elementary students in our school.
- Cortney is currently running
for the position of a Wisconsin state FFA officer,
and she has learned that the skills she's gained
will serve her beyond the world of agriculture.
- Cortney: So, FFA has given me the opportunity
to meet so many people
from across the nation.
Through this,
I've been pushed to, like, talk to people
and really grow myself.
And it's really helped me
not be such a shy person
so that someday when I'm looking for a career
or I'm interviewing for a job,
that I'm not super scared about getting ready for it.
And I know that I can just go in there
and give my best
and have opportunities to back me up,
and experiences that will
definitely help me in the future.