This Is Not Goodbye

With it being the eve before District Banquet, I can't help but reminisce in the last year. Three hundred sixty-five days ago, our officer team was formed at the 2017 North Central District Banquet. There were many laughs and tears shared and shed as I left one team just to step onto another. Needless to say, the time I have been given to serve the district will always and forever be remembered not just in my mind, but in my heart. The members I have interacted with have taught me what the district needs and how I can be a pivotal point of change in any area. Just in the last year, our team has been able to organize a kickball event, Greenhand Conference, dodgeball, and now banquet. I will take the lessons I have learned from my time as an officer and they will be applied in all aspects of my life, that I have doubt about.

What I wish to say as an exit note is that everyone needs to understand that greatness is not measured in how many medals you have or plaques you have received. This may sound a tad hypocritical seeing as I have my fair share of awards, however, if given the choice between more recognition or learning along with my friends, I would take the journey over the reward any day. The hours spent in the Ag shop studying, filling out the record books, or practicing that speech just one more time would not be traded for the world. The lessons I have gained from practicing cannot be replaced by a piece of wood that reads "CONGRATS YOU WON THE THING." Sure, it's always good to know that your hard work has paid off, but it's even better doing it along with the people you love.

So my advice is this, study and study hard, but make sure you leave time for your friends, family, and yourself. It is so easy to lose your purpose and what you are striving to do through the glory of recognition.

Faithfully and Forever yours,

Scuyler Zenger
2018 North Central District President