We would like to congratulate Olivia Shawley and Peyton Mest as our 2026 Harvest the Future Scholarship winners.
Olivia Shawley
Olivia plans to attend Oaklahoma State University to major in Agricultural Communications
Agricultural and Other Extra-Curricular Activities:
4-H (‘20-’26); NYS Dairy Judging Team (‘24 & ‘25); Cattaraugus County Dairy Committee (‘25-’26); Cattaraugus County Dairy Ambassador Program (‘20-’25); NYS Head Dairy Ambassador (‘25-’26); Cattaraugus County Junior Superintendent (‘23-’26); Cornell Junior Dairy Leaders (‘24-’25); FFA (‘22-’26); Class Secretary (‘24-’26); National Honor Society (‘24-’26) Varsity Volleyball (‘23-’25); Yearbook Co-Photographer (‘24-’26)
Agricultural and Other Awards:
Cattaraugus County Youth Citizenship Award (May ‘26); 4-H Member of the Year (July ‘25); All- American Dairy Judging Award (Oct.‘25); NYS FFA Champion-Senior Creed Speaking (May ‘26); NYS FFA State Winner-Agricultural Communication Proficiency (May ‘26); 3rd Place NYS FFA Agricultural Education (May ‘25); Finalist FFA Senior Prepared Speaking (May ‘24); FFA Chapter Star Farmer (May ‘24)
Peyton Mest
Peyton plans to attend SUNY Cobleskill to major in Animal Science. She then intends to go to Veterinary School to earn her DVM.
Agricultural and Other Extra-Curricular Activities:
4-H ('14-'26); Band ('18-'26); Cross Country Treasurer ('23-'25); National Honor Society ('25-'26); Track and Field ('21-'26); Crew Member at Mcdonalds ('24-'26); FFA ('25-'26); Track Treasurer ('23-'26); Christmas Spirit Gift Wrapping ('24-'26); Scholastic Challenge ('21-'26); Special Events Treasurer ('25-'26); Free Corsage Giveaway ('14-'26); Class President ('23-'26); Student Council ('22-'26); Market Broiler Donation ('21-'26); Cross Country ('23-'25); Spanish Club ('22-'25); Elementary Field Day Volunteer ('23-'26)
Agricultural and Other Awards:
University of Rochester George Eastman Young Leaders Award (May '25); American Citizenship Award (May '26); RIT Acience and Math Award (May '25); Air Force Mathmatics and Science Award (May '26); George H. Ball Community Achievement Award (May '25); John Philip Sousa Band Award (May '26); Patrick Gilmore Music Award (May '25); Wyoming County 4-H Outstanding Intermediate Member (November '23); NHS Scholastic Excellence Award (May '26); Poultry and Public Speaking County Medals (November '24); Seal of Biliteracy (May '26); Office of the NYS Comptroller Achievement Award (May '26); Presidents Academic Excellence Award (May '26); Ten Brock Academy Valedictorian (May '26); Outstanding Student in US History , Spanish, Calculus, Statistics, Government, and Ag Business (May '25/'26)
