Education

MCHS’ Mary Leykamp named Golden Owl semifinalist

Posted 3/6/26

Montgomery County High School ag teacher Mary Leykamp was named a semifinalist of the Golden Owl award by the Missouri FFA Organization.

She was one of 18 candidates for the award, which honors …

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Education

MCHS’ Mary Leykamp named Golden Owl semifinalist

Mary Leykamp

Posted Saturday, March 7, 2026 4:00 am

Montgomery County High School ag teacher Mary Leykamp was named a semifinalist of the Golden Owl award by the Missouri FFA Organization.

She was one of 18 candidates for the award, which honors agricultural educators across Missouri for their tremendous contributions to helping the next generation of agricultural leaders.

There were 500 nominations for the Golden Owl award, 18 of them have been selected as semifinalists to move forward with the selection process to be named Missouri’s Agricultural Educator of the Year.

The other candidates for the Golden Owl award were Tammy Bartholomew of Miami, Danielle Blair of Union, Jenny Bradley of North Shelby, Jack Green of NCMC, Shelby Haag of Pettis County, Erica Hart of Kearney, Michael Lee of Golden City, Kyle Mabury of Clearwater, Nick Nordwald of Sikeston, Sarah Peterson of Mansfield, Jim Phillips of Stockton, Jarred Sayre of Milan, Martha Schreiman of Santa Fe, Kristy Sivils of Aurora, Christina Terry of Mexico, Johnny Viebrock of Smithville and Jon Wilson of Gainesville.

Leykamp shares FFA adviser duties with Amanda Sullivan at MCHS. She has been with the school since 2013. She won R-II District Teacher of the Year honors in 2024.