Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Members of the Waitsburg and Dayton FFA chapters attended the State FFA Convention in Pullman on May 11-13. Above: Waitsburg FFA members, accompanied by Advisor Nicole Abel (far left).
Dayton FFA members were accompanied by Advisor Kristina Knebel (not pictured).
PULLMAN – Twenty Waitsburg High School FFA members qualified for and attended the FFA State Convention in Pullman last weekend, many returning with awards.
Especially notable was a sixth-place win by the Food Science Team (Sydney Fowble, Drew Farley, Brandon Boudreau, Tom House, Seamus House) and a sixth-place in Prepared Public Speaking by Loren Negron.
"Making the top eight in the state is a big deal, and the students get to go on stage to accept their awards," said FFA Advisor Nicole Abel.
Other awards went to the Veterinary Science Team (Amy Farley, Emily Adams, Sydney Fowble, Laramie Mathews, Devin Newman) which placed 15th, and Meats Evaluation (Tyler Hoffman, Tyler Brooks, Jade Alleman, Dylan Knowles) which received 19th place.
Proficiency Awards went to:
Brandon Boudrieau – Swine Production, 1st place
Devon Harshman – Swine Production, 3rd place
Emily Adams – Equine Production, 3rd place
Laramie Mathews – Outdoor Recreation, 2nd place
State Degrees were earned by: Devin Newman, Brandon Boudrieau, Jared Farley and Tom House.
Dayton FFA members performed equally well with their Agriculture Issues team (Ben White, Ally Chapman, Josiah White, Kianna Price, Kaylee Wade, and Tayven Seeney) taking fourth-place adn their Agronomy Team (Josilyn Fullerton, Tayven Seeney, Cal Martin, Ben White, Ally Chapman) earning sixth place.
Dayton's Food Science Team (Alex Jenkins, Katie Patton, Brandon Pulliam, Jennifer Warren, Sagelyn Kilts) came in 20th place.
State Degrees were earned by: Josilyn Fullerton, Jennifer Warren, Kianna Price, Sidney Andrews, and Cal Martin.
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