Whitko Community Schools FFA Members Receive National Awards
October 30, 2024 at 7:29 p.m.
INDIANAPOLIS – Whitko FFA members competed and were recognized last weekend at the 97th National FFA Convention and Expo in the state capital.
Whitko FFA Livestock Judging Team members Anna Sickafoose, Lillie Sickafoose, Carle Sroufe and Kohen Schipper (coached by Cari Juillerat and Roger Carr) had a second-place national ranking in livestock evaluation.
Anna Sickafoose announced as the 10th place individual in the nation for livestock evaluation. Photo Provided.Sickafoose, a 2024 Whitko High School graduate, also placed in the top 10 as an individual, according to a news release from Whitko Community Schools.
Maggie Wolf, 2023 Whitko High School graduate, was honored at the convention as a recipient of the American FFA degree. The American FFA degree is the highest honor that the National FFA Organization bestows on members. It recognizes members who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to FFA and have made significant achievements in their supervised agricultural experience, stated the release.
Whitko FFA members Kelton Kilbourne, Carter Imhoff, Natalie Johns, Isaac Irwin, Amy Brown, Sophie Keener, Holly Branning, Amber Noel Ybarra, Marissa Rodgers and Maryssa Alley, along with advisor Ken Johns, had the opportunity to attend the 97th National FFA Convention and Expo on Oct. 24. While there, the students visited the expo and interacted with fellow FFA members from across the country.
INDIANAPOLIS – Whitko FFA members competed and were recognized last weekend at the 97th National FFA Convention and Expo in the state capital.
Whitko FFA Livestock Judging Team members Anna Sickafoose, Lillie Sickafoose, Carle Sroufe and Kohen Schipper (coached by Cari Juillerat and Roger Carr) had a second-place national ranking in livestock evaluation.
Anna Sickafoose announced as the 10th place individual in the nation for livestock evaluation. Photo Provided.Sickafoose, a 2024 Whitko High School graduate, also placed in the top 10 as an individual, according to a news release from Whitko Community Schools.
Maggie Wolf, 2023 Whitko High School graduate, was honored at the convention as a recipient of the American FFA degree. The American FFA degree is the highest honor that the National FFA Organization bestows on members. It recognizes members who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to FFA and have made significant achievements in their supervised agricultural experience, stated the release.
Whitko FFA members Kelton Kilbourne, Carter Imhoff, Natalie Johns, Isaac Irwin, Amy Brown, Sophie Keener, Holly Branning, Amber Noel Ybarra, Marissa Rodgers and Maryssa Alley, along with advisor Ken Johns, had the opportunity to attend the 97th National FFA Convention and Expo on Oct. 24. While there, the students visited the expo and interacted with fellow FFA members from across the country.