WCS FFA District 1 Leadership Contest Results Announced
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Staff Report-
Recently, over 300 FFA members from area schools competed in the District II Leadership Contest at Edgewood Middle School.
Events featuring Warsaw FFA students moving on to the state competition in June include discovery plant and soil science/horticulture science/natural resources demonstration; freshman extemporaneous public speaking; job interview; agriculture and farm business management demonstration; animal science demonstration; horticulture and landscape management demonstration; and plant and soil science demonstration.
Below is a listing of students and the events they competed in during the district competition:
• Discovery plant and soil science/horticulture science/natural resources demonstration – Bailey Stutzman and Cora Ransbottom – first place
• Freshman creed speaking – Haley Archer – first place
• Discovery creed speaking – Reese Rowland – third place
• Freshman extemporaneous public speaking – Jacob Baker – first place
• Freshman prepared public speaking – Brittany Duncan – third place
• Extemporaneous public speaking – Hunter Lane – fourth place
• Job interview – Hunter Lane – first place
• Leadership ambassador – Ciara Stout – second place
• Star greenhand – Reagan Rowland – second place
• Prepared public speaking – Ayden Ault – fourth place
• Multi–media scrapbook – Ciara Stout – second place
• Traditional scrapbook – Reagan Rowland and Ciara Stout – second place
• Agriculture and farm business management demonstration – Valerie Messmore and Bailey Hanes – first place
• Animal science demonstration – Abby Doberstien – first place
• Novice animal science demonstration – Jacob Baker – second place
• Food science and technology demonstration – Taryn Whetstone and Abby Doberstein – second place
• Horticulture and landscape management demonstration – Ciara Stout – first place
• Natural resources demonstration – Zach Howard – second place
• Plant and soil science demonstration – Morgan Smith – first place
• Quiz bowl – Ayden Ault, Jacob Baker, Haley Archer, Brittany Duncan – third place
The results from the first round of state proficiencies have also been released.
Warsaw FFA members did well in all of their areas, according to a news release from the Warsaw Community School Corp.
Members who received a bronze ranking include Sydney Fox (poultry production), Zach Howard (ag education) and Taryn Whetstone (sheep production).
Valerie Messmore received a silver ranking in beef production.
Members placing within the gold rank include Morgan Smith (diversified horticulture production) and Ciara Stout (ag communication).
All gold-placing members had a chance to resubmit on Monday for the second round of grading. The final four will be announced at the state convention in June.
