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Kansas team wins the National Agronomy Career Development event
Winners of the National FFA Agronomy Career Development Event were announced Oct. 24 at the annual awards banquet. The event was held in conjunction with the 81st National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind. Harold Brown of Ohio served as superintendent of the event. The top eleven individuals and the national winning team members received scholarships to further their education at a post-secondary institution of their choice. The team from the Washington County High School FFA Chapter in Washington, Kansas placed first in the National FFA Agronomy Career Development Event at the 81st National FFA Convention. The team members were Joseph Rundle, Michael Welch, Jesse Huber, Jacob Frager and Chelsea Wilkens, who was an alternate this year. The team's advisor is John Kern. The Kansas team placed first in competition against teams representing 34 other states in the 2008 Agronomy competition. All four of the team members that participated this year placed in the top ten in the nation individually out of over 130 students participating. Michael Welch of Haddam, Kansas was named as the first high individual overall in the 2008 national Agronomy CDE. This year's participants were: 1st Place--Kansas: Joseph Rundle, Michael Welch, Jesse Huber, and Jacob Frager, all of the Washington County HS FFA Chapter. 2nd Place--Missouri: Tyler Breshears, Monica Heishman, Dustin Tate, and Krystal Wheeler, all of Brunswick FFA. 3rd Place--Nebraska: Jared Aden, Ethan Smith, Ty Schurr, and Kory Widick, all of Eustis-Farnam HS FFA. 4th Place--Illinois: Will Glazik, Andy Fairchild, Mike Shively, and Jennifer Boberg, all of Paxton-Buckley-loda HS FFA. 5th Place--Louisiana: Sarah Dyson, Thomas Blake, Colt Dubois, and Aaron Morgan, all of Lakeview HS FFA. 6th Place--Virginia: David McCann, Sergio Sanchez, Rebecca Carter, and Meredith Carter, all of Nelson Co HS-FFA. 7th Place--Washington: Shane Strohmaier, Jerry Schuler, Traven Smith, and Richard Kulm, all of Lind HS FFA. 8th Place--Minnesota: Mark Riepe, Allen Lubitz, Andrew Gorentz, and Michael Lehmann, all of Perham HS FFA. 9th Place--Kentucky: Gabriel Stodghill, Alison McGaughey, James Jeffiers, and Justin Goodlett, all of Spencer Co HS FFA. 10th Place--Ohio: Lacey Culwell, Bobby Riddle, Brett Gray, and Ross Meeker, all of Southeastern Ross HS FFA. Top placing individuals: 1st Place--Michael Welch of Washington County HS FFA, Kansas. 2nd Place--David McCann of Nelson Co HS-FFA, Virgina. 3rd Place--Jesse Huber of Washington County HS FFA, Kansas. 4th Place--Jared Aden of Eustis-Farnam HS FFA, Nebraska. 5th Place--Will Glazik of Paxton-Buckley-loda HS FFA, Illinois. 6th Place--Joseph Rundle of Washington County HS FFA, Kansas. 7th Place--Jacob Frager of Washington County HS FFA, Kansas. 8th Place--Ty Schurr of Eustis-Farnam HS FFA, Nebraska. 9th Place--Dustin Tate of Brunswick FFA, Missouri. 10th Place--Krystal Wheeler of Brunswick FFA, Missouri. The Agronomy Career Development Event is a competitive activity that allows students to apply classroom knowledge to real-life situations. Participants' knowledge of agronomic sciences was tested through several levels of competition including developing solutions for problematic scenarios, identification of seeds, insects, soil and crops, and other management practices. The event is one of many educational activities at the National FFA Convention in which FFA members practice the lessons taught in agricultural education classes. The event was held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Ind. The first place team members will each receive a scholarship in the amount of $1,000 to further their education upon graduation from high school. The Agronomy Career Development Event is sponsored by Bayer CropScience of Research Triangle Park, North Carolina as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. The National FFA Organization, formerly known as the Future Farmers of America, is a national youth organization of 507,763 student members--all preparing for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture -as part of 7,439 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The National FFA Organization changed to its present name in 1988, in recognition of the growth and diversity of agriculture and agricultural education. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. 11/10/08 Date: 11/6/08 Advertisement
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