Washington County FFA Chapter Wins National Agronomy CDE
Indianapolis, Indiana-- Winners of the National FFA Agronomy Career Development Event (CDE) were announced Friday at the annual awards banquet. The event was held in conjunction with the 82nd National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind. Mr. Harold Brown of Ohio served as superintendent of the event.
The top three individuals and the national winning team members received scholarships to further their education at a post-secondary institution of their choice. The scholarships and the agronomy event are sponsored by Bayer CropScience of Research Triangle Park, North Carolina as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.
The team from Washington County HS FFA in Washington, Kansas placed first in the National FFA Agronomy Career Development Event at the 82nd National FFA Convention. The team members were Jacob Miller, Trevor Baker, Ryan Fiser and Chelsea Wilkens and were coached by John Kern. The Kansas team placed first in competition against 33 other teams.
Top Placing Individuals
1st Place-- Trevor Baker of Washington County HS FFA, KS
2nd Place-- Jacob Miller of Washington County HS FFA, KS
3rd Place-- Ryan Fiser of Washington County HS FFA, KS
4th Place-- Chelsea Wilkens of Washington County HS FFA, KS
5th Place-- Michelle Shepherd of North Union HS FFA, OH
6th Place-- Brandon Knodel of Lind HS FFA, WA
7th Place-- Robert Bevis of North Union HS FFA, OH
8th Place-- Lydia Manson of Keytesville FFA, MO
9th Place-- Bryson Oneill of Lind HS FFA, WA
10th Place-- Kylen Byrd of Keytesville FFA, MO