Washington County FFA Chapter Wins National Nursery and Landscape CDE
Indianapolis, Indiana-- Winners of the National FFA Nursery and Landscape 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. Dr. Alan McDaniel of Virginia served as superintendent of this year's 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 event are sponsored by Arysta LifeScience North America of Cary, North Carolina; Kubota Tractor Corporation of Torrance, California and STIHL Inc. of Virginia Beach, Virginia as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. Merchants in the Indianapolis, Ind. area also donated and loaned plant materials for the CDE.
The team from Washington County HS FFA in Washington, Kansas placed first in the National FFA Nursery and Landscape Career Development Event at the 82nd National FFA Convention. The team members were Jesse Huber, Michael Welch, Brooke Stamm and Bonnie Bailey and were coached by John Kern. The Kansas team placed first in competition against 40 other teams.
Top Placing Individuals
1st Place-- Jesse Huber of Washington County HS FFA, KS
2nd Place-- Michael Welch of Washington County HS FFA, KS
3rd Place-- Lucas Worley of Lennard FFA, FL
4th Place-- Justin Simpson of Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted HS FFA, MN
5th Place-- Kinsey Edmonds of Muscatine HS FFA, IA
6th Place-- Nick Wood of Perry HS FFA, GA
7th Place-- Thomas Burnham of Perry HS FFA, GA
8th Place-- Spencer Freeman of Perry HS FFA, GA
9th Place-- Mitchell Longtin of Muscatine HS FFA, IA
10th Place-- Bonnie Bailey of Washington County HS FFA, KS