FFA Success
Congratulations to the many FFA members who were recognized at the Purchase Region FFA Paperwork Day on March 12th. Calloway County High School FFA Members continued to lead the region in Regional Championships and State Bound members.
Junior Jacee McKeel was elected Regional President
Senior Sayde Lowe was selected to be one of two nominees for a State FFA Officer position this summer at the Kentucky FFA State Convention in Lexington
Sayde was also selected as a finalist for Regional Star Farmer, the highest honor a region can bestow upon a member.
Seven FFA seniors were approved to receive their State FFA Degree, the highest degree the state can bestow upon a member. Those students are: Jacob Akin, Claire Blankenship, Noah Fulton, Aiden Grooms, Sayde Lowe, Preslee Phillips, and Patience Puckett
13 proficiency entries are state bound after being named Regional Champion. Those students are:
Aiden Grooms, Ag Mechanics Repair and Maintenance Entrepreneurship
Jayden Phillips, Ag Mechanics Repair and Maintenance, Placement
Jayden Phillips also in Turfgrass Management
Ellie Falwell, Ag Sales Entrepreneurship
Noah Fulton, Beef Production Placement
Westin Tolley, Diversified Horticulture
Elijah Rudolph, Diversified Livestock
Lillie Thorn, Fiber/Oil Crop Production
Dakotah Pittman, Fruit Production
Ginni Mikulcik, Nursery Operations
Jake Davenport, Outdoor Recreation
Cooper Housden, Specialty Crop Production
Dayne Coday, Swine Production
12 proficiency entries were named Regional Runner-up. Those students are:
Claire Blankenship, Ag Mechanics Design and Fabrication
Tyler Ward, Ag Sales Placement
Sayde Lowe, Equine Science Entrepreneurship
Dakotah Pittman, Diversified Crop Entrepreneurship
Dakotah Pittman also in Agriculture Essay
Emma Arnett, Diversified Crop Placement
Logan Ramsey, Forage Production
Lillie Thorn, Grain Production
Westin Tolley, Landscape Management
Jacee McKeel, Poultry Production
Emma Erwin, Small Animal Production and Care
Ellie Falwell, Vegetable Production
Finally, 10 other students completed a proficiency and placed 3rd or 4th in the region, meaning that no student finished below the top third of the Purchase Region. Those students are:
Jacee McKeel, Ag Communications
Patience Puckett, Ag Education
Sayde Lowe, Ag Processing
Trace Johnson, Ag Services
Luke Hale, Diversified Ag Production
Kendall Brewer, Equine Science Entrepreneurship
Caden Brooks, Equine Science Placement
Gavin Luffman, Service Learning
Fulton Manning, Turfgrass Management
Preslee Phillips, Veterinary Science
Congratulations on each of these students’ accomplishments, dedication, and work! Photos are attached.
There are two more competition days coming up soon for FFA members, March 28 is FFA Day and April 17 is FFA Field Day.
