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Students From Elk Grove, Florin and Sheldon Win National FFA Awards
More than a dozen awards were given to students from the Elk Grove Unified School District during the Annual National Future Farmers of America Convention.
Dozens of students from three Elk Grove Unified School District high schools brought home awards from the 85th-annual National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Convention in Illinois last week, the district announced.
The students attend Elk Grove, Sheldon and Florin high schools. Below is the full press release from the district:
EGUSD students bring home awards from 85th National FFA Convention
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Elk Grove Unified high school students brought home a host of awards from the 85th Annual National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Convention held October 24-27 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
EGUSD students competed in a variety of events and earned the following national awards:
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National FFA Proficiency Awards
The National FFA Organization’s Agricultural Proficiency Awards program recognizes outstanding student achievement in agribusiness gained through establishment of a new business, working for an existing company, performing agriscience research or otherwise gaining hands-on career experience. It serves as the award structure for an FFA member’s supervised agricultural experience (mandatory for all FFA members) and is designed to develop specialized skills in 49 categories that they can apply toward their future careers.
The following student earned an award in this competition:
School
Student
Award Area
Award Rating
Elk Grove High School
Madison Albiani
Agriscience Research Animal Systems
National Winner
National Agriscience Fair Award Recipients
For FFA members who are interested in the science and technology of agriculture, the National FFA Agriscience Fair competition provides the perfect opportunity to do so. Held each year during the National FFA Convention, students can compete in the national agriscience fair in one of six categories: animal systems; environmental services/natural resource systems; food products and processing systems; plant systems; power, structural and technical systems; and social systems.
School
Student(s)
Award
Category
Elk Grove High School
Madison Albiani
Gold
Social Systems
Elk Grove High School
Josh Kelly
Gold
Environmental Science
Elk Grove High School
Natalie Resler
Gold
Food Systems
Elk Grove High School
Samantha Clifford & Rachel Patterson
Gold
Power, Structural and Technical Systems
Elk Grove High School
Hazen Biznett
Gold
Animal Systems
Elk Grove High School
Asia Solano-Lim
Gold
Animal Science
Elk Grove High School
Mary Swanberg & Lexi Stoud
Gold
Environmental Science
Florin High School
Anh Nguyen & PaNhia Yang
Gold
Plant Systems
Elk Grove High School
Brian Kroger & Kevin Ormande
Silver
Environmental Science
Sheldon High School
Ian Cabacungan
Silver
Power, Structural & Technical Systems
National Career Development Event (CDE) Award Recipients
The Career Development Events (CDEs) help students develop the abilities to think critically, communicate clearly and perform effectively in a competitive job market. There are a total of 25 CDEs, which cover job skills in everything from ag communications to veterinary science. The following students won awards in these categories:
School
Student(s)
Category
Award
Elk Grove High School
Gerald Mohen, Molly Swanberg, Joey Clifford
Marketing Plan
National Champions
Elk Grove High School
Abby Carlson, Brian Kroger, Sammy Clifford, Rachel Patterson
Farm Business Management
Bronze Emblem
Elk Grove High School
Taylor Francesconi, Anthony Arellano, Lindsey Thornberg, Maddie Stone
Agricultural Sales
8th Place
American FFA Degree Recipients
FFA members who have demonstrated the highest level of commitment to FFA and made significant accomplishments in their Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAEs) can earn the American FFA Degree – one of the organization’s highest honors. Each year at the National FFA Convention, approximately 3,500 American FFA Degrees are awarded to students. In addition to their degree, each recipient receives a gold American FFA Degree key.
School
Recipients
Elk Grove High School
Tom Hardesty, Sylvia Bauer, Jake Carlson, Kirianne Olsen
Florin High School
Javier Zamora
The National FFA Organization, formerly known as the Future Farmers of America, has over 540,000 student members – all preparing for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture. There are 7,489 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. In 1988, the National FFA Organization changed to its present name to recognize of the growth and diversity of agriculture and agricultural education. Click here for more information about FFA.
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