06/12/2026
‘26 State FFA Convention
🔹State Winner: Dairy Evaluation — team members Gracyn Arbogast, Hailee Chesshir, Julia Moats, and Maddy Schweigert.
🔸2nd Place: Jr. Ag Mechanics — team members Ray Bieber, Hayden Mundy, Dana Phillips, and Hunter Quesenberry.
🔹2nd Place: Ella Beagle in the Ag Education LDE.
🔸2nd Place: Food Science — team members Hope Bruce, Avery Caffrey, Maggie Toothman, and Valentina Velasco-Bautista.
🔹3rd Place: Avian Bowl — team members Avery Caffrey, Maxine Halterman, Maggie Toothman, and Valentina Velasco-Bautista.
🔸5th Place: Senior Ag Mechanics — team members Brian Billhimer, Bryleigh Burke, Gabbie Garlock, and Joseph Manetta.
🔹5th Place: Ag Issues — team members Abby Coleman, Myleigh Jones, Kevin Lobo-Ayala, KK Sherlock, and Carson Shirk.
🔸5th Place: Floriculture — team members Eli Gatesman, Maxine Halterman, Hannah Manetta, and Valentina Velasco-Bautista.
🔹7th Place: Nursery/Landscape — team members Kendall Carter, Eli Gatesman, Carina Hoffeditz, and Hannah Manetta.
🔸 8th Place: Environmental and Natural Resources — team members Jackson Arbogast, Ella Beagle, Calyn Burke, and Brady Phillips.
🔹Senior Livestock — team members Julia Moats, Hayden Mundy, Clarabella Turner, and Sydney White.
🔸Ag Science Fair — Kendall Carter, Calyn Burke, Avery Caffrey, and Gabbie Garlock.
🔹Employment Skills — Emma Barb
And last but certainly not least, a HUGE congratulations to our newly elected 2026-2027 State FFA Sentinel Brian Billhimer!