06/15/2018
21 students, 2 vehicles, 7 hotel rooms and countless memories from State Convention! Students attended sessions and heard from awesome keynote speakers, including the Governor of Illinois! We also enjoyed a chapter dinner and toured Abraham Lincolns tomb! Especially proud of the following students for competing AND succeeding at State CDE’s, LDE’s and Science Fair:
State Ag Communications Team(results still pending)-
Taylor Miller, Hannah Erwin, Jesse Haudrich, Sarah Wachtel
State Job Interview(results still pending)-
Hannah Marquardt
State Agriscience Fair-
Cullen Colvin: “How does soil depth affect pH?”, white rating
Griffin Range: “What corn population gives you the best agronomic and economic yield?”, blue rating
Matthew Grab: “Which species of wood burns the most efficiently?” STATE WINNER AND NATIONAL FINALIST!
State Degree Recipient- Nathan Erwin
American Degree Recipient- James Wiskamp
State Proficiency Winners-
Taylor Miller: Veterinary Science
Nathan Erwin: Fruit Production
Also congratulations to Taylor Miller for receiving a GOLD rating for Chapter President!!
Jesse Haudrich also performed in the FFA Talent Exhibition Stage!!
We also received a SILVER rating as a chapter!
Excited for the direction Freeburg FFA and Ag is going!