05/24/2026
💥 Area 8 Convention - 2 State Qualifying Speakers; Retiring Area President; CDE Sweepstakes Winner; SDE Sweepstakes Placing; MVJ Award Recipients💥
Last Monday, our members attended the Area 8 FFA Convention at Joshua High School!
📝 Here, our members competed in Area Level SDE’s, voted on Area VIII Officers and State Officer representatives from the Area, and also received our District CDE banners! Our CDE team members also received much recognition in the form of the Most Valuable Judger Award!
💙💛 Sam Reedy and the 2025-2026 Area 8 Officer Team retired their Area jackets at the convention as well! Thank you, Sam for your year of service and leadership! You served your team and the Area in a great and professional manner!
Speaking Development Events:
⭐️We are extremely proud to announce that two of our Public Speaking students are STATE BOUND!! Full SDE Results:
🥉3rd Place Area SDE Sweepstakes
Jr. Prepared Speaking - 🥇AREA CHAMPION
-Paul Hayes V ⭐️STATE QUALIFIER⭐️
Extemporaneous Speaking - 🥈2nd Place
-Liam Miller ⭐️STATE QUALIFIER⭐️
Sr. Prepared in Agribusiness - 6th Place
-Alexia Robertson
Sr. Prepared in Animal Science - 6th Place
-Ainslea Hayes
Sr. Prepared in Plant Science - 7th Place
-Cheyenne Bennett
Career Development Events:
💥After a final tabulation from this year’s CDE Season, we are proud to announce that Glen Rose FFA won 1st Place: Area 8 CDE Sweepstakes!! This is a huge accomplishment, and a testament to our CDE Teams’ hard work this year, competing against FFA Chapters from 6-Man to 6A in size. 💥
Most Valuable Judger:
📝 Two students from the entire Area, in each qualifying CDE event, are selected to be the Most Valuable Judger and Honorable Mention, respectively. This award is based on the students’ performance at CDE Invitationals throughout the season, as well as the Area Contest. We are proud to announce the following recipients of this award from the Glen Rose FFA Chapter:
⭐️ 2025 Overall Most Valuable Judger ⭐️:
-Charlie Debnar: $1000 Scholarship & Belt Buckle
Ag Technology & Mechanical Systems:
-Gage Stadler: ⭐️Most Valuable Judger⭐️
-Wyatt Stratton: Honorable Mention
Applied Agricultural Engineering:
-Gunther Lohman: ⭐️Most Valuable Judger⭐️
-Samuel Gomez: Honorable Mention
Cotton Classing:
-Riley Bollin: ⭐️Most Valuable Judger⭐️
-Brady Stephenson: Honorable Mention
Forage Evaluation:
-Hannah Duncan: ⭐️Most Valuable Judger⭐️
-Brady Stephenson: Honorable Mention
Meats Evaluation:
-Charlie Debnar: Honorable Mention
Poultry Evaluation:
-Aaron Power: ⭐️Most Valuable Judger⭐️
Tractor Technician:
-Dene Williams: ⭐️Most Valuable Judger⭐️
-Wyatt Stratton: Honorable Mention
Veterinary Science:
-Abigail Wilson: Honorable Mention
Wildlife & Habitat Management:
-Charles Debnar: Honorable Mention
Wool Evaluation:
-Jeremiah Saavedra: ⭐️Most Valuable Judger⭐️
-Everett Patrick: Honorable Mention
❤️🤍 Voting Delegates & Members in Attendance:
Kallie Davis
Charlie Debnar
Kimé Fraser
Samuel Gomez
Gunther Lohman
Karlee Mullins
Charlie Outen
Roma Sanchez
Laila Schimpf
Dixie Snodgrass
Tripp Stadler
Sterling Stewart
Cambrie Stinson
Jeff Stone
Anabelle Vander May
⭐️ Our members cleaned house at this Area Convention!! Please wish them a huge congratulations on their success and dedication, and GOOD LUCK to Paul and Liam at the State Speaking Contest!!