The high schools in Guthrie County saw their FFA Chapters compete at District Convention.

Adair – Casey / Guthrie Center had 24 students in nine different events, while Panorama had 12 students in four events, with both competing in Clarinda. West Central Valley sent nine students to McCombs Middle School in Des Moines to compete in three events.

AC/GC has one event that will be an alternate for state convention, and for Officer Books, the Treasurer’s Book will go to state, and the Reporter’s Book will be an alternate to state. There were also four members who were awarded the Academic Achievement Award, which is given to seniors who have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher.

For Panorama, there were nine seniors awarded the Academic Achievement Award, with their events returning with one gold, one silver and two bronze ratings. The Chapter also had 8th grade and first year members take the Discovery Exam and Greenhand Exam respectively during the week before the District Convention.

West Central Valley will have one of their events advance to state convention, while the other two received a bronze rating, and a fourth place finish. The Chapter did have seniors receive the Academic Achievement Award, but those will be given to them at their Chapter Banquet. A list of full results for all three schools can be found in this story online.

 

AC/GC
Chapter Program – Lucy Knutter, Caydence Boals, & Shay Lemke; Gold, Alternate to state
Experience the Action – Nora Langgaard, Rylee Robson, Allison Drake, Montana Douglas, Calleigh Wolfe, Carter Dinkla, Angel Martinez, & Gracie Hodges; Gold
Ag Sales – Gavin Sloss; Gold
Job Interview – Carley Fagan; Silver
Extemporaneous Speaking – Presley Buttler; Silver
Creed Speaking – Lilah Heinz; Bronze
Public Speaking – Tucker Carroll; Bronze
Ag Issues – Bo Arrasmith, Blaise Tallman, Belle Fagan, Irelyn Wirt, Xander Harwood, Chase Slaybaugh; Bronze
Arc Welding – Tyler Kintz; Bronze
Treasurer’s Book – Gavin Sloss; 1st Gold, advance to state
Reporter’s Book – Irelyn Wirt & Lilah Heinz; Gold, Alternate to state
Secretary’s Book – Belle Fagan; Silver
Academic Achievement Award Recipients – Nate Chance, Presley Buttler, Isabelle Rouse and Carley Fagan

Panorama
Arc Welding – Sawyer Simmons; 3rd Place Gold
Parliamentary Procedure – Ella Carico, Taylor Fronapfel, Zach Hayden, Evelyn Hummel, and Abby Zaruba; Silver
Experience the Action – Riley Gibson, Hadley Klein, Alexis Olson and Meredith Woodworth; Bronze
Chapter Website – Lillie Arganbright and Ava Thompson; Bronze
Academic Award Recipients: Klayton Bremer, Ryan Cogil, Aliyah Fortner, Riley Gibson, Brock Hays, Hadley Klein, Joseph Perrigo, Weston Ploeger and Sarah Westergaard
Discovery Exam (8th Grade):
Silver – Sam Hansen, Leah Kastner, Malia Jacobsen and Emma Johnson
Bronze – Chris Hayden and Isabell Davidson
Greenhand Exam (Freshman/First Year):
Gold – Cora Fluharty
Silver – Bridget White, Alexis Olson, Jamie Fronapfel and Ella King
Bronze – Danica Isom

West Central Valley
Ag Issues: Tyler Abbott, Bailey Dickson, Addison Richter, Ty Kirkpatrick and Abigail Hart; Bronze
Chapter Website: Haylee Wachter, Kylee Chesterman and Cadence Heilman; Gold, Advance to state
Spanish FFA Creed Speaking: Yoselyn Choc Tot; 4th