Nebraska FFA concludes 96th FFA Convention

    Over 7,000 FFA members, advisors, and guests attended and participated in the 96th Nebraska FFA Convention, held April 3-5 in Lincoln. Students competed in various contests all school year to qualify for the state convention.
    Those winning their Leadership Development Events, Career Development Events, and Agriscience Fair projects will go onto compete at the National FFA Convention against other states in their respective areas. Proficiency Area winners will also be judged at the national level and will know in August if they have advanced to the final round to be announced at the convention. The National FFA Convention will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana, October 23-26.
    Other highlights include the announcement of the 2024-2025 State FFA Officer team, consisting of:
    State President: Reagan Choat, Plainview
    State Secretary: Brynn Almgren, Stuart
    State Vice President: Peyton Hinrichs, Meridian
    State Vice President: Alexa Tollman, Crawford
    State Vice President: Claire Woeppel, Chambers
    State Vice President: Calie Cockburn, Emerson-Hubbard
    State Vice President: Trey Stewart, Wisner-Pilger
    Full results can be found in the links below or attached in the corresponding email.
CDE results
Imperial
Ag Technology & Mechanics
    Blue—Westyn Mendenhall
Agriscience
    Blue—James Adle
Livestock Evaluation: Junior Division
    Purple—Jayme Gittlein
    Blue—Odessa Zadina, Brittny White.
Livestock Evaluation: Senior Division
    Blue—Kathya Aragon
    White—Alex Johnson
Nursery & Landscape
    White—Kylee Wiest
Wauneta-Palisade
Welding
    Red—Trey McCrumb
    White—Noah Sandman
Middle School LDEs
Imperial
Ag Literacy Speaking
    Silver—Sawyer Sauder
High School LDEs
Imperial
Creed Speaking
    Silver—Tilly Foote, James Adle
Junior Public Speaking
    Silver—Jayme Gittlein
Conduct of Chapter meeting
    Silver—Imperial #1
    Gold—Imperial #2
Parlimentary Procedure
    Bronze—Imperial
ASF results
Imperial
Animal Systems: Div 2
    Gold—Anderson Tomky
Wauneta-Palisade
Food Products and Processing
Systems: Div 3
    Silver—Toria Bley
Food Products and Processing
Systems: Div 4
    Silver—Jaislynn Hicks and Mackenzie McKinney
Food Products and Processing
Systems: Div 5
    Gold—Justin Warembourg