LCC FFA Career Development Events teams heading to State
LAUREL — Laurel-Concord-Coleridge FFA students attended District Career Development in Norfolk recently.
The students did well with several teams heading to State. LCC FFA’s Agronomy team consisting of Faith Urwiler, Aric Hall, Kayton Hall and Connor Korth qualified as a team placing fifth overall. Faith placed sixth as an individual and Aric placed 13th as an individual.
The Floriculture team consisting of Sarah Karnes, Lilly Pehrson, Samantha Pehrson and Jayden Campbell blew the competition away and placed first as a team qualifying for state as well. Sarah placed third, Lilly placed eighth and Samantha placed 10th individually.
The Welding team also qualified as they placed first overall. Caleb Lipp was first in SMAW, Jayden Pick was fifth in GMAQ, Miles Forsberg was first in OAW and Aaron Bloom was first in GTAW.
The Ag Technology and Mechanics team placed second overall and secured their state qualifying position. Jayden Pick was second in the structural system, Caleb Lipp also received second in the environmental and natural resources, Cody Kempf was third in energy and Miles Forsberg also participated on the team.
The Ag Communications team will also be competing at state. The team consists of Jaclyn Kempf, Madalynn Graham, Connor Korth and Aric Hall.
Agronomy - 5th as a team (state qualified)
Faith Urwiler - 6th individual - received a blue ribbon
Aric Hall - 13th individual - received a red ribbon
Team members: Faith Urwiler, Aric Hall, Kayton Hall, and Connor Korth
Floriculture - 1st as a team (state qualified)
Sarah Karnes - 3rd individual - received a purple ribbon
Lilly Pehrson - 8th individual - received a purple ribbon
Samantha Pehrson - 10th individual - received a blue ribbon
Team members: Sarah Pehrson, Lilly Pehrson, Samantha Pehrson, and Jayden Campbell
Vet Science - 10th as team
Faith Urwiler - 5th individual - received a purple ribbon
Lilly Pehrson - 32nd individual - received a red ribbon
Team members: Fatih Urwiler, Lilly Pehrson, Julia Johnson, Yasmine Miranda and Jayden Campbell
Welding - 1st as a team (state qualified)
Caleb Lipp (SMAW) - 1st individual - received a purple ribbon
Jayden Pick (GMAW) - 5th individual - received a red ribbon
Miles Forsberg (OAW) - 1st individual - received a purple ribbon
Aaron Bloom (GTAW) - 1st individual - received a purple ribbon
Team members: Caleb, Jayden, Miles, and Aaron
Ag Technology and Mechanics - 2nd as team (state qualified)
Jayden Pick (structural systems) - 2nd individual - received a purple ribbon
Caleb Lipp (envrml and natural resources) - 2nd individual - received a purple ribbon
Cody Kempf (energy) - 3rd individual - received a blue ribbon
Team members: Jayden, Caleb, Cody and Miles
Livestock Management - 12th as a team
Team members: Grant Erwin, Berniece McCorkindale, Madalynn Graham, Carter Korth, and Drew Sohler
Meat Evaluation- 10th
Team members: Sarah, Drew, Tanner, and Berniece
Agriscience - 13th as a team Julia Johnson - 39th individual - received a red ribbon
Julia Johnson - 39th individual - received a red ribbon
Team members: Julia, Tanner,and Yasmine
-Madalynn Graham, FFA Reporter
