Saturday, April 12, 2014

Wellnitz Wins State FFA Junior Speaking Contest!

We're still waiting on a list of full results and pictures from the Nebraska State FFA Convention held in Lincoln this past week. This is Chadron High School's first year hosting an FFA Chapter in over 50 years. We excited to share some of the highlights from the State Convention.

The biggest highlight came during the Friday night banquet when it was announced that CHS sophomore, Kane Wellnitz was named the State Champion in the Junior Public Speaking contest!

Other highlights include:

Chadron Agriscience Team was awarded a blue ribbon.
Individual finishers:

  • Clay Madsen
    • Purple ribbon in Agriscience
    • Purple ribbon in Natural Resources
  • Lanie Riesen
    • Purple ribbon in Livestock Evaluation: Senior Division
  • Toni Doescher
    • Blue ribbon in Agriscience
    • White ribbon in Natural Resources
  • Willy Cogdill
    • Red ribbon in Livestock Evaluation: Senior Division
  • Jerhett Cattin
    • Red ribbon in Meat Evaluation
  • Murphy Churchill
    • White ribbon in Agriscience