Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
COLFAX — At least fifteen Colfax Students Qualified for the State competition for Future Farmers of America (FFA). The State FFA Convention will be held in Kennewick from Thursday, May 11, until Saturday, May 13.
The following students will compete for the state championship: Izzy Huntley, Ainslee Imler, Karley Wigen, Harley Hennigar, Marchele McNeilly, Grace Jones, Darin Repp, Derek Repp, Cadence Monson, Riley Hennigar, Addy Watkins, Tanner Senter, and JP Wigen.
“A diverse group of students is all doing many different events that they are excelling at currently,” said Colfax FFA Advisor Michael Heitstuman.
Students who have already won a state Proficiency Award this year will move on to the national level this summer. Those students are Derek Repp, who has a state-winning Proficiency Award in Agricultural Services Placement; Harley Hennigar, with a state-winning Proficiency Award in Equine Science Entrepreneurship; and Cadence Monson, who has a state-winning Proficiency Award in Diversified Crop Production Placement.
Heitstuman reports that two Agricultural Sales Teams qualified for state, and the Marketing Plan Team and four students in Agricultural Communication qualified for state in February.
“The state convention has a lot of different contests. We also had an extemporaneous speaker and a prepared public speaker qualify for state,” said Heitstuman.
The Colfax FFA team spends lots of time practicing, sometimes practicing until 8:30 p.m., notes Heitstuman.
Two other categories, the Soils, and Land Evacuation Team and Potato Evaluation Team, will also be recognized at the state convention. They competed in November.
Monsoon and Derek Repp will also receive the State Degree award.
Olivia Harnack is a Journalist at the Whitman County Gazette. Olivia is enrolled at University of Idaho and is majoring in digital film studies. She serves in the United States Army National Guard and is proud to serve Whitman County.
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