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The seven teams from the Snowflake FFA not only scored, but scored well at Arizona State FFA Spring Career Development Education Conference which was held in Tucson at the University of Arizona Agriculture campuses on March 1.
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The attendance included 1,342 FFA members from 86 chapters from around the state. This included Snowflake and Winslow high school FFA chapters.
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Hunter Germaine, a freshman at Snowflake High School, took First High Individual in the horse evaluation. In the team event, Germain along with Anna Greenwood, Kristen Herzmann and Logan Hunt placed fifth overall out of 40 horse evaluation teams.
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As Jack Babb, volunteer assistant advisor, shared at the Snowflake Unified School District (SUSD) Governing Board meeting on March 19, “There was some stiff competition at this event. The Horse Evaluation and Livestock Evaluation are the two biggest contests that are held and our students did well.”
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In Agriculture Mechanics, Snowflake had the fourth highest team out of 22 teams competing. Team members were Cooper Hancock, Jaydon Hill, Shea Webb and Tyler White.
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The Meats Evaluation Team, Cody Rowell, Josalynn McEntire, Caleb Johnson and Korben Beemis, coached by Trevor Roswell, placed ninth out of 24 teams.
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The Vet Science Team placed 11th out of 24 teams. Heather Scott, Snowflake High School agriculture teacher and FFA leader, said, “The Vet Science was a very competitive contest in which the teams had to qualify to compete in the competition.” Team members included Sarah Fisher, Laney Wilhelm, Kayley Paz and Kristen Newby.
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The Livestock Evaluation Team of Connor Scott, Shayley Paz, Jessalyn Isaacs and Caleb Vowell, placed 10th out of 34 teams.
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The Agronomy Team placed 11th with a three-person team of Elexis White, Elizabeth Moses and Savannah Whipple.
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Even though the Forestry team was down two members, the two-person team of Santiago Campos and Tyler Poteet held their own in the competition, placing 18th overall.
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Babb also noted that Hunter is in the running for the State Star Greenhand award. “Hunter has done well and is a growing leader in our chapter. Being a freshman, she has three more years after this to help pull it off.”
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Scott shared, “All the members had a lot of fun learning and working hard. We appreciate the opportunity to test what we have learned in competitions as they prepare us for life.”
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Vice Chairman of the SUSD Governing Board Cory Johnson complimented the students, “I love to hear good things about our kids and for Hunter to take first out of 1,342 kids, that’s incredible.”
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