Missouri 2024 National Convention Highlights

Oct 15 2024

2024-2025 FFA in the USA Reporters from Missouri:
- Cierra Britton-Cuba
- Tegan Herold-Palmyra
- Abigayle Lett-Odessa
- Blayde Lindsay-Brookfield
- Mikaela Rojas-Linn County
- Kolton Stolba-Willow Springs
- Maycee Thouvenel-Versailles

Next-Gen:Environmental Services & Natural Resources Conference:
- Landon Pottebaum—Montgomery County
- Caroline Stallman—Glasgow

Grants for Growing Winners:
- Mount Vernon FFA
- North Platte FFA
- Palmyra FFA
- Tipton FFA
- Savannah FFA
- Winfield FFA

Honorary American Degree Recipients:
- Dean Christopher Daubert, University of Missouri
- Brad Driskill, State Fair Community College
- Bradley Schad, Missouri Corn
- Eric Volmer, Missouri Farm Bureau
- Cyndi Young-Puyear, Brownfield & Learfield Ag.
Instructors Receiving Honorary American Degree:
- Kariann Brandt, Monroe City
- Matthew Pendergrass, Doniphan
- Amanda Reid, Concordia
- Ellen Romero, Russellville
- Martha Schreiman, Santa Fe
- Devin Garland, Wellington-Nepoleon
Proficiency Award Finalists-8 Finalists
- Agricultural Education — Hayley Gruenewald, Silex
- Agricultural Mechanics Repair & Maintenance – Placement—Jacob McElhaney, Atlanta
- Dairy Production – Entrepreneurship—Cade Claycomb
- Diversified Crop Production – Entrepreneurship—Aiden Plenge, Clark County
- Diversified Horticulture—Ava Bullard, Ashland
- Equine Science – Entrepreneurship—Alexis Mullins, St. James
- Goat Production—Lauren Hammett, Ashland
- Grain Production—Tyler Fenner, Sweet Springs.

Agriscience Fair Finalists—7 Finalists
- Animal Systems, Div 3 — Jaden Decker, Centralia
- Animal Systems, Div 4 — Isabel Morris & Lucy Conger, Rolla
- Environmental Services & Natural Resource Systems, Div 3 — Athena Wilson, Pleasant Hope
- Food Products & Processing Systems, Div 3 — Brie Dailey, Osceola
- Food Products & Processing Systems, Div 4 — Loraine Arciniegas & Maddyson Alexander, Pleasant Hope
- Power, Structural and Technical Systems, Div 4 — Gracie Pulley & Addison Rogers, Pleasant Hope
- Social Science, Div 3 — Ellie Samek, Bolivar
National Chapter Awards:
- 29 Three Star Chapters – Highest award for chapter.
- 8 Two Star Chapters – Second highest award for chapters.
Premier Chapter Awards:
- Osceola – Strengthening Agriculture – Top 3 Finalist
- Centralia – Strengthening Agriculture – Top 10 Finalist

Band, Chorus and Talent:
- Accepted in the BAND:
  - Carissa Simagna-Aurora
  - Abigail Rice-Brunswick
  - Jeremiah Leonard-Cabool
  - Cody Schneider-California
  - Lela Hartschen-North Harrison
  - Preston Ethridge-Poplar Bluff
- Accepted in CHORUS:
  - Mary Davidson-Ash Grove
  - Karina Lopez-Aurora
  - Gabriela Pedron-Aurora
  - Logan Pinkham-Belton
  - Victor Salas-California
  - Gracie Sappington-Dadeville
  - Lexi Brown-Fairfax
  - Isabella Hamner-Lake Career & Technical Center
  - Liam Hansen-Mt. Vernon
  - Leeanna Bell-Rich Hill
  - Quin Staten-Tarkio
- Accepted in the TALENT Competition:
  - Emma Pitford-Clark County
  - Rob Wollgast-Elsberry
  - Tony Jennings-Gilman City
  - Kennedy Parrish-Green City
  - Ivory Schoonover-Nixa
  - Kayson Fuller-Smithville
  - John Malter-Smithville
  - Judd Malter-Smithville
  - Cody Marshall-Smithville
  - Morgan Skidmore-Smithville

American Degree Recipients—
Missouri (YOU DID IT AGAIN) #1 in American Degrees with 663. All applicants from MO were approved.

CDE/LDE Participants—
- Ag Communications-Richmond
- Ag Issues Forum-Silex
- Ag Sales – California
- Ag Mechanics – North Shelby
- Agronomy – North Shelby
- Conduct of Meetings – Chillicothe
- Creed – Jasmine Appledorn, Milan
- Dairy Cattle – Logan-Rogersville
- Dairy Handlers Activity-James Defreece, Marshfield
- Employment Skills – Larissa Larrick, South Shelby
- Environment & Natural Resources—Elsberry
- Extemp Speaking – Evelyn Ritter, Seneca
- Farm Business Mgt – North Shelby
- Floriculture – Owensville
- Food Science – Palmyra
- Forestry – Gallatin
- Horse – Ozark
- Livestock – Nevada
- Meats – Slater
- Milk Quality – Fair Play
- Nursery/Landscape – Audrain Co. R-VI
- Parliamentary – Troy
- Poultry – Pierce City
- Public Speaking – Kaden Pham, Pierce City
- Vet Science – Columbia