Missouri 2024 National Convention Highlights

Oct 07 2024

Missouri 2024 National Convention Highlights

  • 12 National Delegates
  • National Officer Candidate—Morgan Watkins, Fort Osage
  • 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
      • Kason 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.
2024 MO American Degree Recipients
  • 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
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