Diller-Odell FFA Places at District Ag Skills Contests
by Ron Rickstrew
March 30, 2009
Members of the Diller-Odell FFA Chapter participated in the district agricultural skills contests hosted by Southeast Community College and took first in district 7 in the areas of Agriculture Mechanics, Junior Livestock Selection, Junior Livestock Management, and Meat Identification. The events provide a meaningful connection between what is learned in the classroom and through the student’s supervised agricultural experience program with the opportunity to demonstrate the students’ skills and abilities. The events expose students to various careers in agriculture, and help develop transferable skills. The members participating and results were: Ag Mechanics, first place team; Andy Adam, 1st individual score; Ethan Weers, blue; Quint Bolejack, blue; Colton Rupprecht, red:
Meat Identification, first place team; Amber Duntz, 1st individual; Cassey Lottman, 3rd individual; Blake Vitosh, blue; Garry Lee Fuller, red:
Junior Livestock Selection; Andy Adam, blue; Jana Zarybnicky, blue; Ashley Probst, red; Derrick Grabowski, red: Arc Welding; Garry Lee Fuller, blue: O/A Welding; Daltyn Hroch, 2nd individual: MIG Welding; Karter Sasse, blue: Senior Livestock Management, purple; Amber Duntz, Tyler Dieter, James Kalivoda, Blake Vitosh; Senior Livestock Management, blue; Jenna Koch, Heidi Nelson, Janelle Rickstrew, Angela Zarybnicky, Heidi Krueger: Environthon, blue; Riley Sasse, Connor Pahl, Jenna Koch, Heidi Nelson, Janelle Rickstrew.
