Astoria FFA wins 12 banners
Twenty members of the Astoria FFA Chapter attended and competed at the Northwest FFA District Convention. Students brought home a record 12 banners. The results are as follows:
Retired Northwest District Secretary Sam Moss, first place, Chapter Treasurer's Book, Chapter Secretary's Book and Chapter Digital Scrapbook. Shaelyn Bangs, first place, FFA Creed.
Jude Rochon, first place, Beginning Prepared Speaking. Landon Reed, second place, Sophomore Prepared Public Speaking and Isabella Bigda, third place.
Sam Moss, first place, Prepared Public Speaking and Maevri Bergerson, third place. Cale Johnson, first place, Beginning Extemporaneous Public Speaking.
Cadence Davidson, second place, Extemporaneous Public Speaking and District Goat Proficiency Combined Placement and Entrepreneurship.
Miley Barnhart, first place, Co-op Quiz. Sophia Rickenbach, third place, FFA Info Quiz and Katelynn McCauley, fourth place.
Maevri Bergerson, District Agricultural Education Placement Proficiency.
Signe Rickenbach, District Specialty Animal Entrepreneurship Proficiency, District Agricultural Processing Entrepreneurship Proficiency and District Agricultural Sales Entrepreneurship Proficiency.
Several of these Astoria FFA Chapter members have advanced to state and sectional contests.
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