FFA members busy preparing for state convention
By Taryn Lessman
As the Minnesota State FFA Convention approaches, members of the Jackson County Central FFA Chapter are competing in the last few regional contests, honing their knowledge and preparing for a busy three days at the University of Minnesota April 21-23.
Micah Worthington, a junior at JCC, is a part of the chapter's state qualifying ag mechanics team. Since the team's region contest in March, Worthington and the other members of the team have been practicing weekly to get ready. They also have had help from community members in the ag mechanics field who have come to talk with the team and help build their knowledge.
JCC senior Noah Thompson and the other members of the chapter's general livestock judging team have been virtually judging livestock in order to prepare for their competition at state.
"I'm looking forward to seeing a lot of friends and people that I know up at state convention, and just getting to talk to them again," Thompson said.
Members of the chapter's horse evaluation team are also using virtual tools to practice for their contest, said Kayleigh Nosbusch, a junior at JCC who is a part of that team. The team also got in some extra real-life practice at the Little International contest on the campus of South Dakota State University on April 5.
"I'm excited to compete at the state fairgrounds," Nosbusch said.
Rylee Benda, a JCC sophomore, is competing on the chapter's farm business management team. This team is practicing weekly by taking practice tests and answering questions that may be found on the state exam. Benda said she is looking forward to "talking and hanging out with friends," as well as meeting new people and experiencing the state convention.
JCC senior Brixton Hillmer is a part of the chapter's parliamentary procedure team. The contest consists of a parliamentary set, a test and a set of verbal questions, so the team is preparing by studying parliamentary law and practicing a set weekly to learn how to put parliamentary law into practice, he said.
"I am looking forward to meeting new people," Hillmer said of the state convention, "and seeing all the booths and getting free stuff in the arena."
As the Minnesota State FFA Convention approaches, members of the Jackson County Central FFA Chapter are competing in the last few regional contests, honing their knowledge and preparing for a busy three days at the University of Minnesota April 21-23.
Micah Worthington, a junior at JCC, is a part of the chapter's state qualifying ag mechanics team. Since the team's region contest in March, Worthington and the other members of the team have been practicing weekly to get ready. They also have had help from community members in the ag mechanics field who have come to talk with the team and help build their knowledge.
JCC senior Noah Thompson and the other members of the chapter's general livestock judging team have been virtually judging livestock in order to prepare for their competition at state.
"I'm looking forward to seeing a lot of friends and people that I know up at state convention, and just getting to talk to them again," Thompson said.
Members of the chapter's horse evaluation team are also using virtual tools to practice for their contest, said Kayleigh Nosbusch, a junior at JCC who is a part of that team. The team also got in some extra real-life practice at the Little International contest on the campus of South Dakota State University on April 5.
"I'm excited to compete at the state fairgrounds," Nosbusch said.
Rylee Benda, a JCC sophomore, is competing on the chapter's farm business management team. This team is practicing weekly by taking practice tests and answering questions that may be found on the state exam. Benda said she is looking forward to "talking and hanging out with friends," as well as meeting new people and experiencing the state convention.
JCC senior Brixton Hillmer is a part of the chapter's parliamentary procedure team. The contest consists of a parliamentary set, a test and a set of verbal questions, so the team is preparing by studying parliamentary law and practicing a set weekly to learn how to put parliamentary law into practice, he said.
"I am looking forward to meeting new people," Hillmer said of the state convention, "and seeing all the booths and getting free stuff in the arena."