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Lane Dowell
Hailey Eads
Competition conducted during the 93rd Convention of Missouri Future Famers of America (FFA) counts several students from Daviess County schools as among the best the state has to offer.
The Missouri FFA has 25,662 members representing 351 chapters. Thus, winning top awards on the statewide level is considered a significant achievement. The following summaries FFA contest results.
Braden Lee ranks #1 individually as WHS Dairy Team wins 2nd
The Winston FFA Chapter placed second in the dairy foods career development event at convention. There were 24 teams in this competition.
The team members include Braden Lee, Paige Lang, Megan Christensen and Marissa Uthe. Lee was named top individual, Lang placed seventh, Christensen placed 15th and Uthe placed 42nd out of 88 participants. The Winston FFA advisor is Katie Martin.
The participants in the competition taste-test milk samples for flavor, identify 14 different types of cheese, and use a scoring system to test milk products according to USDA standards. The hands-on portion of the event is combined with an intensive written examination.
This contest was sponsored by University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.
2nd place proficiency for Lane Dowell
Lane Dowell of the Gallatin FFA Chapter received the second-place Missouri FFA Specialty Crop Production Proficiency Award at the convention.
Proficiency awards recognize FFA members who excel as agricultural entrepreneurs, employees or volunteers while gaining hands-on career experience. Specialty crop production is one of 46 proficiency award areas recognized at the state level.
Stoddard County Seed and Feed sponsored this award.
Hailey Eads 2nd in public speaking
Hailey Eads of the Jamesport FFA Chapter placed second in the Division II prepared public speaking leadership development event at the convention.
Sixteen students from six districts were selected to compete at the state level. Eads’ FFA advisor is Loren Meservey.
MFA Inc. sponsors the competition, which requires contestants to deliver a three- to four-minute speech based on an agriculture topic they have selected and researched. The contestants present their speech in front of a panel of judges and then undergo an additional three minutes of questions.
The event helps students to polish logical thinking and verbal skills needed in the classroom.
Hayden Jumps named Area 2 Star
The Missouri FFA Association recognized Hayden Jumps of the Gallatin FFA Chapter as the Area 2 Star in Placement at the convention. Hayden’s parents are Rustin and Shelly Jumps of Gallatin. His advisors are Ron Alden and Amy Holder.
Area Stars in Placement are selected based upon outstanding achievement in work experience in an agricultural business as a part of a student’s supervised agricultural experience program and active participation in FFA. Area 2 includes 26 chapters in the Northwest District.
MFA Inc., Columbia, Mo., sponsors the 16 area Star in Placement awards and the State Star in Placement Award.
Jumps’ SAE consists of working for livestock producers, a country club, a tractor dealership, an excavating company and an auction service. He worked for three livestock producers, and harvested hay, administered vaccinations, and cared for animals.
At Daviess County Country Club in Gallatin, Hayden maintained landscaping and turf surfaces, and controlled pests. At Terry Implement in Gallatin, Jumps repaired equipment and sold parts. For Will Salmon Excavating, Gallatin, Hayden used heavy equipment to construct basements, storm shelters, retaining walls, terraces and boat docks. For Jump’s Auction Service, he inventoried and organized items.
Hayden Jumps currently serves as chapter sentinel. He participated in horse evaluation and selection, and entomology career development event teams. He won the area landscape management proficiency award, and received Gold rating at nationals for his turf grass management proficiency award. He was named Chapter Star in Placement.
In addition to FFA, Hayden is on the principal’s honor roll. He participates in varsity golf and SkillsUSA. Outside of school activities, he is a member of Quail Forever and Daviess County Country Club. Hayden plans on attending State Technical College of Missouri at Linn to study heavy equipment operations.
Winston FFA Advisor Katy Martin, Paige Lang, Braden Lee, Marissa Uthe, Megan Christensen