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Oklahoma FFA Taking Second Most Agriscience Projects to National FFA Convention in October to Compete for National Honors
Fri, 11 Aug 2017 18:39:19 CDT
The National FFA Agriscience Fair is a key competition that is part of the annual National FFA Convention & Expo, Oct. 25-28 in Indianapolis. To qualify, FFA members working as individuals or teams in grades seven through 12 are required to conduct a scientific research project pertaining to the agriculture or food science industries and win their state's FFA agriscience fair.
The National FFA Agriscience Fair recognizes student researchers studying the application of agricultural scientific principles and emerging technologies in agricultural enterprises. Individuals or teams compete in one of six categories - animal systems; environmental services/natural resource systems; food products and processing systems; plant systems; power, structural and technical systems; or social science - in six divisions - individuals in grades 7-8, teams grades 7-8, individuals grades 9-10,teams grades 9-10, individuals in grades 11-12, and teams grades 11-12.
First-place winners in each state have qualified for the national pre-qualifying judging. The panel of judges reviewed entries and selected a maximum of 12 in each category and division to move on to the national competition.
Oklahoma will be well represented at the 2017 National FFA Agriscience Fair, with 13 Individuals and 15 Teams from Oklahoma having been declared National Finalists in their age and division. The forty three Oklahoma FFA Students that will present their research project in Indianapolis is second only to the 44 Texas FFA members who will be in the National Competition. Texas has a total of 30 research projects chosen for the National Agriscience Fair, Oklahoma has 28, followed by Georgia with 26 and Ohio with 25.
One Oklahoma team, William Clune and Bryant Alan Hague of Edmond FFA, won in the Junior Division of Animal Systems in 2016. They will return to Indianapolis this October as National Finalists in the 9th and 10th Grade team division in the Environmental Services/Natural Resource Systems contest. (Pictured here is Clune and Bryant explaining their 2016 Project at the National FFA Agriscience Fair)
Here are the 28 Oklahoma FFA Finalists that will compete in Indianapolis this coming October.
Agriscience National Finalists
Animal Systems
Division 1
Jared Stone
Chandler FFA of Oklahoma
Division 2
Kenzie McAlister and Riley Luginbill
Stillwater FFA of Oklahoma
Division 3
Garrett Thornton
Central FFA of Oklahoma
Division 4
Keegan Hertensen and Brayden Stewart
Cashion FFA of Oklahoma
Division 6
Calvin Johnson and Jori Cowley
Vinita FFA of Oklahoma
Environmental Services/Natural Resource Systems
Division 1
Colton Castor
Vici FFA of Oklahoma
Division 2
Carson Candler and Gunner Evans
Cushing FFA of Oklahoma
Division 3
Jessica Kenville
Edmond FFA of Oklahoma
Division 4
William Clune and Bryant Alan Hague
Edmond FFA of Oklahoma
Division 6
Ryen Macy and Anna Eubanks
Harrah FFA of Oklahoma
Food Products and Processing Systems
Division 1
Bailie Runner
Oologah FFA of Oklahoma
Division 2
Payton Cly and Morgan Bement
Oologah FFA of Oklahoma
Division 3
Jasper Rader
Oologah FFA of Oklahoma
Division 4
Levi Bailey and Shay Siegfried
Oologah FFA of Oklahoma
Plant Systems
Division 2
Nate Osborn and Jaycie Martin
Vinita FFA of Oklahoma
Division 4
Zoe Moorman and Adrian Stipe
Vinita FFA of Oklahoma
Division 5
Matthew Hinson
Vinita FFA of Oklahoma
Division 6
Tyler Long and Jace Streater
Shawnee FFA of Oklahoma
Power, Structural and Technical Systems
Division 1
Autry Cowley
Vinita FFA of Oklahoma
Division 2
Racen Smith and Ethan Mate
Quapaw FFA of Oklahoma
Division 3
Emma Winesburg
Vinita FFA of Oklahoma
Division 5
Riley Bingham
Vinita FFA of Oklahoma
Divison 6
Noah Beard and Branden Sorrels
Tulsa-Webster FFA of Oklahoma
Social Science
Division 1
Austin Hooten
Stillwater FFA of Oklahoma
Division 2
Ashlye Workman and Kyla Wallace
Lawton FFA of Oklahoma
Division 3
Elizabeth Baker
Dibble FFA of Oklahoma
Division 5
Logan Carter
Oologah FFA of Oklahoma
Division 6
Kortny Hendricks and Kenlee Walker
Claremore FFA of Oklahoma
You can view the full list of National Finalists for all six categories by clicking or taping here.
Our exclusive coverage of the 2017 National FFA Convention in Indianapolis this coming October is a service of ITC Great Plains, Your Energy Superhighway- learn more about this high voltage, transmission only utility and their commitment to the communities they serve which is the cornerstone of their business-click here We also appreciate the support of the Oklahoma FFA Association and the Oklahoma FFA Alumni Association. Click here for more information about one of the top states in the US in the FFA- the Oklahoma FFA Association. Oklahoma FFA impacts the lives of over 27,000 members in 359 chapters across the state.
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