FFA Judging Teams Compete in Manhattan
The St. Francis FFA judging teams competed in Manhattan, Kansas, on May 3 and 4, 2015. Fourteen individuals on five teams participated in the competition. The Dairy Judging Team placed 5th out of 54 teams. The Livestock Judging Team placed 12th out of 84 teams.
Ten individual placed in the top 50% of competitors. The Gold Division is the top 10%, Silver is the next 20%, and Bronze is the next 20%. In the Livestock Contest there were more than 300 competitors. Mariah Beikman placed 18th (and Gold), Garrett Brunk placed Silver, and Martin Beikman and Shakotah Blanka both placed Bronze.
In Dairy Cattle there were 214 competitors. Jude Faulkender placed 22nd, Chris Hoard 26th, Janeth Perez-Medina 44th, and Matthisen Witzel placed 62nd. All four were Silver.
In Horse Judging, Emily Elfers placed Silver and Makayla Rogers placed Bronze. Reagan Beims, Emileigh Dinkel, Mallory Mills, and Sydney Sundstrom also competed well at state contest.