FFA teams perform strong at National Competition

FFA teams perform strong at National Competition
Walla Walla High School students involved in the Future Farmers of America program recently traveled to Indianapolis for the National FFA competition.

There were 53,000 people in attendance this year making it the largest youth gathering in the world.

Floral Team Results
- Wa-Hi team placed 17th out of 46 teams
- Elise Pettyjohn scored a 20th place finish in the individual category

Fellow team members
- Sarah Fuller
- Desiree Helm
- Brianne Javaux

The Floral contest takes a day and half to complete. Each student takes a 50 question exam and answers 10 problem solving questions. Each student had to identify 40 out of a possible 200 plants. There is also a team activity and each team had to do six practicums, which included: job interview, face-to-face selling, arrangement and corsage making, identify and control a plant disorder and transplant plant cuttings.

FFA Agricultural Issues Team
- Team placed 5th place out of 35 teams

Team members
- Audrey Smith
- Natalie Crum
- McKenzie Sirmon
- Emily Larreau
- Natalie Norby
- Levi Swenson

The Issues team placed first in their heat during the preliminary round and lost to Montana during the semi-finals.

You always want to win, so I know both teams were a little disappointed, FFA Advisor Arch McHie said. However, to place as high as they did is still quite an accomplishment. I was very proud of them. They represented our school and community very well.