Section winners included Isabelle Forrest in Ag
Processing, Blake Buatte in Small Animal Care & Production and Reid
Glaser in Landscape Management. Isabelle placed third, Blake fourth
and Reid second. The three also competed at District 2 Proficiencies
at Joliet Junior College on Wednesday, March 9, 2022.
Other competitors included:
Kailey Little - Food Service,
Adam Swartzendruber - Ag Mech Design & Fabrication,
Tarah Hilt - Equine,
Brooke Rogers - Goat production,
Reid Glaser - also in Ag Mech Repair & Maintenance
and Reed Naughton - Ag Services and Beef Production.
Each student kept detailed records through their individual
experiences and had an interview with two to three judges to
determine the accuracy and individuality of their books.
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The National FFA Organization describes the Proficiency Career
Development Event as an “Agricultural Proficiency Award that honors FFA members
who, through their supervised agricultural experiences (SAE’s), have developed
specialized skills that they can apply toward their future careers. Students can
compete for awards in almost 50 areas covering everything from agricultural
communications to wildlife management. There are three main types of proficiency
awards, those include Placement (employment, apprenticeships, or internships at
an agriculture-related organization), Entrepreneurship (ownership of an
agriculture related enterprise), and Research (planning and conducting an
agriculturally based scientific experiment)
[Bryce A. Hoffman
Ag Teacher/FFA Advisor
Olympia High School] |