Milk Quality and Products - National FFA Organization

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The National FFA Organization
National Event Winners - Milk Quality and Products 2012
INDIANAPOLIS- Winners of the National FFA Milk Quality and Products Career Development Event
(CDE) were announced Friday at the annual awards banquet. The event was held in conjunction
with the 85th National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis, Ind. Mr. Dave Snyder served as
superintendent of this year's event.
The top ten individuals and the national winning team members received cash awards to recognize
their success in the event. The milk and cheese products used for the event were provided by Fair
Oaks Farms of Fair Oaks, Ind.
The National Milk Quality and Products CDE is a competitive event that allows students to prove
their knowledge about the recognition, selection and management necessary for quality milk and
dairy products. Participants must complete a written exam on milk production and marketing,
evaluate milk samples for flavor and quality, identify cheeses and characteristics and complete milk
acceptability tests in the team activity. Each team competed at local and state levels to earn the
privilege to represent their state at the National FFA Convention & Expo.
This event, held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Ind., is one of many educational
activities at the national convention in which FFA members apply classroom knowledge to real-life
situations.
Top Placing Teams
1st Place-- Kansas Brandi Feehan, Chase Green, Brecken Sigg, and Rachel Wittry, all of Louisburg FFA
2nd Place-- Idaho Cheyenne Schmerber, Jake Elliott, Nick Fagen, and Cameron Capps, all of Fruitland
FFA
3rd Place-- Ohio Emily Barrett, Tiffany Schaad, Christina Tilton, and Brianna Cooper, all of Lucas FFA
4th Place-- Virginia Brittany Bowman, Whitney Bowman, Victoria Marston, and Kayla Miller, all of
Stonewall Jackson FFA
5th Place-- West Virginia Lauren Seckman, Samantha Collins, Joe Henthorn, and Laura Jochum, all of Tyler
County FFA
6th Place-- California Joy Wilcox, Susana Brasil, Noemy Escamilla, and Morgan Briner, all of Atwater FFA
7th Place-- Missouri Julie Choate, Faith Stroud, Rachel Skidmore, and Janelle Trujillo, all of Pleasant
Hope FFA
8th Place-- Illinois Erin Ifft, Seth Miller, Clayton Teubel, and Ed Shafer, all of Prairie Central FFA
9th Place-- Washington Ashley Miedema, Haley Van Beek, Samantha Douge, and Karis Van Diest, all of
Lynden Christian FFA
10th Place-- Texas Taylor Moore, Jena Shillingburg, Brittany Owens, and Leslie Fillip, all of Florence FFA
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1st Place-- Leslie Fillip of Florence FFA, TX
2nd Place-- Elmer York of Randleman FFA, NC
3rd Place-- Brandi Feehan of Louisburg FFA, KS
4th Place-- Rachel Wittry of Louisburg FFA, KS
5th Place-- Karis Van Diest of Lynden Christian FFA, WA
6th Place-- Christina Tilton of Lucas FFA, OH
7th Place-- Tiffany Schaad of Lucas FFA, OH
8th Place-- Brittany Bowman of Stonewall Jackson FFA, VA
9th Place-- Whitney Bowman of Stonewall Jackson FFA, VA
10th Place-- Seth Bisbee of Leeds FFA, ND
Top Placing Individuals
Team Emblems Listed
Gold Emblem Teams
Atwater FFA, CA Fruitland FFA, ID
Prairie Central FFA, IL Louisburg FFA, KS
Middletown FFA, MD Pleasant Hope FFA, MO
Leeds FFA, ND Lucas FFA, OH
Anderson County FFA, TN Florence FFA, TX
Stonewall Jackson FFA, VA Lynden Christian FFA, WA
Tyler County FFA, WV
Silver Emblem Teams
Lincoln FFA, AR Woodbury FFA, CT
Middletown FFA, DE Waukon FFA, IA
Rushville FFA, IN Larue County FFA, KY
Charlotte FFA, MI Leake Central FFA, MS
Randleman FFA, NC Belvidere FFA, NJ
Tatum FFA, NM Churchill County FFA, NV
Cleveland FFA, OK Scio FFA, OR
Garretson FFA, SD Hurricane FFA, UT
Hillsboro FFA, WI
Bronze Emblem Teams
Gila Ridge FFA, AZ Central Lafourche FFA, LA
Sebeka FFA, MN S Lewis Central FFA, NY
Garden Spot FFA, PA Abbeville FFA, SC
Enosburg FFA, VT
Individual Emblems Listed
Gold Emblem Individuals
Holly Rush of Lincoln FFA, AR Morgan Briner of Atwater FFA, CA
Noemy Escamilla of Atwater FFA, CA Joy Wilcox of Atwater FFA, CA
Talia Martino of Woodbury FFA, CT Kathryn Platt of Middletown FFA, DE
Cameron Capps of Fruitland FFA, ID Jake Elliott of Fruitland FFA, ID
Nick Fagen of Fruitland FFA, ID Cheyenne Schmerber of Fruitland FFA, ID
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Erin Ifft of Prairie Central FFA, IL Seth Miller of Prairie Central FFA, IL
Ed Shafer of Prairie Central FFA, IL Clayton Teubel of Prairie Central FFA, IL
Brandi Feehan of Louisburg FFA, KS Brecken Sigg of Louisburg FFA, KS
Rachel Wittry of Louisburg FFA, KS Ashley Cottrell of Larue County FFA, KY
Andrew Badeaux of Central Lafourche FFA, LA Gabrielle Hosey of Charlotte FFA, MI
Julie Choate of Pleasant Hope FFA, MO Janelle Trujillo of Pleasant Hope FFA, MO
Elmer York of Randleman FFA, NC Seth Bisbee of Leeds FFA, ND
Kevin Slaubaugh of Leeds FFA, ND Robert Fagundes of Churchill County FFA, NV
Brianna Cooper of Lucas FFA, OH Tiffany Schaad of Lucas FFA, OH
Christina Tilton of Lucas FFA, OH Bailey Broadbent of Scio FFA, OR
Taylor Martin of Garden Spot FFA, PA Cheyenne Edmundson of Garretson FFA, SD
Hunter Poore of Anderson County FFA, TN Charles Webber of Anderson County FFA, TN
Leslie Fillip of Florence FFA, TX Jena Shillingburg of Florence FFA, TX
Brittany Bowman of Stonewall Jackson FFA, VA Whitney Bowman of Stonewall Jackson FFA, VA
Karis Van Diest of Lynden Christian FFA, WA Samantha Collins of Tyler County FFA, WV
Joe Henthorn of Tyler County FFA, WV Laura Jochum of Tyler County FFA, WV
Lauren Seckman of Tyler County FFA, WV
Silver Emblem Individuals
Katelyn Napier of Lincoln FFA, AR Susana Brasil of Atwater FFA, CA
Samantha Blick of Woodbury FFA, CT Natalie Savoy of Woodbury FFA, CT
Megan Williams of Woodbury FFA, CT Alexandra Davis of Middletown FFA, DE
Courtney Lester of Middletown FFA, DE David Townsend of Middletown FFA, DE
Riley Bodley of Waukon FFA, IA Shelby Bodley of Waukon FFA, IA
Krystal Johnson of Waukon FFA, IA Sarah Harpring of Rushville FFA, IN
Jessica Miller of Rushville FFA, IN Ross Pickering of Rushville FFA, IN
Chase Green of Louisburg FFA, KS Brittney Corbin of Larue County FFA, KY
Kyle Devary of Larue County FFA, KY Jacob Ovesen of Larue County FFA, KY
Shelbie Harrell of Central Lafourche FFA, LA Roni Giles of Middletown FFA, MD
Jessica Imler of Middletown FFA, MD Konnar Miller of Middletown FFA, MD
Liam Traube of Middletown FFA, MD Anna Johnson of Sebeka FFA, MN
Amanda Meech of Sebeka FFA, MN Rachel Skidmore of Pleasant Hope FFA, MO
Faith Stroud of Pleasant Hope FFA, MO Courtney Moore of Leake Central FFA, MS
Cody Smith of Leake Central FFA, MS Drew Bledsoe of Randleman FFA, NC
Nathan Connor of Randleman FFA, NC Phillip Walls of Randleman FFA, NC
Kyle Jorgenson of Leeds FFA, ND Thomas Urness of Leeds FFA, ND
Alexa Beaumont of Belvidere FFA, NJ Christine Casterline of Belvidere FFA, NJ
Athena Handras of Belvidere FFA, NJ Conchita Duenez of Tatum FFA, NM
Alixsandra Nicholas of Tatum FFA, NM Oscar Orrantia of Tatum FFA, NM
Trever Detomasi of Churchill County FFA, NV Rachael Humphrey of S Lewis Central FFA, NY
Emily Barrett of Lucas FFA, OH Casey Chase of Cleveland FFA, OK
Ronnie Weaver of Cleveland FFA, OK Brooke Broadbent of Scio FFA, OR
Terry Chamberlin of Scio FFA, OR Lena Gourley of Scio FFA, OR
Connor Bender of Garden Spot FFA, PA Shane Mueller of Garretson FFA, SD
Caitlyn Thorson of Garretson FFA, SD Summer Carter of Anderson County FFA, TN
Brittany Owens of Florence FFA, TX Jay Hicken of Hurricane FFA, UT
Dillan Westcom of Enosburg FFA, VT Samantha Douge of Lynden Christian FFA, WA
Ashley Miedema of Lynden Christian FFA, WA Haley Van Beek of Lynden Christian FFA, WA
Matthew Anderson of Hillsboro FFA, WI Leeta Russell of Hillsboro FFA, WI
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Bronze Emblem Individuals
Sierra King of Lincoln FFA, AR Paige Villines of Lincoln FFA, AR
Brad Burch of Gila Ridge FFA, AZ Justin Marks of Gila Ridge FFA, AZ
Bailee Ott of Gila Ridge FFA, AZ Megan Ware of Gila Ridge FFA, AZ
Shaylie Stortz of Waukon FFA, IA Raegan Smith of Rushville FFA, IN
Samantha Hollingsworth of Central Lafourche FFA, LA Nicole Crittenden of Charlotte FFA, MI
Evan Godin of Charlotte FFA, MI Josh Locke of Charlotte FFA, MI
Cassie Davey of Sebeka FFA, MN Landon Oshie of Sebeka FFA, MN
Nathan Burns of Leake Central FFA, MS Aerial Green of Leake Central FFA, MS
Sarah Smith of Belvidere FFA, NJ Breanna Daugherty of Tatum FFA, NM
Kayla Arias of Churchill County FFA, NV Sierra Sage of Churchill County FFA, NV
Shawna Burdick of S Lewis Central FFA, NY Kathleen Cavanaugh of S Lewis Central FFA, NY
Emily Houck of S Lewis Central FFA, NY Johnny Cable of Cleveland FFA, OK
Kaden Merriman of Cleveland FFA, OK Joshua Weaver of Garden Spot FFA, PA
Bryan Zimmerman of Garden Spot FFA, PA Celina Bond of Abbeville FFA, SC
Miliyah Lee of Abbeville FFA, SC Krystal Simpson of Abbeville FFA, SC
Mary Kelly Thomas of Abbeville FFA, SC Cody Larson of Garretson FFA, SD
Aliyha Pyles of Anderson County FFA, TN Taylor Moore of Florence FFA, TX
Austin Beutler of Hurricane FFA, UT Kaysha Howard of Hurricane FFA, UT
Daringer Scow of Hurricane FFA, UT Victoria Marston of Stonewall Jackson FFA, VA
Kayla Miller of Stonewall Jackson FFA, VA Cody Bombardier of Enosburg FFA, VT
Tayler Callan of Enosburg FFA, VT John Tiffany of Enosburg FFA, VT
Emily Beyer of Hillsboro FFA, WI Jaimy Pettit of Hillsboro FFA, WI
About National FFA Organization
The National FFA Organization is a national youth organization of 557,318 student members as part
of 7,498 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The FFA mission is
to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier
leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. The National FFA
Organization operates under a federal charter granted by the 81st United States Congress and it is
an integral part of public instruction in agriculture. The U.S. Department of Education provides
leadership and helps set direction for FFA as a service to state and local agricultural education
programs. For more, visit the National FFA Organization online at www.ffa.org, on Facebook, Twitter
and the official National FFA Organization blog.
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