Tippecanoe Valley FFA students are shown at the District II FFA Leadership Contest at NorthWood High School on March 8. Photo provided.

News Release

AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley FFA members won in multiple categories at the District II FFA Leadership Contest.

The event was on Friday, March 8, at NorthWood High School in Nappanee, with 34 Valley students competing.

Valley’s results were:

• Novice Plant & Soils Science Demonstration — Brailyn Adams — 1st place
• Star Greenhand — Hayden Stookey — 1st place
• Discovery Creed Speaking — McKinley Burton —1st place
• Discovery Extemporaneous Public Speaking -— Kade Jones — 1st place
• District Welding — Luke Tucker and Dalton Alber —1st place team
• District Senior Chapter Meeting Contest (Parlimentary procedure) — 1st place team
• Beef Production Proficiency — Hayden Stookey — 1st place
• Sheep Production Proficiency — Lindsay Petersen —1st place
• Novice Food Science Demonstration — Claire Haney and Haley Derf — 2nd place
• Ag Mechanics Demonstration — Dalton Alber and Colton Crabb — 2nd place
• Novice Horticulture Demonstration — Rylee Thompson — 2nd Place
• Novice Horticulture & Landscaping Demonstration — Kyzer Hughes and Jordan Lybarger — 2nd place
• Talent — Kolyn Grossman — 2nd place
• District Novice Chapter Meeting (Parlimentary procedure) — 3rd place team
• Traditional Scrapbook — Chloe Haussmann, Lindsay Petersen and Bailey Bussard — 3rd place
• Natural Resources Demonstration — Olivia Jones and Chloe Haussmann — 3rd place
• Prepared Public Speaking — Hayden Stookey — 3rd place
• Novice Ag Mechanics Demonstration — Jacob Ousley and Evan Kneller — 3rd place

FFA Advisors Mike Jones and Hope Slagle coached the students.