From left, are Warsaw FFA Members Reese Rowland, Alyssa Swanson, Breanna Thompson, and Kendall Gibson. Photos provided by Warsaw Community Schools.

Press Release

WARSAW — The Warsaw FFA chapter recently competed in the District 2 FFA Leadership Development Event competitions on Thursday, April 21, at Wawasee High School in Syracuse.

Leadership Development Events range from prepared and impromptu speaking contests to demonstrations, employment skills, job interviews, and multimedia scrapbooks. Warsaw FFA was also recognized for their numerous Supervised Agriculture Experience proficiency application awards, District Star in Agribusiness winner, and first place District FFA Chapter Meeting contest team.

Results from District Leadership Contests:

• Breanna Thompson, 2nd Agriculture and Farm Business Management Demonstration
• Alyssa Swanson, 2nd Agriculture Power, Structure and Technology Demonstration
• Blake Schnackenberg, 2nd Animal Science Demonstration
• Andon Zehring, 3rd Novice Animal Science Demonstration
• Lillian Haywood, Cadence Gibson, 4th Food Science Demonstration
• Kiersten Gagnon, Gentry Hall, 6th Horticulture Science and Landscape Management Demo
• Rylan Cooper, 2nd Natural Resources Demonstration
• Lillian Haywood, Cadence Gibson, 5th Plant and Soil Science Demonstration
• Blake Schnackenberg, 2nd Agricultural Sales Presentation
• Cale Wise, 8th Persuasive Essay
• Anthony Taylor, 2nd Extemporaneous Public Speaking
• Lillian Haywood, 3rd Employability Skills (Job Interview)
• Anthony Taylor, 3rd Leadership Ambassador
• Breanna Thompson, 6th Prepared Public Speaking
• Kendall Gibson, Gentry Hall, 9th Quiz Bowl
• Scrapbook Multimedia Committee 2nd Scrapbook-Multimedia
  • Kiersten Gagnon, Breanna Thompson, Cadence Gibson, Lillian Haywood
• Scrapbook Traditional Committee 1st Scrapbook-Traditional
  • Alyssa Swanson, Kiersten Gagnon, Breanna Thompson, Cadence Gibson, Lillian Haywood, Dakotah Easterday, Gentry Hall, Graciela Cobaxin, Kaytlin Skeans, Rylan Cooper, and Lucy Vosler
• Rylan Cooper, 3rd Star Greenhand
• Makayla Riley, 4th Discovery Creed
• Payton Kohler, Makayla Riley, 7th Discovery Quiz Bowl

Results from District Supervised Agriculture Experience Proficiency Applications:

• Thomas Boggs – Forage Production Placement – 1st at District; earned gold at state; top four in state
• Lillian Haywood – Ag Services – 1st at District; earned silver ranking at state
• Reese Rowland – Ag Services Placement – straight to state; earned a silver ranking at state
• Alyssa Swanson – Small Animal Production Placement – 3rd at District
• Anthony Taylor – Turf Grass Management – straight to state; earned a gold ranking at state; top four in state
• Cadence Gibson – Specialty Animal Production – straight to state; top four in state; earned gold ranking at state
• Dylan Hurd – Wildlife Production and Management – 1st at District; earned a silver ranking at state
• Cale Wise – Small Animal Production Entrepreneurship – 2nd at District
• Blake Schnackenberg – Sheep Production – 2nd at District
• Rylan Cooper – Ag Services – 3rd at District
• District Star in Agribusiness – Anthony Taylor for his Turf Grass Management SAE and proficiency application.

Chapter FFA Advisors Breanna Bartman and Jacob Riley coach the Warsaw FFA Leadership Development Events.

In front, from left, are Payton Kohler, Breanna Thompson, Kiersten Gagnon, Cadence Gibson, Lillian Haywood, Alyssa Swanson, and Makayla Riley. In back, from left, are Cale Wise, Gentry Hall, Rylan Cooper, and Blake Schnackenberg.