Maggie Wolf is shown receiving her American FFA Degree, the highest honor the National FFA Organization bestows on members. Photo provided.

News Release

INDIANAPOLIS — Whitko FFA members competed and were recognized last weekend, Oct. 26 and 27, at the 97th National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis.

The Whitko FFA Livestock Judging Team of Anna Sickafoose, Lillie Sickafoose, Carle Sroufe and Kohen Schipper (coached by Cari Juillerat and Roger Carr) won a second place national ranking in Livestock Evaluation. Anna Sickafoose, 2024 Whitko High School graduate, also placed in the top 10 as an individual.

Maggie Wolf, 2023 Whitko High School graduate, was honored at the convention as a recipient of the American FFA Degree. The American FFA Degree is the highest honor that the National FFA Organization bestows on members. It recognizes members who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to FFA and have made significant achievements in their supervised agricultural experience.

Whitko FFA members Kelton Kilbourne, Carter Imhoff, Natalie Johns, Isaac Irwin, Amy Brown, Sophie Keener, Holly Branning, Amber Noel Ybarra, Marissa Rodgers and Maryssa Alley, along with adviser Ken Johns, had the opportunity to attend the 97th National FFA Convention and Expo on Thursday, Oct. 24. While there, the students visited the expo and interacted with fellow FFA members from across the country.

Pictured is the Whitko FFA Livestock Judging Team of Anna Sickafoose, Lillie Sickafoose, Carle Sroufe and Kohen Schipper as members receive their award, alongside their coach, Roger Carr. Photo provided.

Anna Sickafoose is shown as she’s announced as the 10th place individual in the nation for Livestock Evaluation. Photo provided.

Shown is the Whitko FFA Livestock Judging Team, from left, coach Roger Carr, Kohen Schipper, Lillie Sickafoose, Anna Sickafoose, Carle Sroufe and coach Cari Juillerat. Photo provided.

Whitko FFA members who attended the 97th National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis were, in back, from left, Kelton Kilbourne, Carter Imhoff, Natalie Johns, Isaac Irwin, Amy Brown and Sophie Keener; and, in front, Holly Branning, Amber Noel Ybarra, Marissa Rodgers and Maryssa Alley. Photo provided.