FFA South Central District Mid-winter CDE Day Held at Central Arizona College

By Angela Askey, Executive Director of Public Relations & Marketing

More than 100 students, representing 12 high schools throughout the FFA South Central District recently attended the mid-winter Career Development Event (CDE) day at Central Arizona College.

CDEs help students develop abilities to think critically, communicate clearly, and perform effectively in a competitive job market. Some competitions allow students to compete individually while others allow them to compete as a team. At the CAC event, students competed in contests including; FFA creed, FFA information, agricultural sales, food science and wildlife.

Following is the list of winners from the November 21 event:

FFA Creed

1^st           Sophie Bergh, Patagonia

2^nd          Madison Ramirez, Pima JTed

3^rd           Kylee Mullen, Marana

FFA Information

1^st           Priscilla Ganter, Rio Rico

2^nd          Sonny Hamm, Cienega

3^rd           Emma Luna, Rio Rico

Prepared Speaking

1^st           Carlos Guzman, Rio Rico

2^nd          Fey Castillo, Rio Rico

Floriculture

Individual Ranking

1^st           Bella Dicampli, Cienega

2^nd          Jazmen Delgado, Cienega

3^rd           Nevaeh Grahn, Cienega

Team Ranking

1^st           Cienega (Jazmen Delgado, Bella Dicampli, Heiley Ellison, Nevaeh Grahn)

2^nd          Flowing Wells (Destiny Clark, Sasheyra Lara, Chloe Luke, Hannah Thompson)

Ag Sales

Team Ranking

1^st           Casa Grande (Dakota Alvarez, Allison Miller, Ashton Redd, Kenna Sherwood)

2^nd          Flowing Wells (Bryan Alvarado, Kaylin Buzard, Marbin Cortes, Colby John)

3^rd           Pima JTed (Izzy Collins, Zoe Hatch, Alana Heath)

Food Science

Individual Ranking

1^st           Micah Trejo, Cienega

2^nd          Megan Dailey, Cienega

3^rd           Sam Reece, Cienega

Team Ranking

1^st           Cienega (Jolee Arnold, Megan Dailey, Sam Reece, Micah Trejo)

2^nd          Florence (Destiny Lillie, Brook Lorefice, Sarah Serrano-Smith, Macie Ward)

3^rd           Coolidge (Janae Bowles, Kenzie Fryhover, Chynna Watt, Jayda Yarborough)

Wildlife

Individual Ranking

1^st           Caleb Jones, Florence

2^nd          Maya Sarraillon, Florence

3^rd           Randi Forshee, Florence

Team Ranking

1^st           Florence (Nolan Ferrell, Randi Forshee, Caleb Jones, Maya Sarraillon)

2^nd          Florence (Kendall Drake, Alexis Dubbs, Kerriouna Paulson, Mason Rea)

3^rd           Marana (Joseph Parrish, Blake Penrod, Hunter Perez, Connor Peterson)

The National Future Farmers of America (FFA) organization was founded in 1928 by a group of young farmers with the mission of preparing future generations for the challenges of feeding a growing population. In 1988 the official name was changed to “The National FFA Organization” to reflect the growing diversity of agriculture.

Today, more than 653,359 FFA members, in grades seven through 12 throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are developing their own unique talents and exploring their interests in a broad range of career pathways.