Staples-Motley FFA students qualify for national competition

FFA students pose for picture with awards — Staples-Motley FFA students display the awards they won at the state competition April 24-26, 2022. Ten students will go on to the national competition.

By Dispatch staff report

April 30, 2022 08:00 AM

STAPLES — For the first time in school history, the Staples-Motley FFA chapter was named Top Premiere Chapter of the Year out for more than 200 chapters at the state convention April 24-26.

Ten students advanced to nationals, and several others ranked among the Top 5 in the state.

Students attended workshops and a career fair, along with a keynote address from Minnesota Gophers coach P.J. Fleck.

Highlights from the convention for Staples-Motley include:

Minnesota’s 2022 Premier FFA Chapter.
Agricultural Literacy Challenge winner.
Model of Innovation Award finalist.
First place ag sales career development event team (Lauren Rutten - third individual, Meghan Vanalst, Georgia Kruchten, Amy Rollins).
First place ag communications career development event team (Kris Taylor - second individual, Izzy Olander - third individual, Emery Lorber, Ali Olander).
First place Grain Production Proficiency Award (Cory Watland).
First place Agriscience Research: Animal Systems Proficiency Award (Caden Mrazek).
Minnesota FFA Star in Agriscience (Colton Converse).
Three Minnesota FFA Degree winners.
Second place Agriscience Research: Animal Systems Proficiency Award (Colton Converse).
Third place Agriscience Research: Animal Systems Proficiency Award (Alli Olander).
Third place Forage Production Proficiency Award (Brooke Converse).
Fourth place conduct of chapter meetings team (Dustin Converse, Brynn Bestland, Olivia Opheim, Kris Taylor, Jessie Lundquist, Kierra Zivkovic, Mabel Haehnel).
Fourth place parliamentary procedure team (Colton Converse, Caden Mrazek, Addy Lorber, Alli Olander, Cory Watland, Brooke Converse).
Fifth place nursery/landscape technology team (Heidi Zimmerman - seventh individual, Will Thew, Camryn Ferris, Evan Woodwick).

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Staples-Motley FFA students qualify for national competition

The Staples-Motley chapter was also named Top Premiere Chapter of the Year.