Thorp FFA Advances Seven Teams to State for Career Development Events
Thursday, April 4th, 2024 -- 10:00 AM
Thorp FFA advances 7 teams on to state competition for Career Development events.
Thorp FFA had 10 high school teams compete and 2 middle school teams. Of the 9 high school teams, 7 advanced onto state, placing in the top 15% in their competition area.
Advancing on to State are:
Forestry Team (In this contest students are required to measure a forest for board feet, cord and basal area, take a 50 question written test and conduct multiple practicums that a forester would perform):
- Connor Tieman,
- Erika Kaiser,
- Emma Leech,
- Carter Tieman.
Wildlife Team:
- Dorian Neisius,
- Ivan Neisius,
- Parker Anderson,
- And Dylan Reineke.
Poultry Team:
- Ava Boehlke,
- Jacob Ciolkosz,
- Luke Schraufnagel,
- Allie Haas.
Ag Mechanics/Tech Team:
- Ben Stroinski,
- Blake Ciolkosz,
- Tyler Hughes,
- And Harley Zurakowski.
Floriculture team (Coached by Lana Ciolkosz):
- Kambria Mannel,
- Anna Ciolkosz,
- Samantha Burish,
- Miranda Boehlke.
Livestock Judging:
- Kallie Penk,
- Landon Penk,
- Kendall Luzinski,
- And Emma Mohr.
Horse Judging (Coached by Katie Haas):
- Izzy Nowobielski,
- Ruby Hein,
- Ashley Schesel,
- And Victoria Kotecki.
Other teams competing were a:
Dairy Judging Team:
- Ansley Stickler,
- Ella Ewings,
- Bailey Maier,
- And Brevon Hanson.
Veterinary Medicine:
- Jasmine Stratton,
- Jaedyn Stratton,
- And Preslee Lew;
Meats Judging:
- Brent Abramczak,
- Tom Abramczak,
- Cameron Abramczak,
- And Logan Kodl.
Competing for Middle School and placing:
- Mason Rudnick,
- Lauren Kroeplin,
- Laurena Sauers,
- Morgan Hair,
- Trevor Kodl,
- Oliver Henderson,
- And Hailey Ciolkosz.
State Competition is April 19th for AG Mechanics and Horse Judging in Madison and all other teams will compete on April 25th in Madison.
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