AUBURN — The Community Foundation DeKalb County Monday announced C. Isaac Schweitzer of DeKalb High School is the recipient of the 2024 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship for DeKalb County.
WATERLOO â The DeKalb FFA Chapter competed in the 2021 Practical Forestry competition on April 24.
Practical Forestry puts many different skills to the test. During the competition, the members must take an exam, understand timber cruising and TSI, memorize tree and equipment identification and know map interpretation.
DeKalb entered two junior teams and three senior teams in the competition. Senior teams placed second, fourth and seventh. Junior teams placed first and third.
The first-place junior team consisted of Cord Akey, Carson Carpenter, Kate Engelberth and Evan VanAuken. Their individual placements were fifth, sixth, second and fourth, respectively. The other junior team of Brady Long and Owen Long individually placed seventh and eighth.
Entomology team members are Nate Fillenwarth, Olivia Rigby, Matthias Hefty, Sydney Hefty and C. Isaac Schweitzer.
In individual rankings, Fillenwarth placed third in the state, Rigby placed seventh and Hefty placed ninth.
Entomology contestants complete identification of insect common names and orders and a knowledge quiz.
DeKalb FFA also participated in the crops contest in December placing, as the 33rd senior FFA overall team.
Crops team members are Carlie Taylor, Will Engleberth, Colton Eads and Michael Kennedy.
Crops contestants compete with a knowledge quiz, identification of seeds and crops, and in knowledge of damages and diseases.
DeKalb FFA member Bridget Dunn participated in the forestry contest in December as a junior individual member. Forestry contestants complete identification of common names of leaves and seeds and a knowledge quiz.Â