Urbana FFA attends FFA Camp Muskingum
By Kendra Baccus - Urbana FFA President
Pictured left to right are Jason Pryor, Travis Lockwood, Mason Farmer, Layne Settle, Kendra Baccus, Faith Denkewalter, Phoebie Heatherly.
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Members of the Urbana Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter attended Ohio FFA Camp Muskingum in Carrollton from July 7- July 11. There were over 200 campers in attendance, with the addition of 2021-2022 State FFA Officers, FFA Camp staff, and FFA advisors from around the state. FFA Camp Muskingum is located on Leesville Lake in Carrollton, Ohio and is owned and operated by the Ohio FFA Association.
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Urbana FFA Competes in State Contests
Urbana FFA members took part in the State Career Development Events on March 22, March 29, and April 27. The Equine Management team competed on March 22nd while the Milk Quality and Products and General Livestock teams competed on March 29. On April 27, the Meat Evaluation and Technology team participated in the state contest. These competitions promote leadership and life skills for the students involved. All students take part in practices before the contests to learn the skills they will need for the competitions. Teams are made up of at least four members and are given individual as well as team scores.
Urbana FFA team scores in top 10 at state
By Hailey Combs
Shown are, from left in back, Nathan Deere, Layne Settle, Kendra Baccus, from left in front, Hailey Combs, McKayla Mills and Aerianna Hernandez.
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On December 8, Urbana FFA competed in the virtual state Food Science and Technology CDE. Marah Kerns, Phoebie Heatherly, Alistar Greenlee, Mckayla Mills, Layne Settle, Nathan Deere, Hailey Combs, Kendra Baccus and Aerianna Hernandez competed in the competition with the top four scorers being Hailey Combs-32nd, McKayla Mills-45th, Marah Kerns-57th, and Aeriana Hernandez-71st. These combined scores helped the team place 9th out of the 61 teams that competed.