Students bring home top FFA awards

Newberg FFA teams and individuals brought home "lots of banners and success" from state convention according to advisor and ag teacher Bob Beckner. Newberg High School senior Aaron Morland was elected to the 2013-14 state officer team as Treasurer, meaning Morland will spend the year visiting high school FFA leadership programs around the state. Morland also earned top honors in Extemporaneous Public Speaking.

Additional results from the FFA State Convention in Corvallis include:

• Beginning Prepared Public Speaking - 1st Place - Johanna DeJoria
• Sophomore Prepared Public Speaking - 3rd Place - Margaret Halstead
• Farm Business Management Team - 3rd Place - team members: MacKenzie Gunn, Jacob Volkman, Megan Joyce, Cayd Erickson, Cole Evans
• Advanced Parliamentary Procedure Team - 2nd Place - team members: Tia Piscitelli, Kyle Lutze, Brennan VandenHoek, Margaret Halstead, Madie Kuhn, Aaron Morland
• Information/Knowledge Team - 2nd Place - team members: Karissa Noragon (2nd high individual), Paige Virgin (4th high individual), Cayd Erickson, Cole Evans, Peter Fortner
• Ag Marketing Team - 4th Place - team members: Josh Brown, Madie Kuhn, Jacob Volkman
• Essay Contest - 2nd Place - Karissa Noragon
• Small Animal Production Entrepreneurship Proficiency (project) - 1st Place Tia Piscitelli

Student conducting agriscience experiments and presenting results placed at the top of their division:

• Animal Science Division I - 1st Place Johanna DeJoria
• Animal Science Division II - 1st Place Katie Noragon and Karissa Noragon
• Power, Structural & Technical Systems Division I - 1st Place Cole Evans

First place winners are eligible for consideration to compete at the National FFA Convention.