FFA Shows at State Fair
By: Jared Olson, a freshman at Leigh High School
Last week the Leigh FFA Chapter showed at the Nebraska State Fair and had great success!
Six members of the chapter participated in the FFA show, taking home several awards. The results are as follows:
Dalton Zulkoski (Junior): FFA Showmanship: Swine—Blue; FFA Swine: Crossbred Market Barr—Blue; FFA Swine: Crossbred Market Barr—Blue; FFA Swine: Crossbred Market Gilts—Blue
James Grotelueschen (Sophomore): FFA Sheep: Dorset Ewe—Purple; FFA Sheep: Hampshire Ewe—Blue; FFA Sheep: Hampshire Ewe: Blue
Taya Hambleton (Sophomore): FFA Goat: Commercial Breeding—Purple 1, Grand Champion, Overall Grand Champion; FFA Goat: Commercial Breeding—Purple 2; FFA Goat: Market Goats—Purple 1, Grand Champion; FFA Goat: Market Goats—Purple 2; FFA Goat: Market Goat—Purple 1; FFA Sheep: Commercial Breeding—Purple; FFA Sheep: Hampshire Ram—Purple 1 Grand Champion, Overall Grand Champion; FFA Sheep: Market Lamb Crossbreed—Purple; FFA Sheep: Commercial Breeding—Purple; FFA Showmanship: Sheep—Purple 1, Grand Champion; FFA Showmanship: Swine—Blue; FFA Swine: Crossbred Breeding Gil—Blue; FFA Swine: Crossbred Breeding Gil—Blue; FFA Swine: Crossbred Market Bar—Blue
Kammy Held (Freshman): FFA Goat: Market Goats—Blue; FFA Goat: Market Goats—Purple 2; FFA Showmanship: Goats—Blue
Quentin Mullenhoff (8th Grade): FFA Swine: Crossbred Market Barr—Purple 1; FFA Swine Crossbred Market Barr—Purple 1
Nevaeh Zulkoski (8th Grade): FFA Beef: Horned and Polled Hereford NDA—Blue; FFA Showmanship: Beef—Blue
Sophomore Taya Hambleton, who took home many awards, said, “The Nebraska State Fair is always a blast. I was very fortunate to have two successful weekends. As an FFA chapter, our students represented very well!”
“I thought the State Fair went well,” James Grotelueschen added. “I had a good experience and thought showing was fun. The people at the State Fair are always very friendly and everyone there seemed to be enjoying it. Our chapter did well.”
Congratulations to the Leigh FFA chapter!