The annual Region 8 FFA Awards night took place on Monday March 27 at Dover Eyota High School. The program recognizes the top three Career Development Event (CDE) contest teams and top three individuals in each contest. Leadership Development Events recognizes the top three individuals in each speaking event. All of the first gold proficiency winners were recognized along with students competing in a talent competition. Chapter scrapbooks were evaluated and the region officer team reflected on the past year and installed the new officer team.
Triton FFA was well represented at the event. There were 14 members that went across the stage for various events. Caleb Chilson performed a song on the piano for talent competition. First gold proficiency winners were John Moenning in swine production (is also rated in the top three at the state level), Poe Broskoff in Agriscience Research in Plant Systems, and Cadence Spearman in Diversified Agricultural Production Placement/Entrepreneurship. Three CDE teams placed third in the region. The Meat Evaluation team of John Moenning, Jacob Kasper, Noah Kasper, Devin Menses and Jason Wolf; the Poultry Evaluation team of Poe Broskoff, August Johnson and Wade Holtet; and the Crops team of Caleb Chilson, Brady Staub and Andrew Holtet were recognized. Tristan Nelson was recognized for first place ag mechanic individual and Jenan Kenworthy was recognized for third place in nursery landscape. In the Discussion contest Cadence Spearman was the first place individual and Stella Streich was third individual. August Johnson was second overall in extemporaneous speaking. All of these students are competing at FFA State Convention April 23-25.
