California FFA News Spring 2017 | Page 4

National FFA Convention & Expo Results CAREER DEVELOPMENT EVENTS MARKETING PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ATWATER FFA Erika Matola, Juan Hernandez, and Amanda Skidmore AGRICULTURAL ISSUES FORUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GALT FFA Eliseo Diaz, Madeline Franke, Jose Juarez, Isaac Martinez, Saul Ortiz, and Carlos Torres AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BEAR RIVER FFA Alex Nelson, Caleb Marsh, Jared Kilgore, and Justin Kilgore NATIONAL FFA AGRISCIENCE FAIR FINALISTS Kaitlin Ramus and Sophie Weisman of Lodi FFA Animal Systems Division Three Gold Medal Finalist, 5th place Mason Sanfi lippo and Larry Satter of Elk Grove FFA Food Products and Processing Systems Division Four Silver Medal Finalist, 11th place Kaitlyn McFarlan and Francesca Perrotta of Exeter FFA Animal Systems Division Three Gold Medal Finalist, 5th place Sarah Grizzle of Holtville FFA Plant Systems Division One Silver Medal Finalist, 11th place Atticus Humphrey of Sanger FFA Environmental Services/Natural Resource Systems Division Two Silver Medal Finalist, 11th place Andrew Dias of Central Valley FFA Plant Systems Division Two Silver Medal Finalist, 7th place Christina Graber and Chrissy Martinez of Merrill F West FFA Environmental Services/Natural Resource Systems Division Four Silver Medal Finalist, 9th place Delaney Sarantopulos and Kylie Applemun of Elk Grove FFA Plant Systems Division Three Gold Medal Finalist, 2nd place McKenna Feaster of Elk Grove FFA Food Products and Processing Systems Division One Silver Medal Finalist, 8th place Taylor Hutchison of Elk Grove FFA Power, Structural and Technical Systems Division One Silver Medal Finalist, 8th place Daniel Peden of Turlock FFA Power, Structural and Technical Systems Division Two Gold Medal Finalist, 5th place Logan Sigmon and Sarah Sigmon of Elk Grove FFA Power, Structural and Technical Systems Division Four Gold Medal Finalist, 7th place Alexandria Anderson of Escalon FFA Social Systems Division Two Gold Medal Finalist, 5th place Kaylee Rumbaugh and Elijah Ewing of Exeter FFA Plant Systems Division Four Silver Medal Finalist, 14th place NATIONAL CHAPTER AWARD Exeter FFA was named the 2016 National Model of Innovation Chapter Award winner in community development. The nation’s top ten three-star chapters in the community development division competed for the award. In addition to multiple two and one star chapters across the state, Galt FFA and Norco FFA were the two other Three Star Chapters for 2016 National Chapter award by National FFA Organization. { Continued on page 5 } California FFANEWS • PAGE 4 • Spring 2017