St. Leon, IN—The East Central FFA Chapter had 23 members that competed in the Indiana 4-H/FFA State Horticulture Career Development Event on Saturday, September 21st at Purdue University. There were a total of 52 teams that participated in the event.
Teams had to use their knowledge to identify ornamentals, indoor plants, fruits, and vegetables. They also had to complete a general knowledge exam and a plant grading exercise. East Central’s top team placed 3rd. The team consisted of Heath Doll, Maria Hartman, Amelia Hartman, and Travis Foote.
East Central’s second team placed 7th this team consisted of Rachel Kraus, Adrien King, Alex Newport, and Madison McAdams. Other members who participated in the senior division included Julia Bulach, Lydia Kidd, Bradley Kolb, Justin Harper, Emma Reatherford, Evan Kuhn, Lewis Darringer, Daphne Burns, Nick Steele, and Andrew Rennekamp.
Our top individual in the senior division was Heath Doll, placing 4th out of 140 contestants.
We also had 1 middle school team placing 7th, consisting of Isaac Hartman, Lloyd Darringer, Lucas Smith, and Gavin Klingman. Autumn Martin also competed as an individual in the junior division. Congratulations to all the members that competed!
