Laurens FFA Advisor Melanie Birchmore (left) with Equine Team members Tiffany Crowder, Alison Stokes
and Chelsea Calvert. State FFA Vice President Matthew Adams is at right.
LAURENS FFA EQUINE TEAM TO COMPETE IN NATIONAL FINALS
COLUMBIA, SC….The Laurens District 55 High School FFA Equine Science Team took first place honors in the state finals held near Belton recently, according to John W. Parris, state director of public affairs with the SC FFA organization.
Team members Tiffany Crowder, Alison Stokes and Chelsea Calvert along with advisor Melanie Birchmore were awarded expense-paid trips to the 2009 National FFA Convention by the SC FFA Foundation to compete in the national finals. Chelsea Calvert was the second high individual scorer in the state event.
Woodmont High School FFA members Kalan Winstead, Megan Tague, Beth Hardin and Kayla Ayers were named the Runner-Up team in the state competition. Megan Tague was the third high scorer in the event. They were coached by Matt Rollins, an agricultural education instructor and FFA advisor at Woodmont High.
The Anderson FFA team made up of Christian Elrod, Trevor Stamey, Aly Austin and Megan Taylor took third place honors. Ashley Granata, an agricultural education instructor and FFA advisor at the Hanna-Westside campus of Anderson School District Five, coached the team.
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Meredith Walker, a member of the Union Equine team, was the high individual scorer in the state finals. She was coached by Annette Vaughan, an agricultural education instructor and FFA advisor at the Union Career and Technology Center.
“The equine science competition is among the most challenging of all the career development events conducted by the SC FFA Association,” Mr. Parris said. “It is also one of the most popular of all the agri-science competitions held at the state and national level,” he added.
The mission of the FFA is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
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Woodmont FFA Advisor Matt Rollins with team members Kalan Winstead (left), Megan Tague, Beth Hardin and Kayla Ayers. State FFA Vice President Matthew Adams is at right. |
Anderson FFA Advisor Ashley Granata (left) with team members Christian Elrod, Trevor Stamey, Aly Austin and Megan Tayler. State FFA Vice President Matthew Adams is at right. |