Fair Play was represented well during the National Land and Range Judging Contest today in OKC. The bulk of the results will not be released until late tonight. This group worked hard, saw new country and made lots of new friends amongst the hundreds of competitors.
National Land Judging practice today in Oklahoma was just a little damp. Alex Frye, Caleb Henderson, Donald Potter and Miley Sukovaty will compete tomorrow against approximately 110 other teams from across the US.
Friendly reminder the Athletic Banquet will be Monday night at 6:00 p.m. The evening starts with a complimentary meal with the awards program to follow. Go Hornets!
A successful conclusion to the annual State FFA Convention in Columbia today as Riley Bruce was awarded 6th Place in the state in Advanced Public Speaking. The Entomology Team of Riley Bruce, Dallas Hardt, Lexi Bee and Will Frye earned a Group I, 4th place finish out of 48 teams by individually placing in 10th, 17th, 19th and 28th respectively. Each earned Group I individual status. In addition, Jasmine Farrow, Caleb Henderson and Lena Skipper had the State FFA Degree conferred upon them. Excellent job to all who attended/competed at state.
Day 2 at State FFA Convention was light regarding competition results. Riley Bruce competed in the Advanced Public Speaking Contest where he qualified for the final round and made the top 6 in the state. We will learn tomorrow which of the top 6 spots he earned. Lena Skipper exhibited her Area Winning SAE record book and earned a Group I rating.
Results from day 1 of State FFA Convention. The Nursery and Landscape Team placed 6th out of 50 teams earning a Group I rating. Annah McGaha, Mekenzie Evans and Chloe Bruce all earned Group I individual ratings with 12th, 22nd and 26th placings respectively. Katie Clark was alternate. The Dairy Foods team finished with a Group I, 4th Place finish out of 50 teams. Haley Duty, Lexi Cantrell, KK Higginbotham and Jocee Mayfield were 5th, 12th, 30th and 50th individuals respectively. The Soil Judging team placed 2nd out of 48 teams earning a Group I rating. Caleb Henderson, Alex Frye, Donald Potter and Miley Sukovaty placed as 6th, 17th, 35th and 68th individuals respectively.
Just a friendly reminder, school will be in session Monday, April 14th. There will be no school on Friday, April 18th. Have a wonderful weekend!
Congratulations to Riley Bruce and Lexi Bee for earning the right to compete at the District level in Advanced Public Speaking and Division II Speaking, respectively. Lexi did a great job with her speech and narrowly missed qualifying for State. Riley place 2nd and will be competing at the State FFA Convention later this month.
Day 2 of District FFA contests included successful performances and qualification for State competition by two CDE teams. The Entomology Team of Lexi Bee, Riley Bruce, Will Frye and Dallas Hardt earned District Champion honors with a first place finish. Riley and Dallas were 3rd and 7th High Individuals respectively, earning Group I honors.
The Nursery and Landscape Team of Chloe Bruce, Katie Clark, Mekenzie Evans and Annah McGaha tied for second place in the 20 team contest. Chloe and Annah were 5th and 6th Individuals respectively, earning Group I Individual status. Great job by all CDE competitors the past two days!
Day 1 of District FFA contests concluded with two teams qualifying for State with strong Group I finishes. The Dairy Foods Team of Lexi Cantrell, Haley Duty, KK Higginbotham and Jocee Mayfield placed 3rd out of 29 teams. Haley Duty was 2nd High Individual. The Soils Team of Caleb Henderson, Alex Frye, Donald Potter and Miley Sukovaty also qualified for State with an 8th place finish. Caleb earned Group I Ind. status with an 8th HI placing
The Agronomy team of Brett DeLozier, Nick Dooley, Austin Duty and Paige Fitch narrowly missed qualifying with a 'alternate to State' 27th place finish.
The Farm Business Mgt team of Jasmine Farrow, Madison Harris, Jill Moore and Lena Skipper also narrowly missed qualifying with a 15th place finish. Day 2 of competition tomorrow.
🎉 Exciting News! 🎉
These Fair Play HS Seniors took a big step toward their future by registering for their college classes at OTC yesterday! 📚✨ We’re so proud of them as they get ready for this next chapter! 🎓👏
#CollegeBound #rootED#ProudMoment
Next Tuesday, April 8th is the school board election. The candidates are Tiffany Phillips (incumbent), Tyrell Bee (Incumbent), Marcus Sitton, and Michael Sheffer. Two seats will be decided. Don't forget to vote!
Another successful day of competition today at the Area X FFA Leadership Development Events held at Pleasant Hope. The public speakers had a good day with Riley Bruce and Lexi Bee both winning the Advanced Prepared and Division II categories respectively. Dallas Hardt narrowly missed qualifying for district competition with a fifth place finish in a highly competitive Division II. The FFA Knowledge team of Lexi Cantrell, Haley Duty, Jocee Mayfield and KK Higginbotham also narrowly missed qualifying with a 10th Place finish. Lena Skipper and Paige Fitch had recordbooks place 1st and 3rd respectively . Great job to all!
FFA Career Development Event teams had a successful day judging yesterday at Area 10 FFA CDE at Marshfield. The Dairy Foods team of Lexi Cantrell, Haley Duty, KK Higginbotham and Jocee Mayfield placed 4th out of 24 teams. The Soils team of Alex Frye, Caleb Henderson, Jill Moore, Donald Potter and Miley Sukovaty placed 2nd out of 20 teams competing. The Entomology team of Lexi Bee, Riley Bruce, Nick Dooley, Will Frye and Dallas Hardt placed 2nd out of 23 teams. The Nursery and Landscaping team of Chloe Bruce, Katie Clark, Mekenzie Evans and Annah McGaha placed 1st out of 20 teams competing. We had several individuals place in the top five of their respective events. Great job to all!!
Late notice. FFA trip to compete at Marshfield tomorrow leave at 6:30 instead of 6:45am in the morning. sorry for the late notice.
Had a great FFA Parent Night last evening. Greenhand and Chapter Degrees were awarded and Mekenzie Evans was crowned as this year's Chapter Sweetheart. FFA Officers did a phenomenal job conducting the ceremonies for a packed house.
National FFA Week 2025 is in the books. We concluded the week with Business and Sponsor Appreciation Day and our great officer team delivering goodies to our stakeholders. Big thanks to all members and parents that prepared the treats, they were awesome. Some of our officers are pictured making deliveries below.
Reminder for FFA Business Appreciation Committee members to bring treats to the Ag Ed Building first thing tomorrow.
Congrats to Dallas Hardt for selection as one of the top ten members in the SW District (out of 125 applicants) and earning an interview spot in mid-March for inclusion into the Agri-business Academy. Good Luck Dallas!!
We had a great start to FFA Week with a tremendous looking group attending church at Harvest Assembly followed by an awesome lunch prepared by Steve and Kathy Scott. Today, members showed off some classic iron by driving tractors and trucks to school in addition to serving pancakes to teachers and staff.
