Our Melrose Area FFA Team competed at the State Convention from April 27-29, 2025. Our team had fun and reaped the rewards of their hard work!
Due to some recounting of team scores, there were some changes in our FFA Team's position in Dairy Judging. When the dust settled, we were announced as the State Runners Up!
Monika Frericks was the State Champion in Individual Dairy Judging! We are thrilled!
Highlights of the trip to State:
Best Informed Greenhand - Silver Team
Companion Animals - Bronze Team
Milk Quality - Bronze Team
Monika Frericks - 1st Place Individual Dairy Judging
Grace Herdering - 3rd Place Individual Dairy Judging
Naomi Wiechmann - 3rd Individual in Poultry Evaluation
Emmett Massmann - 31st out of 129 Individuals in Ag Mechanics
Sophia Kasper - 33rd out of 132 Individuals in Meats Evaluation
Gretta Hellermann - 37th out of 146 Individuals in Agronomy
Gretta Kasper - 48th out of 181 Individuals in Floriculture
Liberty Tschida - 68th out of 132 Individuals in Meats Evaluation
Pictured Above - Dairy Judging Team:
Front Row: Jaiden Smith, Monika Frericks, Megan Frieler
Back Row: Dan Frericks, Grace Herdering
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