California success at 2015
National FFA Convention
The 88th National FFA Convention was held on October 28-31, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. The convention set an
all-time attendance record with 65,357 members, teachers, and guests in attendance.
Below are the achievements of California members, chapters and educators. National Champions are pictured.
National Contests:
Agricultural Issues
Agriculture Mechanics
Agricultural Sales
Agronomy
Creed Speaking
Dairy Cattle Judging
Enviro & Natural Resources
Extemporaneous Speaking
Farm Business Management
Floriculture
Forestry
Horse Judging
Job Interview
Livestock Evaluation
Market Plan
Meat Judging
Milk Quality & Products
Nursery/Landscape
Parliamentary Procedure (N)
Parliamentary Procedure
Poultry
Prepared Public Speaking
Veterinary Science
Team Placing Chapter
2nd
Gold Tulare
National Champions Golden West
7th
Gold Liberty Ranch
3rd
Gold Tulelake
2nd
Gold Nipomo
10th
Gold Petaluma
4th
Gold Nevada Union
2nd
Gold West Valley
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Silver Elk Grove
8th
Gold Madera South
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Bronze Red Bluff
4th
Gold Pioneer
National Champion Hughson
10th
Gold Nipomo
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Silver Galt
8th
Gold Clovis East
National Champion Santa Maria
5th
Gold Madera South
2nd
Gold Sierra
National Champion San Luis Obispo
4th
Gold Bret Harte
National Champion Bear River
3rd
Gold Lassen
Agriculture Mechanics • Golden West
Job Interview
Mark Borges • Hughson
Prepared Public Speaking
Emma Turner • Bear River
Milk Quality and Products • Santa Maria
Agriscience Fair, Animal Systems • Talie L. Cloud • Sanger
Agriscience Fair:
One California National Agriscience Fair Winner from 18 Finalists:
Animal Systems
Talie L. Cloud
Sanger
American Star Awards:
Star in Agriscience Finalist
Advanced Parliamentary Procedure • San Luis Obispo
Jillian Ann Drake
VIP Citation Award:
Jean Landeen
CDE Consultant, Central Region
Dr. William Kellogg AgEd Teacher Educator, Cal Poly, SLO
Fallbrook
Retired
Retired
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California FFANEWS • Page 4 • Spring 2016