🏅💙💛 8TH IN THE NATION. GOLD RATING. RESERVE CHAMPION INDIVIDUAL.💛💙🏅 Congratulations to the A-P FFA Livestock Judging Team for representing Iowa FFA at the 99th National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis and earning a GOLD rating and 8TH PLACE FINISH IN THE NATION! 🇺🇸 Results are finally in, and this team has plenty to be proud of! Competing against the best FFA members in the country, these four individuals showcased their livestock evaluation knowledge, communication through oral reasons, grit, and teamwork. Last Wednesday, they evaluated 12 classes of livestock, delivered four sets of oral reasons, and completed a team activity. TEAM RESULTS 🔸Out of 46 state winning teams: 2nd High Team - Beef 6th High Team - Reasons 10th High Team - Sheep/Goats 11th High Team - Group Questions 12th High Team - Swine INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 🔸Out of 182 top individuals: 🔹Caylee Harken - 66th Overall | Silver Rating 41st Reasons | 42nd Beef | 50th Sheep/Goats | 118th Swine 🔹Kamie Helmke - 59th Overall | Silver Rating 51st Swine | 63rd Reasons | 64th Beef | 79th Sheep/Goats 🔹Sam Janssen - RESERVE CHAMPION INDIVIDUAL | Gold Rating 3rd Beef | 7th Sheep/Goats | 25th Reasons | 37th Swine 🔹Owen Price - 58th Overall | Silver Rating 30th Reasons | 33rd Beef | 71st Sheep/Goats | 79th Swine A MESSAGE FROM THE TEAM “We GREATLY appreciate the support of our families, fellow FFA members and classmates, those who helped us in all of our workouts, and especially our community. We are certainly stoked with the results! As competitors, of course we wanted to win it all. However, we are very proud of what we accomplished on FFA’s grandest stage. It is not lost on us how prestigious this really is. But we are certainly hungry for more! We look forward to working harder and preparing more than ever as we head to the 4-H division to reach another national contest! We hope this success has established a foundation for future Aplington-Parkersburg FFA teams and individuals!” These four have proven they belong among the nations’ best. Congratulations, Kamie, Caylee, Sam, and Owen! Our FFA Chapter and the entire A-P community are proud of you! 💙💛 #WeAreAP #IowaFFA #FFA26