FFA chapter earns first place in district contest

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Summerland FFA took 19 members to the district dairy judging contest in Hartington last week, coming away with the chapter's first-ever first-place team and first-place individual awards.

In the senior division, the team won the contest.

Ribbon winners in the senior division included Kaci Wickersham, fifth place, purple ribbon; Logan Mueller, ninth place, blue ribbon; Morgan Erhardt, 16th place, blue ribbon; Collin Mullins, red ribbon; Dillon Moser, red ribbon and Tessa Peed, red ribbon.

Also competing in the senior division were Madison Melcher and Taelyn Switzer.

The junior division team came in eighth

The junior division team brought two ribbon winners: Trevor Thomson and Kelton Bruhn, both earning red ribbons.

Jaykwon Petite, Ashley Melcher and Cody Wickersham also competed in this division.

Carlee Livingston came away with top honors in the junior high division and earned a purple ribbon.

The junior high division team finished third

Clara Ferguson placed eighth with a blue ribbon.

Also competing in the junior high division were Tessa Janak, Connor Thomson, Jason Shaver and Wyatt Anderson.

The contest boasted almost 200 competitors, despite changes due to COVID-19.