East Central FFA Wins State Competition

The winning team will represent Indiana at the National FFA Convention in October.

East Central FFA Chapter at the Indiana FFA State Nursery/Landscape Career Development Event. Back row (left to right): Travis Foote, Gage Crone, Austin Schneider, Keegan Riesenbeck, Grant Wright, Jared Callahan, Alex Newport, and Alex Dudley. Front row (left to right): Amelia Hartman, Anna Loschiavo, Erica Kathman, Alicia Rosemeyer, Rachel Kraus, Ryann Griffin, Faith Fox, and Grace Kraus. Photo provided. 

(St. Leon, Ind.) - The East Central Nursery/Landscape teams spent Saturday, April 27 competing in the Indiana FFA State Nursery/Landscape Career Development Event.

The contest was held at the Central 9 Career Center in Greenwood.

Contestants had to complete a general knowledge exam, plant, pest, and equipment identification, landscape estimating practicum, plant propagation practicum, and a team activity.

The team of Alicia Rosemeyer, Alex Dudley, Rachel Kraus and Amelia Hartman won first overall and the state title, which is East Central's sixth state win in the event. The four will represent Indiana at the National FFA Convention on October 30-31 in Indianapolis. 

East Central had three other teams place at the event. 

Austin Schneider, Grant Wright, Travis Foote and Anna Loschiavo placed third. The team of Alex Newport, Keegan Riesenbeck, Grace Kraus and Erica Kathman placed fourth, and the combination of Gage Crone, Faith Fox, Ryann Griffin, and Jared Callahan placed sixth.

Congratulations to the EC FFA chapter on another job well done!