East Central FFA Landscape Team Places 4th at Career Development Event

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM

By Travis Thayer @eagle993

Picture Left To Right & Front To Back: Jacob Boehringer, Cherokee Powell, Troy Randolph, Tyler Stenger, Adam Pflum. East Central FFA photo.

(St. Leon, Ind.) - Five East Central FFA members competed in the Indiana FFA Nursery/Landscape Career Development Event on Saturday, April 26 at Indian Creek High School in Trafalgar, Indiana.

The team of Adam Pflum, Cherokee Powell, Troy Randolph and Tyler Stenger placed 4th, while Jacob Boehringer competed individually. Tyler Stenger was the top individual for the team, placing 3rd overall out of 37 competitors.

All FFA members that competed at the event are Landscape and Turf Management students at ECHS and the content for the competition was taught throughout the year in the course.

Members participated in a number of events consisting of; general knowledge exam, identification of ornamental plants, pests, diseases, and disorders, plant potting/propagation practicum, landscape estimating practicum, verbal customer assistance and a team activity which involved laying out a paver patio and placing landscape plants according to a design.

Events

The Crafty Crew (ages 18-30): Beaded Plants
Welcome to The Crafty Crew- a group for young adults ages 18 to 30 who want to hang out and craft! This month create beaded plants.
May 13, 2026 at Lawrenceburg Public Library
Laugh Lines
Have you heard the joke about the priest, the rabbi, and the minister who walk into a bar? The bartender says, "Is this a joke?"
May 13, 2026 at Lawrenceburg Public Library
Whimsical Sourdough
Judy, with Whimsical Sourdough, will teach participants all about beginning sourdough. There will also be different varieties of sourdough to taste!
May 13, 2026 at North Dearborn Branch Library