MERNA – The Anselmo-Merna FFA Chapter’s Junior High Quiz Bowl team placed first in the state out of 115 teams competing at the State FFA Convention over the past week. The team consisted of Jackson Christen, Kaden and Trevin Klein, and Caenyn Priest.
Other competing quiz bowlers from the area included Malloriee Bartak, Jake Bumgarner, Camden Coleman, Dane Duryea, Karlee Haupt, and Keylie Pelster.
Competing in the Ag Pathways Career Poster event were Emma Larsen, Trevin Klein, and Caenyn Priest; results from that contest are still pending.
Anselmo-Merna’s Ag Demonstration Team received a silver award on Friday at the convention; that team included Sam McMillan, Jonathan Olson, Ryan Finney, and Korbin Druery. The team earned its silver by demonstrating the proper technique for a controlled burn.
The Environmental and Natural Resource team earned a blue ribbon; Sam McMillan and Owen Cantrell received blues, Adyson Priest a red, and Colin Cooksley a white. In Farm Management, Ethan Chandler earned a white ribbon.
