2024-25 Career Development Event (CDE) and Leadership Development Event (LDE) Results

2024-25 School Year

2025 NE District FFA SAE Selection Day Results

Today we took 36 applications from a total of 27 students to Royal Valley for evaluation and competition at the district level at the annual NE District FFA Selection Day. This included 27 proficiency awards, 4 star record books, and 5 state FFA degree applications. Here are the results.

NE District Star in Agribusiness

-Noah Bartel, Finalist (Will interview on Monday evening, March 4 in Onaga)

NE District Star in Placement

-Madeline Bontrager, Finalist (Will interview on Monday evening, March 4 in Onaga)

NE District Star Greenhand Farmer

-Addison Bontrager

State FFA Degree

Noah Bartel - District Approved

Jacob Huyett - District Approved

Madeline Bontrager - District Provisional*

Shianne Kimball - District Provisional*

Lucas White - District Provisional*

*Pending minor revisions

NE District FFA Proficiency Award Champions

(Each will winner receive a plaque at district banquet and a $50 check)

Turf Grass Entrepreneurship - Noah Bartel

Landscape - Noah Bartel

Diversified Crop Production Placement - Wyatt Shields

Diversified Livestock Production Entrepreneurship - Lora Larison

Diversified Ag Production Entrepreneurship - Lucas White

Small Animal Production and Care - Shianne Kimball

Ag Mechanics Repair and Maintenance - Zach Carpenter

Poultry Production - Dylan Anderson

Goat Production - Haidn Newell

Ag Sales Placement - Alyssa Stich

NE District FFA Proficiency Award Runner Up

Ag Services - Samuel Dement

Ag Mechanics Design and Fabrication - Jace Huyett

Diversified Horticulture - Jacob Huyett

Small Animal Production and Care - Elisa Bartel

Veterinary Science - Jacey Willard

Additional Chapter Winners

Ag Services - Eli Hines

Beef Entrepreneurship - Addison Bontrager

Beef Entrepreneurship -Emberlee Allen

Beef Entrepreneurship - Tinsley Bradley

Beef Placement - Braiden Geisen

Beef Placement - Person Cyphers

Diversified Ag Production - Rebekah Dement

Diversified Ag Production - Mara Marten

Diversified Ag Production - William Beauchamp

Poultry Production - Dalton Peters

Poultry Production - Cameron Wheeler

Swine Placement - Koy Tannahill

Finally the chapter was named a District Superior Chapter in the National Chapter Award Program.

2025 NE District Meats Judging

2nd Place A Team Overall (Varsity)

-Jace Huyett, 5th Place Medalist

- Lora Larison, 6th Place

- Maddy Bontrager, 7th Place

- Havilah Myers, 12th Place

- Noah Bartel

2nd Place B Team (Junior Varsity)

- Rebekah Dement, 4th Place Medalist

- TInsley Bradley

- Lilly Stous

- Julie Bontrager

- Heagen Aubert

Meat Judging A Team

Meats Judging B Team

2025 NE District Speech Contest

NE District FFA Public Speaking Champion Team

Extemporaneous Speaking

Lora Larison - District Champion, Medalist, State Qualifier

Addison Bontrager

Senior Prepared

Madeline Bontrager - 2nd Place Medalist, State Qualifier

Lora Larison - 3rd Place Medalist, State Qualifier

Dylan Anderson - 7th Place

Junior Prepared (20 speakers in this division)

Addison Bontrager - 6th Place

Pierson Cyphers - 15th Place

(Huge shout out to both of these sophomores who would have been super competitive in their own division for stepping up to score junior team points)

Sophomore Prepared (28 Speakers in this division)

Addie Bartels - 5th Place Medalist

Lane Pruett - 12th Place

Freshmen Prepared (40 speakers split between two prelim rooms)

Julie Bontrager - 3rd Place Medalist Overall, 2nd in Prelim Room 1

Lilly Stous 6th Place in prelim room 2

Jake Segenhagen 6th Place in prelim room 1

FFA Creed Speaking

Tristan Schlodder - 12th Place

Julie Bontrager - 14th Place

Extra Freshmen Prepared (38 speakers in this division)

Thayne Gross - 5th Place Medalist

Michael Willcott - 10th Place

Grant Warner

Tucker Terry

2025 NE District Agronomy

NE District FFA Agronomy Team - Champion A Team

Mara Marten - District Champion, Medalist

Emberlee Allen - 3rd Place Medalist

(We found out late last night that one of our team members would not be able to attend due to a medical emergency, Evan and Lora stepped up to fill in so Ems and Mara could still compete as a team.)

Evan Schaller - 11th Place Individual (Would have been 2nd Place medalist in B Team, but jumped to A last minute to fill in the spot)

Lora Larison (did agronomy for the first time today to help out her land judging buddies)

NE District FFA Agronomy B Team - 9th Place

Grant Warner

Tucker Terry

Michael Willcott

Thayne Gross

Agronomy A Team

Agronomy B Team

2024 NE District FFA Leadership Development Events

2024 NE District FFA Leadership School

1st Place Overall Senior Chapter Division

1st Place Parliamentary Procedure

State Qualifier - Kansas FFA Parliamentary Procedure LDE

Chapter Par Law Team Members

Lora Larison - Chair, Madeline Bontrager - Secretary, Addison Bontrager, Tinsley Bradley, Lane Pruett, Wyatt Shields

Madeline B - 1st Place Test Medalist

Lora L - 4th Place Test Medalist

Tinsley B and Addison B - Tie for 8th Place

Chapter FFA Officer Team

Lora Larison - President, Madeline Bontrager - Vice President, Addison Bontrager - Secretary

Dylan Anderson - Treasurer, Lane Pruett - Reporter, Adalyn Bartels- Sentinel

1st Place FFA Rituals/Opening Ceremonies

Lora L - Master President Award

1st Place FFA Leadership Information

Addison B - 8th Place

2024 NE District FFA Leadership School

1st Place Overall Greenhand A Team Division

State Qualifier - Kansas FFA

Freshmen Conduct of Meetings LDE

Julieann Bontrager - President, Lillian Stous - Vice President, Tristan Schlodder - Secretary

Camden Schuster - Treasurer, Jake Segenhagen - Reporter, Mikah Boell-Shields - Sentinel

1st Place Team, Parliamentary Procedure

2nd Place Team, FFA Rituals/Opening Ceremonies

1st Place Team, Parliamentary Procedure and Officer Responsibilities Test

Julie B - 1st Place Medalist

Camden S - 3rd Place Medalist

Jake Segenhagen - 6th Place

2024 National Nursery and Landscape Team

6th in the Nation- National Gold Emblem Nursery and Landscape Team

Jacob Huyett - 4th in the Nation, Gold Emblem Individual

Jace Huyett - Gold Emblem Individual

Lucas White - Gold Emblem Individual

Madeline Bontrager - Silver Emblem Individual

State Land Judging and Homesite Evaluation

Our FFA Land Judging Team won the state championship and qualifies for nationals in Oklahoma City April 29-May 1, 2025.

State Land Judging Champion Team

Wyatt Shields - Individual State Champion

Lora Larison 2nd Place Medal

Emberlee Allen and Mara Marten tied for 4th both winning medals.

This is only the second state land championship in school history!

Our FFA homesite team consisting of 5 freshmen finished 2nd in the state.

Reserve Champion State Homesite Team

Grant Warner 3rd Place state medalist

Tristan Schlodder 7th place medalist

Tyson Carlson 9th place medalist

Camden Schuster

Kanon Segenhagen

State Land Judging Team

State Homesite Team

FALL CDE DAY - September 25th

Congrats to the 33 members and 4 teams on a great day at the Fall CDE Day held at the NE Kansas Heritage Complex in Holton. Thanks to Jackson Heights FFA for hosting land and Royal Valley for co-hosting the Nursey CDE with us. We appreciate Addie Bartels for volunteering to help run the Nursery CDE too. Also thank you to the Jackson County Conservation District and JH FFA Alumni for providing the awesome lunch. It was a great day to have a great day! #weareholton

A Team Land Judging - 1st Place Team Overall, District Champion

Emberlee Allen - 1st Place Medalist, District Champion

Mara Marten - 2nd Place Medalist

Lora Larison - 4th Place Medalist

Wyatt Shields - 5th Place Medalist

Koy Tannahill - 22nd

2024 District Champion A Team Land Judging

B Team Land Judging - 1st Place Team

(These sophomores would have finished 2nd Overall on the “A Team”/Varsity level, their first time ever doing this event.)

Jacey Willard - 1st Place Medalist

Rebekah Dement - 2nd Place Medalist

Tinsley Bradley - 5th Place Medalist

Alyssa Stitch - 6th Place Medalist

Pierson Cyphers - 13th Place, William Beauchamp, and Isaac Gutierrez

2024 District Champion B Team Land Judging

B Team Homesite Evaluation - 1st Place Team

(These freshmen would have finished 2nd Overall on the “A Team”/Varsity level)

Grant Warner - 2nd Place Medalist

Kannon Segenhagen - 3rd Place Medalist

Tristan Schlodder - 4th Place Medalist

Camden Schuster - 5th Place Medalist

Tyson Carlson - 6th Place

Brodyn King - 9th Place

Landon Sawyer - 10th Place

Evan Schaller - 12th, Tucker Terry - 13th, Thayne Gross - 14th, Michael Willcott - 16th, Tucker Buskirk - 19th, Person Cyphers - 20th

2024 District Champion B Team Homesite Evaulation

A Team Nursery and Landscape - 2nd Place Overall

Lora Larison - 2nd place medalist

Lucas White - 3rd place medalist

Haidn Newell - 10th Place

Addison Bontrager - 12th, Camryn Wheeler - 16th, and Havilah Myers

2nd Place A Team Nursery and Landscape

NE District FFA Greenhand Leadership Conference and Information Test

September 18, 2024 - Silver Lake, KS

Julie Bontrager - 8th Place Tie out of over 400 in attendance.

Great job Julie!

25 First Year Members (Greenhands) in attendance.