FFA Members attend State Convention in Des Moines

FFA Members attend State Convention in Des Moines

FFA members in their official dress. Member are (back, left to right) Noah Miller, Luke Schrock, London Schrock, Titus Neuschwander, Josiah Beachy and (front, left to right) Kennedy Roth, Madeline Fox, Kyleigh Dolan, Dominic Bouse and faculty advisor, Mike Severino-Patterson

On Monday, April 19th the Hillcrest FFA traveled to Des Moines for the 93rd FFA State Convention. Around midday on Monday, London Schrock and Dominic Bouse participated in the Statewide Business delegate meeting.  Kennedy Roth, Madeline Fox and Kyleigh Dolan took part in the Biotech event, and placed in the gold category. Dolan received her Iowa Degree on Tuesday as well. Noah Miller, Josiah Beachy, Luke Schrock and Titus Neuschwander competed in the team AG sales event on Tuesday morning. They received a bronze placement for their efforts.  On Tuesday afternoon, Madeline Fox sang in the FFA choir.  The convention was wrapped up on Tuesday afternoon with an assembly in the Wells Fargo Arena where Governor Kim Reynolds was the keynote speaker.  Overall, convention was an enjoyable two days with a lot of opportunities for group bonding. 

On Monday night, (Left to Right) London Schrock, Madeline Fox, Dominic Bouse, Kennedy Roth and Kyleigh Dolan walked to the capital building and got their picture taken by a patrolling State Trooper.