MT. VICTORY, Ohio — Thirty-four Ridgemont FFA members traveled to Indianapolis for the 91st National FFA Convention. Each student was able to network with business professionals and other students from across the country.
The Ridgemont FFA Chapter was recognized as a Top 10 Premier Chapter in the nation in the divisions of Strengthening Agriculture and Growing Leaders. Mackenzie Rader, Rachael Stacklin, Mekenzie Jolliff and Alli Underwood represented Ridgemont in this competition.
Six students competed in the National Agriscience Fair:
- Rebecca Bash and Madisen Jolliff placed second in the nation with their project highlighting the usage of hashtags in the dairy industry.
- Isaiah Savage placed third in the nation with his design of an artificial neural network that predicts rainfall with an accuracy of 83 percent.
- Kaylynn Bailey and Mikayla Rigdon placed fifth in the nation with their research comparing the melting times of different ice cream brands.
- Kelsey Stanfield placed ninth in the nation with her research about education’s effect on the perception of genetically modified organisms.
Alexis Elliott was a National FFA Proficiency finalist in the area of Agricultural Education — top four in the U.S.
Six students received their American FFA Degrees: Shaye Creamer, Clay Gerfen, Alex Ramsey, Nathan Rigdon, Nathan Stacklin and Dalton Tackett.
— Ridgemont FFA