Last week over 1,600 FFA Members attended the Idaho FFA State Convention in Twin Falls, Idaho. Among those students, 15 members belong to the Malad FFA Chapter. While at the state convention, our Members participated in Livestock Judging, Horse Judging, Floral Design, and Agriculture Education. We also had two members represent Malad FFA as Delegates.

Floral Team: Maisey Potter, Makayla Marshall, Jaezie Jensen, and Tatum Hess.

Livestock: Ryelur Jensen, Caleb Roe, Addie Waldron, and Sabrina Nipko.

Horse Team: Kendyl Reeder, Emma Lloyd, Sabrina Nipko, and Brookelin Isaacson Agriculture Education: Sheridan Brown Delegates: Trevor Mills and Jace Potter.

On Friday Morning, Jace Potter, Makayla Marshall, and Oaklie Hebdon received their FFA State Degrees. They received their plaque and state degree pin to be worn on their FFA Jacket. To earn this Degree students must have been an active FFA member for at least two years, have been enrolled in two years of Ag classes, productively invested $1000, or worked 300 hours outside of class time in their supervised agricultural experience (fair projects, farms, jobs, research projects, etc.) They must participate in Five FFA activities above the chapter level and complete 25 hours of community service. They also take an FFA knowledge and Parliamentary Procedure exam.

Malad FFA also was awarded the “Chapter Growth Award”. This award is given to a chapter that has a 10%- 25% member increase.

While in Twin Falls we visited the Shoshone Falls and Perrine Memorial Bridge. We toured the Novolex factory where they produce plastic bags for Walmart, Albertson, and many more companies. We then did a service project at Orton Botanical Garden where we helped them work in flower beds in preparation for the Spring/ Summer season.

Overall, this trip was a great experience for our members. We have seen great success in all our teams and a tremendous amount of growth! We appreciate our Malad FFA Alumni and Supporters group for their financial contributions as well as the support of our administration and school board.

We encourage you to follow the Malad FFA Chapter on Social media to see more photos and updates in the classroom and in FFA. If you would like more information about our Alumni and supporters please reach out to an advisor or administrator at Malad High School.