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Photo cutline: The Clark County FFA team receives third in Missouri State FFA Entomology contest at the 81st Missouri FFA Convention, Columbia, Mo., April 16-17. Team members pictured are (back left); Spencer Waschenbach and Dalton Ludwick. (Front left); Mark Lemmon, advisor, Alicia Tripp and Lindsey Williams. End CDEEntomology3rd-ClarkcCo-1608
Photo available at: http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/moffaconv/CDE/pics/IMG_1608.JPG
CLARK COUNTY FFA ENTOMOLOGY TEAM PLACES THIRD AT STATE
COLUMBIA , Mo., April 17 2009 - The Clark County FFA Chapter placed third in the Entomology Career Development Event at the 81st Missouri FFA Convention. There were 48 teams in the competition.
The team members were Dalton Ludwick, Alicia Tripp, Spencer Waschenbach and Lindsey Williams. There were 184 individuals competing in the event with Ludwick placing 18th, Waschenbach placing 12th and Tripp placing 33rd. The Kahoka FFA advisors are Danny Oilar and Mark Lemmon.
The entomology teams take a written exam on the pesticide application and safety regulations as well as identify species of insects.
Sponsored by University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, this contest is one way the FFA prepares student members for career success. Career development events engage student learning and make a real connection to lifetime goals.
The Missouri FFA has 24,410 members representing 317 chapters. The national organization has more than 507,000 members representing 7,439 local chapters in 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands .
The FFA Mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
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