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May 3, 2017 405-743-5498

Kingfisher FFA Wins State FFA Freshman Ag-Science Quiz Bowl Career Development Event

By Catherine Appling, Media Intern

STILLWATER, Okla. — Members of the Kingfisher FFA Chapter won first-place honors in the State FFA Freshman Agriscience Quiz Bowl Career Development Event during the 2017 Oklahoma FFA Career Development Events at Oklahoma State University April 29.

Team members include Max Hartman, Jentry Squires, Elizabeth Purdue, Harrison Themer and Victoria Gerken. The Kingfisher agricultural education instructors and FFA advisers are Lori Burns and Ryan Burns.

In this event, teams of four FFA members compete to answer questions from the Introduction to Agriscience curriculum and the FFA Student Handbook.

The OSU College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources hosted the contest. The Freshman Agriscience Quiz Bowl Career Development Event is sponsored by La Quinta Inn & Suites and Hofschulte Show Pigs.

FFA is an integral part of the Agricultural Education division in the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system. With more than 27,000 members and 357 chapters, the Oklahoma FFA Association is the fourth-largest state FFA association. 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. To learn more about the Oklahoma FFA, visit okffa.org.

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Members of the Kingfisher FFA Chapter won first place in the 2017 Oklahoma State FFA Freshman Ag-Science Quiz Bowl Career Development Event during the Oklahoma FFA Career Development Events at Oklahoma State University April 29.

Pistol Pete (left) joins Kalyn Grokett from Farm Credit Associations of Oklahoma and Cynda Clary, associate dean of OSU College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, to congratulate Max Hartman, Jentry Squires, Elizabeth Perdue, Harrison Themer and Victoria Gerkin.