Awards & Accomplishments
Sub-District Placings
2024
Ag Sales - Breckyn Van Vugt - Bronze Alternate
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Chapter Program - Emery Blankespoor, Noah De Weerd, Lydia Grevengoed - Gold
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Parliamentary Procedure - Alyvia Bleeker, Makayla Hoegstra, Lydia Zylstra, Shelby Alons, Mia Bakker - Bronze
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Creed - Jocelyn Feekes - Bronze
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Conduct of Meeting - Savannah Bleeker, Lily Van Voorst, Carissa Hulstein, Mara Kuyper, Carmen Warntjes, Makiah Wiersma, Samantha Hoegstra - Bronze
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Farm Business Management
Gold- Barett Bleeker
Gold- Tyson Van Voorst
Silver- Logan Westra
Silver- Matt Alons
Silver- Mark leusink
Bronze- Noah Hilbrands
Bronze- Ty Groeneweg
Livestock Judging
We had a team go down to Clay County fair and participated in livestock judging the team got 7th overall. Barret Bleeker placed 5th overall as individual
Congrats to this team!
Soil Judging
Did not Place.
We learned about layer and different loins It was a very educational experience. - Carissa Hulstein
Dairy and Milk Quality Judging
Western Christian FFA had two teams compete in dairy and milk quality judging, both earning gold medals. WC is home to the real Dairy Queens! Congrats, ladies.
This past weekend we had two teams go down to Manchester and compete in dairy judging and milk quality judging. Dairy judging team which consisted of Abby Fedders, Ashley Fedders, and Meagan Mulder they placed 11th as a team and received a gold. Milk quality which consisted of Shelby Alons, Sophia Pausma, and Ari Van Grootheest they placed 13th as a team and also received a gold. Congrats to these two teams!
State recognized Secretary's Book
Aubrey Kooima did an AMAZING job with putting together and entering the Secretary's book into the state competition this year! She received a gold and was runner-up (top 5 in the state!) for her work! Congratulations Aubrey! We are SO proud of the work that you have done!
Dairy Judging: 1st at Districts! Trent Dykstra
Due to COVID restrictions this year, the District Dairy judging competition was delivered a little bit differently this year. However, that didn't stop Trent from receiving a GOLD rating and first in the District! His teammates also did well receiving silvers. Congrats Trent!
The Golden Owl Award: Mrs. Nettinga
We are humbled to announce that Mrs. Nettinga, Western's Agriculture Teacher, has been selected as a top finalist for the 2020-2021 Golden Owl Award. Presented by Nationwide the, this annual award recognizes outstanding Iowa ag educators for their tremendous contributions in preparing the next generation of young people for successful careers in ag.
The award generated 409 nominations for 241 different Iowa teachers. (A new record for the award!) Following the nomination period, a committee was tasked with selecting seven (7) Golden Owl Award finalists, including Mrs. Nettinga.
"Mrs. Nettinga makes Ag class my favorite part of the day. She always welcomes us with a friendly smile and corny ag joke. She does an amazing job encouraging us to be the best we can be and to shine Jesus' light. She is always telling us to work hard and constantly keeps us on our toes with new experiments. We love Mrs. Nettinga so much and appreciate everything she does to make our
chapter successful!" -Current WC Student
