State Fair Community College students earned honors at the Missouri Professional Agriculture Students (PAS) conference November 4-6 at Ozarks Technical Community College on the Richwood Valley campus.
A news release says 10 SFCC agriculture students attended along with Agriculture program coordinator Brad Driskill. They competed in contests designed to develop skills required by employers in the agriculture industry; attended workshops; listened to speakers; and participated in mock interviews. The students brought home 10 first-place honors, as well as five second- and three third-place finishes. SFCC’s Team A won the College Bowl State Championship, and Team B made it to the semifinal round.
During the election of 2021-22 Missouri PAS officers at the conference, two SFCC students were elected to serve: Haley Halsey, of Odessa, received the most votes for secretary; and Bayleigh Hunziger, of Cross Timbers, was the winning candidate for reporter.
The top five contest results for SFCC students were:
Career Planning:
Agribusiness Management and Marketing Systems – Bailey White, Windsor, third place;
Agriculture Education Systems – Haley Halsey, Odessa, first place; Sydney Pettigrew, California, Missouri, second place;
Horticulture, Environmental and Natural Resource Systems – Hallie Giesike, Washington, Missouri, first place;
Plant Systems – Kelise Rehkop, Concordia, first place; and
Ruminant Animal Systems – Bayleigh Hunziger, Cross Timbers, third place;
Career Progress:
Agribusiness Management and Marketing Systems – Wyatt Montgomery, Warrensburg, second place;
Horticulture Environmental and Natural Resources Systems – Krystle Lain, Houstonia, first place; and
Power, Structural and Technical Systems – Garrett Lammers, Boonville, first place;
Employment Interview:
Agribusiness Sales – Garrett Lammers, Boonville, second place;
Livestock Production -Allyson Sampson, Sedalia, second place;
Agriculture Education – Haley Halsey, Odessa, first place; and
Fruit and Vegetable Production – Krystle Lain, Houstonia, first place;
Career Program Area:
Agriculture Education – Haley Halsey, Odessa, first place; Hallie Giesike, Washington, second place;
Dairy – Allyson Sampson, Sedalia, first place;
Ornamental Horticulture – Krystle Lain, Houstonia, first place; and
Veterinary Technician – Allyson Sampson, Sedalia, third place
College Bowl
SFCC Team A: State Champions – Haley Halsey, Bayleigh Hunziger, Krystle Lain, Garrett Lammers, Bailey White.
SFCC Team B: Semifinalists – Wyatt Montgomery, Hallie Giesike, Sydney Pittigrew, Kelsie Rehkop, Allyson Sampson, Sedalia.
The National Professional Agricultural Student Organization is a student-led group that allows participants to build and sharpen their skills and prepares them to work in all areas of the agriculture industry.
Photo: Ten SFCC Agriculture students and one instructor attended the Missouri Professional Agriculture Students conference in November on the Ozark Technical Community College, Richwood Valley campus. From left, instructor Brad Driskill, students Allyson Sampson, Krystle Lain, Bailey White, Hallie Giesike, Bayleigh Hunziger, Haley Halsey, Sydney Pettigrew, Wyatt, Montgomery, Kelsie Rehkop, and Garrett Lammers. (Photo courtesy SFCC)