Kudos!

The FFA Metal Art contest was held at Columbia Basin College in Pasco on March 15th where 15 teams from around Washington State competed.  Teams had six hours to pick out their metal from a "junk pile," design, and build their art piece.  The project was scored from judges in the welding industry on craftsmanship, art principles, consumer appeal, and technical skills.  Dayton FFA placed first in this contest.  Their art piece «Eternal Roses» will be on display at an art gallery in Tri-Cities and then later auctioned off with proceeds benefiting charity.  The team is (l to r): Juniper Kerr, Adam Puckett, Tayven Seney, Ashton Phinney, and Jurnee Griffen.

Dayton FFA members (l to r): Benjamin White, Kira Boggs, Julia Brooks, and Sagelyn Kilts attended Public Speaking contests on March 13 in Pomeroy.  White and Kira both competed in the Prepared Public Speaking contest, where they prepared and presented a 6-8 minute speech on an agricultural topic, and then answered five minutes of questions on their topic.  White placed first, qualifying him for Districts on March 27th.  Kira placed fifth. Brooks and Kilts competed in the FFA Creed contest where they recited the FFA creed and then answered questions about what agriculture means to them.  Kilts placed fifth and Brooks placed 13th.