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WAITSBURG-The Waitsburg FFA students had a busy National FFA Week. This year's National FFA week is celebrated by chapters throughout the United States from February 20 to 24.

Activities started on Tuesday after the Presidents Day holiday. Students participated in dress-up days with WHS students encouraged to dress in camo on Tuesday, pajamas on Wednesday, Thursday was cowboy day, and Friday was FFA pride day.

FFA advisor Nicole Abel took a partial team to compete in an AG Mechanic event hosted by WSU Ag Ed students on Wednesday, February 22. The team with Levi Boudrieau, Garret Palmer, and Quinn Benavides placed 10th, with Boudrieau in the top 25.

The FFA students showed their WHS teachers their appreciation with a taco bar lunch on Thursday. At the end of the school week, the FFA kids hosted an AG Olympics competition on Friday.

Seven FFA members were voted Harvest Ball Royalty and competed at the AG Olympics on Friday. Freshmen Bea Karl and Koyen Fortune, sophomores Jackson Karl and Alyssa Hollingsworth, juniors Rueben Yutzy and Bailey Standring, and senior Owen Yost competed in events to see who would be crowned King and Queen.

Since the Wolfpack high school boys basketball team competed at state on Saturday, February 25, the Harvest Ball was moved to Saturday, March 4. Yutzy and Standring won the AG Olympics and were crowned King and Queen at the 80s-themed dance.

The last competitive event for the National FFA week was held on Saturday, February 25. Four FFA students competed in a Trap Shoot at St. John on a very cold morning.  William Daves finished the day hitting 32 out of 50 clay targets, Abbi Paolino hit 29, Preston Hinchliffe hit 26, and Akayden Mikesell connected on six.