KELLY FFA TEAMS WIN FIRST PLACE IN DISTRICT CONTEST

Teams from Kelly High School's FFA chapter have earned honors in district contests.

Winning first place were Melinda Gilpin, Chad Seiler and Aaron Robert in soils; Heather burger, Tiffiny Shankle and Beau Hennemann in etymology; Donna Lynn, Lisa Robey and Bekky King in agriculture sales; Traci Moore, Denetra Huff and DeAnn Vinyard in floraculture; and Chris Seyer, Justin Pattengill and Mark Klipfel in field crops.

These teams will compete at the state contest in Columbia on April 21-22.

Other teams from Kelly qualifying for the state contest are Daryl Birk, Matt Sander and Blake Burger in farm management; Bubba Heuring, Scooter Graham, Eric Seiler and Shawn Koch in FFA knowledge; Christy Hettenhouser, Susannah Warren and Emily Kirk in dairy foods; and Denitra Kern, Deanna Ort and Angela Essner in nursery/landscaping. Robert Gosche is the adviser.