LLC Ag Students Compete at National Event in Louisville, Kentucky

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Published on April 2 2018 12:33 pm
Last Updated on April 2 2018 12:35 pm
Written by Greg Sapp

(FRONT ROW LEFT TO RIGHT: ALEX HARTKE OF TEUTOPOLIS, CHRISTIANA QUANCE OF BEECHER CITY, KATHRYN HELMINK OF MONTROSE, EMMA REPKING OF TEUTOPOLIS, GRETCHEN MACKLIN OF FINDLAY, BRYCE GULLIDGE OF LOUISVILLE, MADDIE FUGATE OF MAHOMET, BRANDON STICKLER OF PLEASANT PLAINS; BACK ROW LEFT TO RIGHT: MICAH SMOCK OF JACKSON CENTER, OHIO, JORDAN STEWART OF WILLIAMSFIELD, PATRICK WATSON OF PARIS, MICHAEL SCHMIDT OF MARSHALL, JUSTIN JOHNSON OF BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, WYATT CLAIRE OF WATSEKA, AND RILEY REYNOLDS OF MT. ZION)

Lake Land College agriculture students recently attended the conference and competition of the National Professional Agriculture Student Organization (PAS) in Louisville, Kentucky the week of March 12th.

Six-hundred students representing agricultural colleges in 18 states from across the country competed in various areas of agriculture specialization. After winning at the Illinois PAS conferences in their respective areas, the following students went on to compete at the National PAS conference. Illinois PAS Organization is part of a nationwide PAS group known as a career and technical agriculture student organization, for the promotion of skills, leadership and education in agriculture.

2017-2018 LAKE LAND COLLEGE PAS STUDENTS – NATIONAL PLACING:

Beef Specialist

Wyatt Claire

1st place individual, 1st place team

Watseka, Illinois

Bryce Gullidge

2nd place individual, 1st place team

Louisville, Illinois

Justin Johnson

10th place individual, 1st place team

Bloomington, Indiana

Swine Specialist

Micah Smock           

1st place individual, 1st place team

Jackson Center, Ohio

Brandon Stickler

4th place individual, 1st place team

Pleasant Plains, Illinois

Maddie Fugate

5th place individual, 1st place team

Mahomet, Illinois

Livestock Overall

Gretchen Macklin

2nd place individual, 3rd place team

Findlay, Illinois

Kathryn Helmink

6th place individual, 3rd place team

Montrose, Illinois

Landscape Specialist

Christinana Quance

5th place team

Beecher City, Illinois

Patrick Watson

5th place team

Paris, Illinois

Ag Machinery Technician

 

Riley Reynolds

5th place individual, 5th place team           

Mt. Zion, Illinois

Jordan Stewart

9th place individual, 5th place team           

Williamsfield, Illinois

Soil Science Specialist

 

Michael Schmidt

5th place team

Marshall, Illinois

Alex Hartke  

5th place team

Teutopolis, Illinois

Emma Repking

5th place team

Teutopolis, Illinois

Prepared Speaking

 

Maddie Fugate

 

Mahomet, Illinois

Career Planning

 

Taylor Hartke

 

Teutopolis, Illinois

The Lake Land College Agriculture Division offers 12 majors that prepare students to enter the workforce or prepare to transfer to a four-year college. For more information visit lakelandcollege.edu.