Last week the Douglas High School FFA Ag Construction Team was able to tour the technical programs at Southern Union State Community College and Auburn University.
The Douglas High School FFA Chapter has made a name for themselves once again by bringing home 20 state banners last week from the Alabama FFA Convention.
This brings their total this year alone to 25 awards.
Douglas High School FFA State Contest Winners:
State Champion Ag Construction Team
4 State Champion Proficiency Awards
State Champion BOAC Award (2 in a row)
State Chapter Award (4 in a row)
Alabama State Star Farmer Placement Division - Hunter Matthews
Proficiency Awards:
1st in State - Davis Jackson - Ag Services Proficiency
1st in State - Alexander Lee - Fruit Production Proficiency
1st in State - Kolby Lane Hampton - Ag Research
1st in State - Zoe Wright - Equine Placement
2nd in State - Alexander Lee - Vegetable Production Proficiency
3rd in State - Alexander Lee - Ag Education Proficiency
2nd in State - Trenton Whisenant - Ag Mechanics Design and Fabrication
3rd in State - Hunter Matthews - Ag Mechanics Repair and Maintenance Proficiency
4th in State - Isaac Lee- Swine Production Proficiency
3rd in State - Samuel Wright - Service Learning Proficiency
3rd in State - Kolby Lane Hampton - Fiber and Oil Crop Proficiency
3rd in State - Avery Smith - Vegetable Production Agriscience Fair: Chloe Gillilan and Autumn Bowden - 2nd in State
CDE Awards:
1st in State - Ag Construction Team - Isaac Lee, Hunter Matthews, Cason Walls, Logan Puckett
3rd in State - Ag Mechanics Team - Davis Jackson (highest individual in the State), Andrew Jones, Canaan Murray, Caleb Moore
4th in State - Land Evaluation Team - Hunter Matthews, Davis Jackson, Isaac Lee, Zane Hayes, Lane Hampton
5th in State - Aquaculture Team - Zane Hayes, Zander Otinger, Lane Hampton, Samuel Wright 8th in State - Small Engines Team - John David James, Riley Collins, Aiden Harris, Myles Mahan
Chapter Awards:
The Alabama Top 5 Chapter Award, Gold Level National Chapter Award, and BOAC Award are prestigious awards that were won by all DHS FFA chapter members. These awards are based on the chapter’s Program of Activities which was planned and executed by all members with help from the school and community partners.
DHS Ag Mechanics Team - 3rd place
Davis Jackson - highest scoring individual for the 3rd straight year
Aquaculture Team - tied for 5th in team scoring
Small Engines Team - 8th place in the state.
Ag Construction - Isaac Lee, Cason Walls, Hunter Matthews, Logan Puckett
Ag Mechanics - Davis Jackson, Andrew Jones, Canaan Murray, Caleb Moore
Aquaculture - Zander Otinger, Zane Hayes, Lane Hampton, Samuel Wright, Myles Mahan
Small Engines - John David James, Riley Collins, Aiden Harris
“I’m so proud of these students. The Ag Construction team especially has been working very hard to win the state contest for several years,” said Andrew Brock, DHS FFA Instructor.
“It is a tremendous accomplishment just to advance to the state level of competition, and I’m proud of all these students for the work they put in to get to this level. In addition to the contests, our students also got to tour the technical programs at Southern Union State Community College and the campus of Auburn University.”
Brock says he is proud of every one of his students and sees no stopping their potential inside and outside of the classroom.
“The Proficiency Awards you see listed are based on the individual work experience records of the students outside of school. The number of these awards won by our chapter members show that our members are working very hard outside of the classroom and building skills and experience that will help them in the future,” Brock continued.
“The BOAC Awards and National Chapter Award are based on the community service projects and unique activities that are carried out by our chapter members throughout the school year. Our chapter members take a lot of pride in developing and implementing activities to develop leaders, build our community, and strengthen the knowledge of agriculture in our community.”
