Thorsby FFA sends four teams to state competition
Published 4:14 pm Thursday, May 23, 2024
Thorsby High School sent three more teams to the state FFA competition at Auburn University at the central district competition in April. (BRIDGETT SMITH | CONTRIBUTED)
The Thorsby High School’s veterinary science team of Ava Robinson, left, Ella Brasfield, Hannah Blevins, Chelsea Crumpton and Abdul Elkhatib took first place at the central district competition in April. (BRIDGETT SMITH | CONTRIBUTED)
The Thorsby High School’s poultry evaluation team of Brock Johnson, left, Lilly Smith, Madison Hammock and Mary Leigh Williams finished runners-up at the central district competition in April. (BRIDGETT SMITH | CONTRIBUTED)
The Thorsby High School’s meats evaluation team of Brett McCluskey, left, Easton Robinson, PresleyRaye Knighton, Elizabeth Cochran and Chesnee Dewitt won first place at the central district competition in April. (BRIDGETT SMITH | CONTRIBUTED)
The Thorsby High School’s land judging team of Lilly Smith, Luke Wilson, Rylee Johnson, Billy Hall, Seth Rodriguez and Marlee Johnson finished in the top 10 at the central district competition in April. (BRIDGETT SMITH | CONTRIBUTED)
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By Carey Reeder | Managing Editor
Thorsby High School’s FFA program added three more teams to compete at state FFA competition at Auburn University on June 3 at the central district competition in April. The central district competition, held at Southern Union State Community College in Wadley, saw the Rebels send their veterinary science, poultry evaluation and meats evaluation teams to the state competition. The veterinary science and meats evaluation teams both won their respective divisions at the central district competition, and the poultry evaluation team finished runners-up in theirs.
Those three teams joined the land judging team who advanced to the state competition at its district competition in October 2023. FFA competitions are not divided into classifications like sports, and Thorsby clinched their state competition spots competing against schools with an array of different enrollments and resources.
Sophomore Chesnee Dewitt was the highest scoring individual in the meats evaluation at the central district competition to lead the Thorsby FFA team overall.
