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FFA students score at state competition High school club -- Students continue Newberg tradition of competitive excellence Laurent Bonczijk April 07, 2009 Newberg's FFA students went to state to start spring break and one's again it was worth their while. Of the 23 students who qualified for state, 21 competed and most placed. In parliamentary procedure Newberg's team of Travis Wilfong, Henry Wilhoit, Jessica Courtney, Sam Morland, Melissa Milhollin and Kory Blake took second. Milhollin said that it's a competition that requires in-depth knowledge of Robert's rules of order as well as a long list of subjects that participants might be asked to debate. In beginning public speaking Max Johnson took second-place and Alaena Wilfong third-place. Alaena Wilfong spoke on "the web of life," explaining that it was about biodiversity and ecosystems. She said that the toughest part was the three minutes of questioning that followed a nearly five-minute memorized speech. The questions got tougher as she progressed toward the state competition as well. In agricultural science experiments, nine students placed in the top three of their categories. Ariana Piscitelli and Alaena Wilfong finished first as a team for an experiment with chicks. They raised 16 chickens on organic feed and 16 chickens on standard feed and tracked their weight gain as well as any physical deformities. While the organic chicks grew faster at first, the other group caught up and were fatter by the end of the 35-day experiment. The students will present their experiment at the national convention in Indianapolis, Ind., in the fall. Piscitelli said they might duplicate the experiment to rule out the possibility of a bag of feed low in nutrients. Brian Fortner, Neil Gravatt and Kory Blake all took first-place as individuals. Chelsea Carlile, Nick Lambert, Philip Gravatt and Matt Zakrevsky finished second. Carlile ran an experiment on biodiesel. She recycled used oil from Jem 100 and through research determined that older cars run better on biodiesel. She plans to test her mixture in a tractor soon. Morland finished third with an experiment on "the sheer strength of different fastening systems." He said he thought of it after learning that many granges had collapsed during the December snow storms. He built three joints - one using nails, one using half-inch lag screws and one using three-quarter-inch bolts. Using a hydraulic press at ARE Manufacturing, he determined that the bolts were clearly the strongest, proving his thesis. In Farm Business Management Josh Hanney was first, Thomas Lattig second, Jason Duncan third, Nick Grill fourth and Andrew Corum 13th. The top four will go to the national convention. The knowledge team of Brian Fortner, Zakrevsky and Nick Lambert finished second with Lambert as the third-place individual high score.

FFA students score at state competition

High school club -- Students continue Newberg tradition of competitive excellence

Laurent Bonczijk

April 07, 2009

Newberg's FFA students went to state to start spring break and one's again it was worth their while. Of the 23 students who qualified for state, 21 competed and most placed.

In parliamentary procedure Newberg's team of Travis Wilfong, Henry Wilhoit, Jessica Courtney, Sam Morland, Melissa Milhollin and Kory Blake took second.

Milhollin said that it's a competition that requires in-depth knowledge of Robert's rules of order as well as a long list of subjects that participants might be asked to debate.

In beginning public speaking Max Johnson took second-place and Alaena Wilfong third-place. Alaena Wilfong spoke on "the web of life," explaining that it was about biodiversity and ecosystems. She said that the toughest part was the three minutes of questioning that followed a nearly five-minute memorized speech. The questions got tougher as she progressed toward the state competition as well.

In agricultural science experiments, nine students placed in the top three of their categories. Ariana Piscitelli and Alaena Wilfong finished first as a team for an experiment with chicks. They raised 16 chickens on organic feed and 16 chickens on standard feed and tracked their weight gain as well as any physical deformities. While the organic chicks grew faster at first, the other group caught up and were fatter by the end of the 35-day experiment.

The students will present their experiment at the national convention in Indianapolis, Ind., in the fall. Piscitelli said they might duplicate the experiment to rule out the possibility of a bag of feed low in nutrients.

Brian Fortner, Neil Gravatt and Kory Blake all took first-place as individuals. Chelsea Carlile, Nick Lambert, Philip Gravatt and Matt Zakrevsky finished second.

Carlile ran an experiment on biodiesel. She recycled used oil from Jem 100 and through research determined that older cars run better on biodiesel. She plans to test her mixture in a tractor soon.

Morland finished third with an experiment on "the sheer strength of different fastening systems." He said he thought of it after learning that many granges had collapsed during the December snow storms. He built three joints - one using nails, one using half-inch lag screws and one using three-quarter-inch bolts. Using a hydraulic press at ARE Manufacturing, he determined that the bolts were clearly the strongest, proving his thesis.

In Farm Business Management Josh Hanney was first, Thomas Lattig second, Jason Duncan third, Nick Grill fourth and Andrew Corum 13th. The top four will go to the national convention.

The knowledge team of Brian Fortner, Zakrevsky and Nick Lambert finished second with Lambert as the third-place individual high score.