May 16 , 2013

Atwater FFA Headed to National Finals with Back-to-Back State Championships

Written by: Makala Navarro, Atwater FFA Reporter

The Atwater FFA Agronomy team and Milk Quality & Dairy Foods team won the 2013 California FFA State Championship on May 4th at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. This is the 3rd straight championship for the Agronomy team and the 2nd straight championship for Milk Quality and Dairy Foods team. Both teams will be representing their school, community, Merced County, and the state of California at the National FFA Finals in Louisville, Kentucky this upcoming October. “What makes this special is the fact that when a team wins the championship, those students cannot compete again on the team the following year(s),” said FFA advisor Dave Gossman. “So the accomplishments of these teams have been done with a new team of students each year.”.. .............................>>>>more

Agronomy/StateFinals2013-6 : The 2013 California State FFA Champion Agronomy team (coach) Elizabeth Knapp, Michael Marcelino, Omar Duran, Emmanuel Avila, and Heather Lewandowski will be representing California at the National FFA Finals in Louisville, KY in October.