Contributed
The new FFA officers for the 2017-18 school year at Perkins County High School are (front row, l-r): Cassidy Goldenstein, historian; Kyla Brueggeman, secretary; Jaci Kurkowski, treasurer, Nathan Kemling, reporter. Back row: Austin Seiler, sentinel, Tanner Burge, vice president; Zach Malmkar, president and Matthew Wendell, parliamentarian.
FFA members earn awards at state
The Perkins County FFA members participated in state competition along with 48 other schools on April 5-7 in Lincoln.
Perkins County Results
Ag Mechanics and Technology: Team 22nd out of 48 schools. Zach Malmkar, 17th, purple ribbon, out of 192 competitors.
AgriScience: Caleb Lagler, white ribbon (top 40 percent of 720 students)
Agronomy: 42nd out of 180 teams (720 students)
Zach Malmkar, 113th, blue ribbon; Nathan Kemling, 148th, red ribbon
Farm Management: Nathan Kemling, 28th, purple ribbon
Food Science: Evan Sestak, white ribbon
Meats: Tanner Burge, white ribbon
Natural Resources: Derek Sis, blue ribbon.
Livestock: Junior Division: Tanner Burge, first place, state champion. Senior Division: Charles Johnson, 15th place. (Ribbons have not been designated for livestock evaluation yet)