Garden County Schools Science & Agriculture

Our agriscience fair kids did great!! Carver Corfield received a silver medal in Division 3 of Social Systems, and Jase Roberson and Cable Larsen in Division 4 of Social Science earned the first gold medal. The Farm & Agribusiness Management team, Kyle Rote, Morgan Ross, Kyan Kramer, and Branson Anderson, took a knowledge test and completed a simulation practicum.  Congratulations to Kyle for earning a white ribbon, the team placed 67 out of 96. The Agriscience team, Chris Clark, Cable Larsen, Carolina Schwab, and Jana Spencer, wrote career reports, took an agriscience knowledge test, and completed a flower dissection practicum.  Congratulations to Carolina for earning a white ribbon, the team placed 124 out of 141. Oakley Larsen, Gavin Hunt, Wyland Lobner, and Carter Dormann earned their Nebraska FFA State Degree. The Junior livestock evaluation team, Javis Underwood, Kole Fornander, Kelbi Cooper, and Natalie Coss, evaluated classes of Breeding Does, Duroc Gilts, Feedlot Steers, M

On Wednesday, March 6 the Garden County FFA Chapter competed in the last Career Development Events before the Nebraska State FFA Convention.    The environmental and Natural Resource team received a blue ribbon, placed third, and qualified for state.  Members of the team are Wilsie Lobner, Zeke Christiansen who received a red ribbon, Gunner Roberson who received a blue ribbon, and Whyland Lobner. Kyle Rote received a Gold placement for his Beef Production Entrepreneurship Proficiency. Chris Clark, Branson Anderson, Cable Larsen, and Kole Fornander competed in agronomy. Morgan Ross, Kyan Kramer, Carter Dormann, and Kyle Rote Competed in the Meats Evaluation. Jana Spencer, Kelbi Cooper, Ridglyn Stanczyk, Karma Peterson, Bre Yates, and Carolina Schwab competed in Nursery Landscape. The Agriculture Biotechnology team earned third place and earned a red ribbon.  Members of the team are Natalie Coss, Kade Collins who received a red ribbon, Jase Roberson, and Logan Levick who received a red r

 GC FFA Results from District 12 Career Development Events Gordon Our Nebraska FFA District, Number 12, is very competitive with all 21 teams in the panhandle competing for spots at the Nebraska State FFA convention.  The district is allowed to send the top three scoring teams in food science teams, in agriculture mechanics the highest scoring 25% of teams, and the top three scoring teams in veterinarian science.  Our members studied and competed well but did not get a team qualified for the state contest. Agriculture Mechanics Each of the members takes a general agriculture mechanics test over the annual theme.  This year's theme was plant production systems. Then each member of the team completes a practicum in an individual area. Cable Larsen competed in hydraulics, Zeke Christiansen competed in electricity, Gunner Roberson received a white ribbon in small engines, and Carter Dorman competed in machinery and equipment. Farm and Ranch Management Chris Clark and Branson Anderson c

 Seventeen Garden County FFA Members participated in the Nebraska FFA District 12 Career Development Events in Scottsbluff. Welding Gunner Roberson placed fourth, receiving a white ribbon, in GTAW, TIG welding.  Zeke Christiansen placed fourth, also receiving a white ribbon, in SMAW, stick welding.  Carter Dormann placed seventh in GMAW, MIG welding, and Wilsie Lobner placed tenth in OFW, oxyacetylene welding.  The team placed sixth place just 3 point behind the fifth place team.  Only the top five teams qualify to compete at the state competition in Lincoln in April. Agriculture Sales Jase Roberson, Carver Corfield, who received a red ribbon, Logan Levick, and Karma Peterson all participated in Agriculture Sales. Floriculture   Jana Spencer, Bre Yates, Ridglyn Stanczyk, and Natalie Coss participated in the floriculture contest. Livestock Management Kelbi Cooper, Kade Collins, Kyle Rote, Branson Anderson, and Carolina Schwab all participated in the Livestock Management and Poultry Eval

  GC FFA competed in a very competitive Leadership Development Events on November 15, 2023, at Chadron State College. 2023-2024 Officer Team Front Row left to right: Reporter Karma Peterson, Parliamentarian Ridglyn Stanczyk, Historian Bre Yates, Secretary Logan Levick, Vice President Zeke Christiansen, President Gunner Roberson, Sentinel Carver Corfield, Treasurer  Kyle Rote Second Row : Kelbi Cooper, Natalie Coss, Javis Underwood, Morgan Ross, Kyan Kramer, Wyland Lobner, Wilsie Lobner, Kole Fornander, and Branson Anderson Third Row : Kade Collins, Chris Clark, Gavin Hunt, Oakley Larsen, Cable Larsen, Carter Dormann, and Jase Roberson Back Row : Jana Spencer and Carolina Schwab The Parliamentary Procedures Team earned a blue ribbon: Both Agriculture Teams earned a red ribbon.  One team demonstrated how to care for a sick calf, the other one how to propagate succulents. Logan Levick competed in Employment Skills and earned a blue ribbon. Branson Anderson competed in Natural Resource Sp

 The Tiger Den Haunted house was hosted by the Garden County FFA members on the evening of October 29 and was a spooky time for all. The FFA members host the haunted house as a community service project to provide something fun for members of our community to do during the Tiger Den’s Trick or Treat Street event.  This year, the haunted house started with a path across the stage leading through a haunted graveyard and a haunted pumpkin patch.  Participants then entered the old girls' locker room, where they wandered through a maze of spooks, and then back across the stage.  Then on to the old boys' locker room through a dark tunnel where anything could jump out at you.  FFA members planned and decorated throughout the previous two weeks and looked forward to seeing how scary they could make the haunted house.  It was deemed a success, as many who entered screamed once or twice.