ECC Announces Results from Iowa PAS Leadership Conference
Last week Ellsworth Ag students participated in the Iowa PAS Spring Leadership Conference. PAS stands for Professional Agriculture Student Organization. Throughout the conference, students competed in various industry competitions, both team and individual; networked with industry representatives and fellow students from across Iowa; and gained some real-world knowledge from keynote speakers. Ellsworth Community College was well represented. Some key results are listed below.
Conference Highlights
Katelyn Foglesong was elected State President
Chloe Hurtado was elected as a Vice President
Honória Balogh was honored with the Outstanding Service Award
Individual Events:
Agricultural Education – Harley Baumler – 2nd
Agricultural Promotion and Marketing – Liliana Hill – 2nd; Katelyn Foglesong – 4th
Agriculture Sales – Chloe Hurtado – 2nd
Animal Health – Vet Tech – Hannah Case – 4th; Cadence Coffman – 5th; Brianna Christensen – 6th; Maggie Burgett – 8th; Emily Christensen – 10th
Career Planning – Agribusiness Systems – Katelyn Foglesong – 1st; David Van Dyke – 2nd; Tegan Carson – 4th; Logan Dreckman – 7th; Carson Sitzmann – 8th
Career Planning – Agricultural Education Systems – Harley Baumler – 1st
Career Planning – Animal Systems – Maggie Burgett – 1st; Brianna Christensen – 3rd
Career Planning – Plant Systems – Kirby Stevens – 1st; Cooper Andersen – 2nd
Career Planning – Power, Structural and Technical Systems – Gavin Swenson – 1st; Tyler Resor – 2nd
Career Progress – Animal Systems – Liliana Hill – 1st; Beth Schwickerath – 4th
Employment Interview – Livestock and Dairy Services – Madison Stief – 1st
Precision Ag – Gatlin Johnson – 4th; Wyatt Siefken 5th
Speakers for Ag – Prepared – Haley Petersen – 4th
Team Events:
Agronomy Specialist – Wyatt Siefken and Gatlin Johnson – 3rd
Beef Specialist – Tyler Resor and Gavin Swenson – 13th; Chloe Hurtado and Beth Schwickerath – 11th; Haley Petersen and Harley Baumler – 12th
Equine Specialist – Madison Stief (3rd Individual) and Maggie Burgett – 3rd
Farm Business Management Specialist – Carson Sitzmann, Kirby Stevens, and Trey Heilman – 2nd; Tegan Carson (3rd Individual), Logan Dreckman, and Cooper Andersen – 3rd
Landscaping and Nursery Specialist – Dave Van Dyke – 1st
Swine Specialist – Katelyn Foglesong and Brianna Christensen – 4th
Many of these students qualified to compete at the National PAS Conference on March 15th – 18th in Ankeny, Iowa.