On March, 6th the Hoven FFA members competed at the Bowdle FFA Booster Club Career Development Event. The students have been practicing and studying hard to prepare for their Career Development Events. Their efforts were rewarded as many of Hoven’s teams and individuals placed very well.

The Floriculture Team comprised of Bailey Zweber, Jasmine Frost, and Tara Heuer placed 1^st. Jasmine and Bailey received individual honors for placing in the top ten. Jasmine placed 5^th and Bailey received first place.

First Place Floriculture Team with their arrangements and their plaques

Garret Spindler, Ben Krueger, and Isaac Kaiser placed 3^rd as a team in the Meats Evaluation CDE.

Third place Meats Evaluation Team

The Farm Business Management Team place 3^rd. Members of the team include Abby Simon, Bailey Baker, Kalecia Hageman, and Autumn Simon. Individually Bailey placed 9^th and Autumn placed 8^th.

Third place Farm Business Management Team

The Hoven team of Tyler DeRouchey, Tanner Heuer, and Troy Abler placed 3^rd in the Agronomy CDE with Troy placing 9^th as an individual.

Third place Agronomy Team

In the event of Nursery Landscape Hoven placed 4^th. This team is made up of Dana Hageman, Calie Kaiser, and Ellie Cole.

Fourth place Nursery Landscape Team

Traci Arbach, Bre’elle Breaw, and Sammy Stethem placed 4^th as a team in the Milk Quality and Products CDE.

Fourth place Milk Quality and Products Team

Other top ten placing individuals include Michael Rausch with an 8^th place award in the Agricultural Mechanics CDE, and Shaye Jungwirth who placed 8^th in Livestock Judging.

Congratulations to all the Hoven FFA members for their hard work! The next Career Development Event is April 2^nd in Miller.