Parke Heritage students in competition at FFA District Contest

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 1:37 PM

By Lori R. Brown, Communications Department, North Central Parke Schools

Parke Heritage High School and Middle School FFA Chapters competed at the District VII contest at Cloverdale High School on April 17.

Emelia Chapman earned first place and will be advancing to the state contest in the Discovery Creed Speaking division.

Competing in the District Contest were front- Lydia Jeffries, Addy Crum, Emma Pezan, MaKenna Mager, and Abby Mathis; middle- Julia Helderman, Khloe Llewellyn, Ellyrae Rader, Emelia Chapman, Stormi Swaim, and Leah Mathis; back- Wesley Pratt, Max Jeffries, Bodie Thornton, Cooper Kelly, Eli Seay, Luke Mauntel, Lane Helderman, and Hayes Witty.

Earning second place awards were Stormi Swaim and Leah Maupin- Animal Science Demonstration; Khloe Llewellyn - Prepared Public Speaking; Bodie Thornton and Max Jeffries - Discovery Animal Science Demonstration; Ellyrae Rader - Discovery Food Science Demonstration; Julia Helderman - Discovery Prepared Public Speaking; and Hayes Witty - Discovery Horticulture and Landscape Management.

Third place awards went to Lane Helderman- Ag Sales and the Discovery Quiz Bowl Team of Max Jeffries, Eli Seay, Luke Mauntel, and Emelia Chapman.

Also competing in the contest were Wesley Pratt- Extemporaneous Public Speaking; Abigail Mathis and Lydia Jeffries- Food Science Demonstration; Eli Seay-Discovery Extemporaneous Speaking; and Emma Pezan- Traditional Scrapbook; Cooper Kelly, Addy Crum, MaKenna Mager, Emma Pezan- Quiz Bowl.

The chapter advisors are Karsyn Albertson, Jaydan Dudley, Mandy Phillips, and Shannon Witty.