Leigh Students Have HUGE Successes at NE State Fair!
Huge accomplishments and awards were brought back home to the Leigh FFA Chapter after this year’s Nebraska State Fair from August 28th through September 7th. Throughout 4-H, open class, and FFA many animals and exhibitors did their very best to represent where they are from.
Over 4-H weekend, the first weekend of the fair, there were many members from our community that represented Colfax County. The members that represented our school included Carmen Malena, Daphne Jedlicka, Brantley Went, and Cruz Malena.
The open class competitors included Briggs Klug, Cash Fehringer, and Cooper Fehringer.
Cody Jedlicka stated, “State fair is always a fun time with friends and family. Doing good in the ring with my project is something I always look forward to.”
The FFA representatives involved Carmen Malena, Cruz Malena, Cash Fehringer, Briggs Klug, Cody Jedlicka, Daphne Jedlicka, Kalyn Beller, and Brantley Went.
Carmen Malena, FFA President, commented that “Our FFA chapter and 4-H clubs had the best state fair as a whole that we ever had. We all excelled and competed at a very high level. State fair is always a fun time with our families and friends. With there being two weekends, we were able to go and show livestock that we have been working hard on all year and see how we placed within all the other competitors”.
With a very successful two weeks for all the kids representing our chapter well, it will be a very exciting year for what else is to come. Congratulations to everyone who showed these last two weeks and thank you for representing our FFA chapter to its best ability!
4-H weekend:
Hogs:
Carmen Malena
- Purple in class breeding gilt
Cruz Malena
- First in class market barrow
3rd overall heavyweight market hog - 6th overall Junior showman
Sheep:
Daphne Jedlicka
- Purple in senior sheep showmanship
- Purple in breeding ewe class
- Purple in Hampshire market lamb class
- Purple in crossbred heavyweight class
Goats:
Brantley Went
- Grand Champion Intermediate Showman\
- Supreme 4H Breeding Doe
- 5th Overall Market Goat
Cattle:
Avery Kuester
- Won her composite charolais class
- 3rd overall registered market steer
Kalyn Beller
- Reserve Overall Commercial Breeding Heifer
Open Class
Hogs:
Briggs Klug
- Reserve Champion Heavyweight Barrow
- 3rd Overall Senior Showman
Cash Fehringer
- Grand Champion Hampshire market hog
- 5th overall crossbred market hog
Cooper Fehringer
- Purple in open duroc class
- Purple in market hog class
FFA Weekend
Hogs:
Carmen Malena
- 3rd place senior showman
- Purple in class market gilt
Cash Fehringer
- Champion Hampshire Market Gilt
- Reserve Overall Purebred Market Gilt
Cooper Fehringer
- Purple in market hog class
- Purple in showmanship
Cruz Malena
- purple in breeding gilt class
- Reserve freshman showman
Briggs Klug
- Reserve Champion Sophomore Showman
- won the first class of Heavyweight Barrows
Cattle:
Cody Jedlicka
- blue in showmanship
- won his class of heavyweight market steers
Layton Held
- Reserve Champion Market Heifer
- Went back in for Reserve Champion Commercial Breeding Heifer
Kalyn Beller
- Blue in showmanship and breeding
Goats:
Daphne Jedlicka
- Reserve Senior Goat Showman
- Grand Champion Overall Market Goat
Brantley Went
- Grand Champion Junior High Showman
- Reserve Champion Feeder Heifer
- Reserve Champion AOB Breeding Heifer
- Top 5 Junior High Beef Showman