{"id":128918,"date":"2022-05-05T07:46:13","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T12:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/?p=128918"},"modified":"2022-05-05T10:06:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T15:06:15","slug":"sleepy-eye-ffa-excels-at-state-ffa-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/sleepy-eye-ffa-excels-at-state-ffa-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleepy Eye FFA Excels at State FFA Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_128920\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-128920\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2nd-top-premeir-chapter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-128920 size-full\" title=\"2nd top premeir chapter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2nd-top-premeir-chapter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2nd-top-premeir-chapter.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2nd-top-premeir-chapter-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2nd-top-premeir-chapter-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2nd-top-premeir-chapter-768x430.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-128920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sleepy Eye FFA and advisor Mary Hoffmann accepted the Sleepy Eye FFA Award for Runner Up Premier Chapter. Pictured l to r- Presley Braun, Kyle Capacia, Gracie Sellner, Marcus Seifert, Morgan Hoffmann, Leisha Martinez, Miah Brown. SEE MORE PHOTOS BELOW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fifty-nine Sleepy Eye FFA Members traveled to the University of Minnesota Campuses and State Fairgrounds, where they participated in the Annual Minnesota FFA State Convention. More than 4,700 FFA members, advisors and guests from throughout the state gathered for the convention from Sunday, April 24 &#8211; Tuesday, April 26, 2022.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sleepy Eye FFA members traveled to Convention with Advisors, Mary Hoffmann, Katie Emmett, and McKenzie Wagelie, Assistant Advisor Ben Seifert, and Student Teacher Kaiya Novacek.<\/p>\n<p>The Sleepy Eye FFA Career Development Event teams brought home plaques and success stories after competing at the state level. Nine Sleepy Eye FFA CDE Teams placed in the Top Thirteen for CDE contests.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sleepy Eye CDE Results:<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Poultry Team: State Winner \u2013 Advanced to Nationals!<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isaac Lendt (1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0at State), \u00a0Adam Johnson (2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0at State), Winsten Nienhaus (6<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0at State), Noah Rossbach<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Milk Quality Team: 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0Place Gold at State<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Katelyn Capacia (4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0place at State), Megan Sellner, Rylee Jennisen, Jace Schauman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Market Plan: 5<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0at State<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gunny Coulson, Alexis Garza, Lee Wahlborg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Floriculture Team: 7<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Place Gold at State<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brooke Arneson (8<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0individual at State), Morgan Hoffmann, Presley Bauer, Miah Brown<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Soils Team: 10<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Place Gold at State<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maddi Helget, Caleb Suess, Nathan Rathman, MacKenna Fischer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Dairy Team: 11<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Place Gold at State<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rachel Portner (13<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0individual at State), Gracie Sellner, Emma Fischer, Lucia Martinez<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Best Informed Greenhand (BIG) Team: 12<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0&amp; 13<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Place Gold at State<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chloe Howe (12<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0place individual), Jose Castorena, Nora Coulson, Yanellie Fernandez, Tim Friton, Brissa Hernandez, Lily Kallevig, Izzy Kunkel, Manny Poplow, Adam Rodriguez,\u00a0 Noemi Rodriguez, Cody Schultz, and Nolan Weicherding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Meats: Silver at State<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alex Confer, Yuridia Fernandez, Trevor Rathman, Gavin Fischer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Nursery Landscape Team: Silver at State<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyle Capacia, Marcus Martinez , Leisha Martinez, Austin Uecker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Forestry Team: Bronze at State<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daniel Armstrong,\u00a0Jaelynn Schauman, Sam Price, Hannah Meyer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>In the proficiency category, the following individuals placed in the top three in the state:<br \/>\nMorgan Hoffmann<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Ag. Communications: 1st at State \u2013 Advanced to Nationals<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Jake Price\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Landscape Management: 1st at State \u2013 Advanced to Nationals<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Adam Johnson<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Poultry Production: 1st at State \u2013 Advanced to Nationals<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Isaac Lendt\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Swine Production Entrepreneurship: Runner Up at State<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sleepy Eye FFA had 10 members receive their State FFA Degrees while at the State FFA Convention. They included: Wyatt Barnes, Presley Braun, Katelyn Capacia, Alexis Garza, Maddison Helget, Sophie Kyllonen, Taylor Lambrecht, Carmen Lendt, Brennen Meyer, and Jacob Schultz.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sophie Kyllonen was recognized as a State Finalist for Minnesota Star in Ag. Production Placement. We are so proud of her and all of her accomplishments with her Dairy Production Placement Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Project.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We had several junior high students participate in the State Agriscience Fair this year. These are the results from the Top 3 at State:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daniel Armstrong &#8211; Plant Systems, Division I, 2nd place<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yuridia Fernandez and Maria Galaviz-Camacho &#8211; Plant Systems, Division II, 1st place<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Destiney Dittbenner and Taylor Berkner &#8211; Plant Systems, Division II, 2nd place<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ari Krzmarzick and Emma Weilage &#8211; Plant Systems, Division II, 3rd place<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schultz.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sleepy Eye FFA was named the Runner Up Chapter in the State of Minnesota for the National Chapter Award. In addition, the Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter was recognized for their participation in the Land of Service Challenge and the Ag. Literacy Challenge.\u00a0 Sleepy Eye was the Top Chapter for the Ag. Literacy Challenge and 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0place in the state for the Land of Service Challenge. Sleepy Eye FFA was also recognized as a\u00a0Model of Innovation Finalist for Growing Leaders \u2013 Wee Deliver Buddies Program with 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0graders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other happenings at convention included: hearing from great speakers, Courtney Zimmerman (National FFA Officer) and P.J. Fleck (Gophers Football Coach) as well as State FFA Officer retiring addresses, Leisha Martinez participating in the 2022 State FFA Officer Nominating Committee, and our chapter helping with two major service projects (making cards\/posters for nursing home residents and helping to set up the Career Connections booths).<\/p>\n<p>The Sleepy Eye FFA has a lot to be proud of in 2022. The members worked very hard this year to qualify for and excel at their state competitions! Advisor Mary Hoffmann states, \u201cI am so proud of all of the hard work that the Sleepy Eye FFA members show on a daily basis! Through their efforts with CDE\u2019s, their SAE\u2019s, Ag. Courses, and Community Services projects, these members show and earn success through their great work ethic and dedication!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_128919\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-128919\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1State-Convention-Group-2022.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-128919 size-full\" title=\"1State Convention Group 2022\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1State-Convention-Group-2022.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1State-Convention-Group-2022.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1State-Convention-Group-2022-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1State-Convention-Group-2022-768x293.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-128919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter had an amazing 2022 State FFA Convention in the Twin Cities! They were named the Runner Up chapter for the National Chapter Award. 59 members participated in the convention and numerous members earned awards as well as the chapter. Pictured to l to r, front: Trevor Rathman, Noemi Rodriguez, Chloe Howe, Izzy Kunkel, Maria\u00a0Galaviz-Camacho, Nora Coulson, Brooke Arneson, Katelyn Capacia, Daniel Armstrong, Noah Rossbach, Jose Castorena, Lucia Martinez, Alex Confer, Rylee Jennissen, Jace Schauman. Row 2- Adam Johnson, Isaac Lendt, Emma Fischer, Miah Brown, Mackenna Fischer, Alexis Garza, Morgan Hoffmann, Maddi Helget, Sophie Kyllonen, Carmen Lendt, Gracie Sellner, Yanellie Fernandez, Presley Braun , Taylor Berkner, Megan Sellner, Destiney Dittbenner, Hannah Meyer, Lily Kallevig, Juridia Fernandez, Sam Price. Back- Jake Price, Adam Rodriguez, Winsten Nienhaus, Gunny Coulson, Nathan Rathman, Austin Uecker, Cadence Okerman, Lee Wahlborg, Ari Krizmarzick, Marcus Martinez, Leisha Martinez, Jon Baures, Caleb Suess, Gavin Fischer, Tim Friton, Kyle Capacia, Nolan Weicherding, Manny Poplow, Jaelynn Schauman, Brissa Hernandez, Brennen Meyer, Jacob Schultz, Taylor Lambrecht.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_128922\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-128922\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3Poultry-State-Winner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-128922 size-full\" title=\"3Poultry State Winner\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3Poultry-State-Winner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3Poultry-State-Winner.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3Poultry-State-Winner-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3Poultry-State-Winner-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3Poultry-State-Winner-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3Poultry-State-Winner-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3Poultry-State-Winner-95x64.jpg 95w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-128922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Poultry CDE Team placed 1st at State and will be advancing to Nationals! Pictured l to r: team members Noah Rossbach, Isaac Lendt (1st\u00a0place individual), Adam Johnson (2nd\u00a0place individual), Winsten Nienhaus (6th\u00a0place individual), and Advisor and Coach, Mary Hoffmann.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_128924\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-128924\" style=\"width: 753px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/5Milk-Quality-Stage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-128924 size-full\" title=\"5Milk Quality Stage\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/5Milk-Quality-Stage.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"753\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/5Milk-Quality-Stage.jpg 753w, https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/5Milk-Quality-Stage-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/5Milk-Quality-Stage-45x35.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-128924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Baleigh Peterson (left), State FFA Sentinel, awarded the 2nd\u00a0place Milk Quality Team plaque to the Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter. Team members include: Katelyn Capacia, Megan Sellner, Jace Schauman, and Rylee Jennissen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_128921\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-128921\" style=\"width: 407px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2Sophie-State-Finalist-Ag.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-128921\" title=\"2Sophie State Finalist Ag\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2Sophie-State-Finalist-Ag.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"407\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2Sophie-State-Finalist-Ag.jpg 407w, https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2Sophie-State-Finalist-Ag-191x300.jpg 191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-128921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emily Matejka, State FFA President, (left) presented Sophie Kyllonen (right) with her State Finalist plaque for Star in Ag. Production Placement.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_128928\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-128928\" style=\"width: 1591px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/State-Degree-Group.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-128928\" title=\"State Degree Group\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/State-Degree-Group.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1591\" height=\"1023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/State-Degree-Group.jpg 1591w, https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/State-Degree-Group-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/State-Degree-Group-1024x658.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/State-Degree-Group-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/State-Degree-Group-1536x988.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/State-Degree-Group-190x122.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/State-Degree-Group-120x76.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/State-Degree-Group-220x140.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1591px) 100vw, 1591px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-128928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ten Sleepy Eye FFA members earned their State Degrees at the Minnesota FFA State Convention. (l to r): Alexis Garza, Sophie Kyllonen, Maddi Helget, Katelyn Capacia, Carmen Lendt, Presley Braun, Brennen Meyer, Jacob Schultz, and Taylor Lambrecht. Not pictured- Wyatt Barnes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_128923\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-128923\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/4Morgan-State-Winner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-128923\" title=\"4Morgan State Winner\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/4Morgan-State-Winner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/4Morgan-State-Winner.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/4Morgan-State-Winner-290x300.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-128923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kyle Thomas, State FFA Treasurer, presented Morgan Hoffmann with the 1st\u00a0place award for the State FFA Ag. Communications Proficiency.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_128925\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-128925\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/6Jake-State-Winner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-128925\" title=\"6Jake State Winner\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/6Jake-State-Winner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/6Jake-State-Winner.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/6Jake-State-Winner-265x300.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-128925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wyatt Halvorson, State FFA Vice President, presented Jake Price with the 1st\u00a0place award for the State FFA Landscape Management Proficiency.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8Adam-WInner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-128927\" title=\"8Adam WInner\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8Adam-WInner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8Adam-WInner.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8Adam-WInner-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_128926\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-128926\" style=\"width: 705px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/7Agriscience-Fair-Winner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-128926\" title=\"7Agriscience Fair Winner\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/7Agriscience-Fair-Winner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"705\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/7Agriscience-Fair-Winner.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/7Agriscience-Fair-Winner-300x255.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-128926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wyatt Halvorson, State FFA Vice President, presented Yuridia Fernandez and Maria\u00a0Galaviz-Camacho with the Plant Systems, Division II, 1st Place Award for the Agriscience Fair.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Fifty-nine Sleepy Eye FFA Members traveled to the University of Minnesota Campuses and State Fairgrounds, where they participated in the Annual Minnesota FFA State Convention. More than 4,700 FFA members, advisors and guests from throughout the state gathered for the convention from Sunday, April 24 &#8211; Tuesday, April 26, 2022. The Sleepy Eye FFA &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":128920,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[102],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-school-bag"],"aioseo_notices":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":true,"date":"2027-05-05 09:46:00","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128918"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":128929,"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128918\/revisions\/128929"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/128920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}