2023-2024

Livestock Evaluation Team (l to r): Leah Stamberger (So.), Jessica Reel (So.), Hannah Mann (So.) & Karson Sundberg (Fr.).

Section 7 Livestock Evaluation CDE*

Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024

Location: Weitendorf Agriculture Education Center, Joliet, IL

Superintendent: Mr. Chad Mahler (Serena)

Schools: 9 Teams: 11 Individuals: 40

Team Score: 1,772 points Team Rank: 2nd Place

Participants

Karson Sundberg 631 points 3rd Place
Jessica Reel 604 points 7th Place
Hannah Mann 537 points
Leah Stamberger 529 points

* Held in conjunction with the JJC Invitational Livestock Judging Contest.

Joliet Junior College Livestock Judging Contest

Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024

Location: Weitendorf Agriculture Education Center, Joliet, IL

Divisions: 3 Teams: 165 Individuals: 467

Senior Questions Division

Teams: 74 Individuals: 211

Team Score: 1,670 points Rank: 36th Place

Participants:

Jessica Reel 604 points
Hannah Mann 537 points
Leah Stamberger 529 points

Livestock Judging team pictured (l to r): Leah Stamberger (So.), Jessica Reel (So.), & Hannah Mann (So.)

Parliamentary Procedure Team (l to r): Chair - Hannah Mann (So.); Floor Members - Maren Atherton (So.), Emily Sondgeroth (Fr.), Leah Stamberger (So.), Daniel Pierce (Fr.) & Jessica Reel (So.).

Section 7 Parliamentary Procedure LDE

Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Location: Ottawa Township High School, Ottawa, IL

Superintendent: Mr. Matthew Meyer (Mendota)

Schools: 3 Teams: 3 Individuals: 18

Team Score: 523.3 Team Rank: 1st Place*

Chair: Hannah Mann 125 Points 1st Place

Floor Members:

Maren Atherton 96.0 points 6th Place
Emily Sondgeroth 102.3 points 3rd Place
Leah Stamberger 122.7 points 1st Place
Daniel Pierce 66.7 points
Jessica Reel 81.7 points

* District Qualifying

Section 7 Veterinary Science CDE

Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Location: Somonauk High School, Somonauk, IL

Host: Ms. Jessica Bochniak (Somonauk)

Schools: 6 Teams: 5 Individuals: 40

Team Score: 566 points Rank: 4th Place

Participants:

Leah Stamberger 158 points
Hannah Mann 129 points
Aby Buettner 141 points
Emily Sondgeroth 138 points

Pictured (l to r) Meat Evaluation CDE participant Karson Sundberg (Fr.); Vet Science CDE team: Leah Stamberger (So.), Hannah Mann (So.), Emily Sondgeroth (Fr.), & Aby Buettner (Fr.)

A large portion of the Meat Evaluation CDE involves Retail Cut Identification where the contestatns must identify the species, primal, and retail cut of meat.

Section 7 Meat Evaluation CDE

Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Location: Somonauk High School, Somonauk, IL

Host: Mrs. Natalie Mahler (Earlville)

Schools: 6 Teams: 5 Individuals: 41

Participants:

Karson Sundberg 173 points

District 2 Agriculture Education CDE

Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Location: Joliet Junior College, Joliet, IL

Host: Mr. Luke Allen (FCAE)

Superintendent: Mr. Riley Hintzsche (Streator)

Schools: 9 Individuals: 9

Participants:

Leah Stamberger 217.5 points 7th Place

Pictured (l to r) Mr. Meyer, Mr. Cluckles, Leah Stamberger (So.), & Mr. Luke Allen, District 2 FCAE Program Advisor.

Pictured: Leah Stamberger (So.)

Section 7 Agriculture Education CDE

Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Location: Streator High School, Streator, IL

Superintendent: – Mr. Riley Hintzsche

Schools: 3 Individuals: 3

Participants:

Leah Stamberger 254 points 2nd Place*

* District Qualifier

Section 7 Agronomy CDE

Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Location: Illinois Valley Community College, Oglesby, IL

Host: Mr. Matthew Meyer (Mendota)

Schools: 8 Teams: 8 Individuals: 50

Team Score: 795 points Rank: 4th Place

Participants:

Maren Atherton 322 points 5th Place
Hannah Mann 247 points
Nick Sheridan 226 points
Daniel Pierce 194 points

Agronomy team members pictured (l to r) Nick Sheridan (So.), Daniel Pierce (Fr.), Hannah Mann (S0.), and Maren Atherton (So.)

Pictured (l to r): 2023-2024 State FFA Secretary Riley Kessler (Staunton) and Ag Sales team members Jessica Reel (So.), Maren Atherton (So.), Hannah Mann (So.) and Leah Stamberger (So.)

State Ag Sales CDE

Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023

Location: Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, IL

Superintendent: – Ms. Kirsten Wyatt (Paxton-Buckley-Loda)

Product: Pioneer Corn & Soybean Varieties

Schools: 15 Teams: 15 Individuals: 60

Team Score: 708 points Team Rank: 10th Place

Participants:

Leah Stamberger 175 points
Hannah Mann 116 points
Jessica Reel 171 points
Maren Atherton 123 points

Members of the Varsity team above (l to r): Josh Sondgeroth (Jr.), Wyatt Sondgeroth (Jr.), Nick Sheridan (So.), Brandon Leadley (Jr.), and Madrick Musgrove (Fr.)

Members of the JV team pictured below (l to r): Landon Lee (Sr.), Aiden Kent-Tucker (Jr.), Trey Lee (So.), and Emily Sondgeroth (Fr.)

Geneseo Trap Shoot

Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023

Location: Bi-State Sportsman Association, Colona, IL

Host: Ms. Jacqueline Walters (Geneseo)

Coach: Mr. Ben Sondgeroth

Varsity Division

Schools: 15 Teams: 17 Individuals: 73

Team Score: 121 points Team Rank: 10th Place

Participants:

Josh Sondgeroth 39points
Brandon Leadley 36 points
Nick Sheridan 33 points
Madrick Mursgrove 38 points
Wyatt Sondgeroth 44 points

JV Division

Schools: 5 Teams: 5 Individuals: 20

Team Score: 109 points Team Rank: 2nd Place

Participants:

Emily Sondgeroth 15 points
Landon Lee 36 points 5th Place
Aiden Kent-Tucker 40 points 1st Place
Trey Lee 33 points 9th Place

District 2 Ag Sales CDE

Date: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023

Location: Joliet Junior College, Joliet, IL

Host: Mr. Jeff Landers (JJC)

Superintendent: Mr. Riley Hintzsche (Streator)

Product: Pioneer Corn & Soybean Varieties

Schools: 8 Teams: 8 Individuals: 32

Team Score: 748.5 points Rank: 3rd Place*

Participants:

Leah Stamberger 149 points
Hannah Mann 138 points
Maren Atherton 143 points
Jessica Reel 177 points# Room Winner

* State Qualifier

# High Individual

Ag Sales team members pictured (l to r) Jessica Reel (So.), Maren Atherton (So.), Leah Stamberger (So.) and Hannah Mann (So.).

Members of the Ag Sales team above (l to r): Leah Stamberger (So.), Hannah Mann (So.), Maren Atherton (So.) & Jessica Reel (So.)

Section 7 Ag Sales CDE

Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Location: Serena High School, Serena, IL

Host: Mrs. Natalie Mahler (Earlville)

Product: Pioneer Corn & Soybean Varieties

Schools: 6 Teams: 6 Individuals: 24

Team Score: 637 points Team Rank: 2nd Place*

Participants:

Leah Stamberger 144 points 1st Place#
Hannah Mann 95 points
Maren Atherton 126 points 7th Place
Jessica Reel 120 points 9th Pace

* District Qualifying

#Room Winner

State Horse Evaluation CDE

Non-Reasons Division

Date: Saturday, September 23rd, 2023

Location: Black Hawk College - East Campus, Galva, IL

Superintendent: Ms. Kindra Callahan (Kewanee)

Schools: 62 Teams: 54 Individuals: 214

Team Score: 1,026 points Rank: 37th Place Rating: White

Participants:

Lidia Hernandez 362 points Blue Rating
Emily Sondgeroth 348 points Red Rating
Hannah Mann 316 points White Rating
Brody Kaecker 311 points White Rating

Pictured (l to r): 2023-2024 State FFA Treasurer Benjamin Bremmer (Pearl City) and Horse Evaluation team members Hannah Mann (So.), Emily Sondgeroth (Fr.), Lidia Hernandez (Jr.), and Brody Kaecker (So.).

Members of the Mendota Gold team above (l to r): Josh Sondgeroth (Jr.), Wyatt Sondgeroth (Jr.), Emily Sondgeroth (Fr.), Madrick Musgrove (Fr.), and Nick Sheridan (So.)

Members of the Mendota Purple team pictured below (l to r): Brandon Leadley (Jr.), Aiden Kent-Tucker (Jr.), Nathan Giberson (So.), Landon Lee (Sr.), and Trey Lee (So.)