Prepared Public Speaker Leah Stamberger (Jr.)
Date: Wednesday, May 7th, 2025
Location: Joliet Junior College, Joliet, IL
Host: Mr. Jason Perry (LeRoy)
Schools: 10 Individuals: 10
Participant:
Leah Stamberger 3rd Place
Topic:
Sowing Misinformation:
The Impact of Fake News Within Agriculture
Date: Thursday, May 1st, 2025
Location: Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL
Teams: 10 Individuals: 60
Team Score: 364 points Team Rank: 10th Place
Participants:
Chairman: Hannah Mann 94 points 7th Place
Floor Members:
Maren Atherton 83.33 points White Rating
Leah Stamberger 100.33 points Red Rating
Jessica Reel 57 points White Rating
Daniel Pierce 79 points White Rating
Karson Sundberg 54.33 points White Rating
Members of the Parliamentary Procedure team (l to r): Karson Sundberg (So.), Daniel Pierce (So.), Jessica Reel (Jr.), Leah Stamberger (Jr.), Maren Atherton (Jr.) & Hannah Mann (Jr.).
Date: Friday, April 25, 2025
Location: U of I Beef/Sheep Unit for Livestock, Urbana, IL
Superintendent: Ms. Cherie Rogier (Mt. Vernon)
Schools: 121 Teams: 116 Individuals: 550
Participants:
Karson Sundberg 287 points White Rating
Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025
Location: Weitendorf Agriculture Education Center, Joliet, IL
Teams: 10 Individuals: 36
Team Score: 1,536 points Team Rank: 3rd Place
Participants:
Karson Sundberg 521 points 9th Place
Leah Stamberger 520 points 10th Place
Hannah Mann 491 points
Emily Sondgeroth 495 points
Members of the Livestock Evaluation team (l to r): Emily Sondgeroth (So.), Hannah Mann (Jr.), Leah Stamberger (Jr.), & Karson Sundberg (So.).
Members of the Livestock Judging team (l to r): Emily Sondgeroth (So.), Hannah Mann (Jr.) & Leah Stamberger (Jr.).
Date: Saturday, April 5th, 2025
Location: Weitendorf Agriculture Education Center, Joliet, IL
Divisions: 3 Teams: 152 Individuals: 466
Teams: 76 Individuals: 242
Team Score: 1,696 points Team Rank: 39th Place
Participants:
Hannah Mann 561 points
Leah Stamberger 590 points
Emily Sondgeroth 545 points
Date: Wednesday, March 26th, 2025
Location: Joliet Junior College, Joliet, IL
Host: Mr. Ryan Robinson (Central [Burlington])
Schools: 8 Teams: 8 Individuals: 48
Team Score: 720.83 points Rank: 1st Place*
Chair: Hannah Mann 122.5 points 3rd Place
Floor Members:
Maren Atherton 110.67 points
Leah Stamberger 118.0 points
Jessica Reel 113.33 points
Daniel Pierce 108.33 points
Karson Sundberg 103.0 points
*State Qualifying
Members of the Parliamentary Procedure team (l to r): Karson Sundberg (So.), Daniel Pierce (So.), Jessica Reel (Jr.), Leah Stamberger (Jr.), Maren Atherton (Jr.), and Hannah Mann (Jr.).
Members of the Parliamentary Procedure team (l to r): Hannah Mann (Jr.), Maren Atherton (Jr.), Leah Stamberger (Jr.), Jessica Reel (Jr.), Daniel Pierce (So.), and Karson Sundberg (So.)
Date: Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
Location: Ottawa High School, Ottawa, IL
Host: Mr. Matthew Meyer (Mendota)
Schools: 4 Teams: 4 Individuals: 24
Team Score: 695.3 points Rank: 2nd Place*
Chair: Hannah Mann 112 points 3rd Place
Floor Members:
Maren Atherton 97.3 points 10th Place
Leah Stamberger 129 points 1st Place
Jessica Reel 114.7 points 4th Place
Daniel Pierce 109.3 points 6th Place
Karson Sundberg 89 points
* District Qualifying
Date: Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
Location: Ottawa High School, Ottawa, IL
Host: Mrs. Sierra Walter (Ottawa)
Schools: 3 Individuals: 3
Participant:
Leah Stamberger 2nd Place*
Topic:
Sowing Misinformation:
The Impact of Fake News Within Agriculture
* District Qualifying
Prepared Public Speaker Leah Stamberger (Jr.)
Members of the Vet Science team - back row (l to r): Aby Buettner (So.), Emily Sondgeroth (So.), and Hannah Mann (Jr.), & Leah Stamberger (Jr.); front row (l to r): Kenzi Fults (Fr.), Cora Sims (Fr.), & Riley Carlson (Fr.)
Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Location: Somonauk High School, Somonauk, IL
Host: Ms. Jessica Bochniak (Somonauk)
Schools: 8 Teams: 6 Individuals: 39
Team Score: 647 points Rank: 3rd Place
Participants:
Hannah Mann 163 points
Leah Stamberger 148 points
Emily Sondgeroth 163 points
Aby Buettner 173 points
Cora Sims 162 points
Kenzi Fultz 73 points
Riley Carlson 75 points
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2025
Location: Somonauk High School, Somonauk, IL
Host: Mrs. Natalie Mahler (Earlville)
Schools: 8 Teams: 7 Individuals: 44
Participants:
Karson Sundberg 200 pts
Meat Evaluation CDE participant Karson Sundberg (So.)
Members of the Horse Evaluation team (l to r): Charlee Dankenbring (Fr.), Aby Buettner (So.), Cora Sims (Fr.), and Hannah Mann (Jr.).
Date: Friday, February 7, 2025
Location: Black Hawk College - East Campus, Galva, IL
Superintendent: Ms. Jacqueline Wetzell (Geneseo)
Schools: 69 Teams: 64 Individuals: 254
Team Score: 936 points Rank: 52nd Place Rating: White
Participants:
Hannah Mann 298 points White Rating
Aby Buettner 295 points White Rating
Charlee Dankenbring 343 points Blue Rating
Cora Sims 273 points White Rating
Date: Wednesday, February 26,2025
Location: Spirit Farms, Sheridan, IL
Host: Mrs. Cally Hatton (Seneca)
Schools: 9 Teams: 9 Individuals: 60
Team Score: 518 points Rank: 5th Place
Participants:
Hannah Mann 188 points 4th Place
Aby Buettner 162 points
Charlee Dankenbring 162 points
Cora Sims 168 points
Member of the Horse Evaluation team pictured above (l to r): Cora Sims (Fr), Aby Buettner (So.), Charlee Dankenbring (Fr.), and Hannah Mann (Jr.).
Participants in the Agronomy CDE (l to r): Daniel Pierce (So.) and Maren Atherton (Jr.)
Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Location: Illinois Valley Community College, Oglesby, IL
Host: Mr. Matthew Meyer (Mendota)
Schools: 7 Teams: 6 Individuals: 42
Participants:
Maren Atherton 325 points 4th Place
Daniel Pierce 249 points
Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Location: Serena High School, Serena, IL
Host: Mrs. Natalie Mahler (Earlville)
Product: Kubota Skid Steers & Accessories
Schools: 7 Teams: 7 Individuals: 28
Team Score: 756 points Rank: 3rd Place
Participants:
Leah Stamberger 167 points Room Winner
Hannah Mann 160 points
Maren Atherton 144 points
Jessica Reel 129 points
Schools: 4 Teams: 3 Individuals: 12
Team Score: 759 points Rank: 1st Place
Participants:
Karson Sundberg 154 points
Daniel Pierce 156 points
Aby Buettner 145 points Room Winner
Emily Sondgeroth 143 points Room Winner
- Individual awards include Written Exam and Individual Sales Activity. A winner is determined for each room/judge for the Individual Sales Activity.
Member of the Varsity Ag Sales team pictured above (l to r): Leah Stamberger (Jr.), Maren Atherton (Jr.), Hannah Mann (Jr.), and Jessica Reel (Jr.).
Member of the JV Ag Sales team pictured below (l to r): Karson Sundberg (So.), Emily Sondgeroth (So.), Aby Buettner (So.), and Daniel Pierce (So.).
Members of the Varsity team above (l to r): Nick Sheridan (Jr.), Aiden Kent-Tucker (Sr.), Brandon Leadly (Sr.), Josh Sondgeroth (Sr.), & Wyatt Sondgeroth (Sr.)
Date: Sunday, October 27, 2024
Location: Bi-State Sportsman Association, Colona, IL
Coach: Mr. Ben Sondgeroth
Schools: 11 Teams: 13 Individuals: 59
Team Score: 123 points Rank: 7th Place
Participants:
Josh Sondgeroth 44 points
Brandon Leadley 27 points
Aiden Kent-Tucker 41 points
Nick Sheridan 38 points
Wyatt Sondgeroth 25 points