The following is a press Release for the Chelan High School Agriculture Education Department and the Chelan FFA. We would appreciate any and all coverage of our events and student successes. For more information, contact our Chapter Advisor, Rod Cool, or Chapter Reporter, Chelsea Gocke at (509) 682-4061 ext 129 during school hours.

Thank you for your time and consideration and for your continued support of the Chelan FFA and high school agriculture education.

Chelan High School

Agriculture Education DeparmentDepartment/Chelan FFA

News Release

10 Sep 0728 Sep 07

For Immediate Release—Beautiful fall days and cool crisp mornings were the setting for the 2007 edition of the Chelan County Fair in Cashmere. The Chelan FFA was represented by over 250 exhibits in the FFA Horticulture, Agriculture Mechanics, Agronomy, Home Produced Products, Educational Display, Beef, Poultry. and Swine Classes, as well as, Open Class Horticulture.

Seven members exhibited Market Hogs including Dia Galvan, Briceida Blanco, Breanne Hanson, Chelsea Gocke, Tyler Clark, Wesley Field, and Ross Young. All of them received blue ribbons in the market class judging on Thursday signifying that all their pigs were US No. 1 Market Hogs. Wesley, Chelsea, and Breanne won their classes and moved into the Championship Drive at the end of the day. In the Fitting and Showing Classes on Friday, all exhibitors earned blue ribbons, with Tyler, Chelsea, and Breanne all making the finals and Breanne making the cut from 28 to 6 ending up third overall in Swine Showmanship. Saturday morning prior to the sale Breanne Hanson was awarded the FFA Swine Supreme Showman award which is determined by how each showman places in three16 Chelan FFA members attended the Blue and Gold Leadership Tour for District VII FFA Chapters on Thursday September 27^th in Manson. The members were treated to barbeque hamburger dinner by the Manson FFA. Then the 2007-08 Washington State Officer team including former Chelan FFA member, Jake Robison, led the over 100 attendees from FFA Chapters from Wenatchee, Eastmont, Cashmere, Manson, Chelan, Bridgeport, Okanogan, Omak, Tonasket, and Oroville in a spirited discussion about some of our American Heroes.

The District VII Officer team led by the District VII President, Kacie Rahm from Chelan, completed opening ceremonies, introductions, and some of the plans for the District for the coming year. FFA members then broke up by grade level and participated in one hour leadership workshops on how to prepare for their futures and become better, more active FFA members. Chelan FFA members in attendance were Ross Young, Kacie Rahm, Breanne Hanson, Tucker Cool, Andrew Jones, Elizabeth Saucedo, Brenda Galvan, Wendy Zavala, Janet Lopez, Gerado Silva, Sammi Jo Cool, Chantel Neilson, Blake Soreano, and Dillon Parker.

Photo Caption: Chelan FFA Freshman Members—Chantel Neilson, Sammi Jo Cool, Janet Lopez, and Blake Soreano attended the 2007 Blue and Gold Leadership Tour in Manson.