Milbank  FFA Members Head to State 

Milbank High School will send 30 students, including seven teams, to the 2025 South Dakota State FFA Convention. The event is scheduled for April 3-5 in Brookings.

District 1 FFA competitions held on March 25 in Milbank determined the qualifiers.  

FFA chapters in District 1 include Aberdeen Central, Clark, Deuel, Doland, Florence, Groton, Langford, Leola, Milbank, Sisseton, Watertown Area (NETHS), Waubay, Webster, and Wilmot.  

Sara Colombe, agriculture instructor for Milbank, is the adviser for District 1. Raul Berrones Pedraza, a 2024 graduate of MHS, who is now a student at SDSU, is serving as South Dakota’s 2024-25 State FFA Vice President. 

Results for MIlbank at Districts:
Ag Mechanics-First (State Bound)
Sebastion Vogel-2nd
Cody Wiik-3rd
Samuel Shelstad-7th
Isaak Weston-11th
Lane Johnson-20th

Dairy Cattle-Third  (State Bound)
Mackenzie Mueller-3rd
Leah Meyer-7th
Kalli Moser-16th
Bradyen Moser-17th

Floriculture-Eighth
Ixtal Macias-24th
Josselyn Garcia-31st
Tatum Gerdes-33rd
Shelbi Pollock-38th

Food Science-Second (State Bound)
Hunter Reede-3rd
Teaneashea Vogel-5th
Alexis Meyer-9th
Riley Ehlebracht-16th

Horse Evaluation-Second (State Bound)
Bailey Schwagel-2nd
Taylor Anderson-5th
Miriam Chavez-23rd

Livestock Evaluation-Sixth 
Kalli Grong-4th (State Bound)
Kenzie Kooima-14th (State Bound)
Jacob Erickson-28th
Addison Brown-32nd

Milk Quality and Products-Second (State Bound)
Avery Lamp-6th
Luke Torgerson-9th
Payton Lamp-11th

Natural Resources-Fourth (State Bound
Carter Gloe-5th
Megan Wiese-11th|
Ashlynn Lamp-15th
Hunter Hawley-16th
Alayna Gloe-21st
Veronica Fonder-31st

Vet Science-Fourth (State Bound)
Kayla Schweer-6th
Bella Hicks-18t
Ashlee VanHoorn-21st
Brooklyn Twedt-28th