Students are taking their agriculture training out of the classroom and into real-world scenarios at FFA competitions.
Thirteen Frisco ISD FFA teams competed last month in state Career Development Events after top finishes at region and area, where students put their classroom learning to the test in practical, real-world applications.
Several Frisco ISD FFA chapters finished first at Area V and District IV, with dozens of students qualifying for the next round. In FFA, schools of all sizes compete against one another, which means 1A schools compete against 6A, and everything in between.
CDEs build on what is learned in agricultural classes and encourage students to put their knowledge into practice. These events are designed to help a student prepare for a career in agriculture by testing and challenging their technical, leadership, interpersonal and teamwork skills, as well as their knowledge of the subject matter.
Frisco ISD’s FFA students have achieved remarkable success through their commitment and hard work. In 2024-25, they collected a number of accomplishments at the Texas FFA competition, Collin County Junior Livestock Show and other spring contests.
Congratulations to the following students and teams that placed in the top 20 of their category and those who competed at state!
Marketing Plan
Lebanon Trail - Miriam Gunn, Delaney Williams, Daakshinya Konakanchi and Nirali Kumar
10th Place State
Entomology
Lone Star - Emily Hamill (5th Place Individual), Kaylee Fenner, Alivia Sharkey and Nolan Wildrick
3rd Place Area V, State Qualifier
Lebanon Trail - Carolina Soldevilla, Ian Willink and Julianne Thatcher
20th Place Area V
Horse Judging
Reedy - Brooke Kennedy, Lauren Cheatham, Ashton Lee and Kayla McCormick
8th Place Area V, State Qualifier
Wakeland - Ireland Jackson, Sophie Tuggle, Abigail Belknap and Emily Saladis
19th Place Area V
Centennial - Evie Grace, Carmen Bryant, Peyton Brandstetter and Mika Valenzuela
20th Place Area V
Vet Science
Emerson - Nicole Perez (10th Place Individual), Devansh Verma, Amira Jurinak and Medha Pottumurthy
4th Place Area V, State Qualifier
Reedy - Maddy Emmett, Emily Shannon, Annette Thomas and Aniket Yezhuvathg
13th Place Area V
Panther Creek - Tatum Friend, Ella Brashears, Eshani Alla and Dhanya Casavaraju
20th Place Area V
Poultry
Memorial - Caroline May (15th Place Individual), Pierson Quinn, Sofia Jones and Lydie Bacchus
8th Place Area V
Nursery Landscape
Reedy - Norah West, Maddy Emmett and Gracie Jackson
5th Place Area V, State Qualifier
Lone Star - Allyson Maldonado, Emily Hamill, Kat Breaud and Kensli Espadron
6th Place Area V, State Qualifier
Milk Quality
Liberty - Haley Johnson (5th Place Individual), Oliver Hong, Mikaela Turnage and Elizabeth Alberthal
4th Place Area V, State Qualifier
Lone Star - Alexa King (4th Place Individual), Addison Walker (10th Place Individual), Henry Sander and Luke Lorenz
5th Place Area V, State Qualifier
Livestock
Reedy - Isabelle Henderson, Marcus Finney, Brooke Kennedy and Nolan Lagrone
18th Place Area V
Floriculture
Reedy - Kyle Metcalf (5th Place Individual), Ashton Lee (8th Place Individual), Ava Francis and Sophia Hirner
3th Place Area V, State Qualifier
Lone Star - Shae Garrigus (6th Place Individual), Tyler Gotcher, Avery Vanderpoel and Darshita Bhupathiraju
6th Place Area V, State Qualifier
Lebanon Trail - Miriam Gunn, Michelle Adeoye and Daakshin Konakanchi
16th Place Area V
Centennial - Gauri Mahawadhi, Nithya Hothur and Ryleigh Marshall
20th Place Area V
Meat Evaluation
Liberty - James "Max" Dowd (10th Place Individual), Logan Victory (15th Place Individual), Praveer Rao (18th Place Individual) and Anna Young
4th Place Area V, State Qualifier
Dairy Cattle
Memorial - Abbie Tu (12th Place Individual), Ciara Lacy (14th Place Individual), Ashmitha Vineet and Sofia Jones
9th Place Area V
Cotton
Memorial - Sofia Jones, Pierson Quinn, Lydie Bacchus and Savannah Blagg
State Competitor
Tractor Technician
Frisco - Oliver McCoy, David Starr, Jacob Anderson and Lincoln Abshire
8th Place Area V
Lebanon Trail - Nicolas Rusu, Nixon Clark and Zuri Montanez
9th Place Area V
Applied Ag Engineering
Lebanon Trail - Nathan Ford, Nathan Vo, Matthew Leicester and Annabelle Brown
12th Place Area V
Forage Evaluation
Centennial - Charlotte Barrow, Kalila Johnson, Paola Poveda and Ava White
State Competitor