2025 FFA State convention results are in. Two Eastern Oregon members made the state officer team

By on Wednesday, March 26th, 2025 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News

EASTERN OREGON – From March 20 – 23, the 97th annual Oregon FFA State Convention was hosted at the Deschutes Fair & Expo Center in Redmond, bringing together over 2,000 FFA members from across the state. Among the army of blue corduroy clad young professionals that occupied Central Oregon for the weekend, members from Union, Baker, Wallowa, Malheur, Harney, Grant, Morrow, and Umatilla Counties put in quite the performance, earning high marks in multiple categories and even earning two positions on the FFA State Officer team. The full results and highlights from the 2025 state convention, by category, are as follows:

(NOTE: For convenience and readability, we’ve only included Eastern Oregon student rankings in most categories. We’ve also included some chapters/recipients from Northern Central Oregon that fall within our area of coverage, specifically Sherman and Gilliam County chapters. The full list of results for all state participants in all categories can be found at https://oregonffa.com/state-convention/)

2025-2026 STATE OFFICERS

Starting off, Alex Wise from Baker City was officially elected the 2025-26 President while Livvy Sturm in from Union made Vice President. The full 2025-2026 officer team includes:

  • President – Alex Wise, Baker
  • Vice President – Livvy Sturm, Union
  • Secretary – Lydia Cruikshank, Bend
  • Treasurer – Ethian Webb, Mohawk
  • Reporter – Kendall Holcomb, Elkton
  • Sentinel – Henry Bennett, Sandy 

CAREER AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EVENTS

Ag Issues

            1st – Hermiston

            2nd – Baker

            3rd – Vale

            4th – Imbler

Beginning Public Speaking

            1st – Kellan Smith, Echo

            3rd – Lilly Weit, Joseph

Conduct of Chapter Meetings

            2nd – Joseph

            3rd – Enterprise

Coop Quiz

            2nd – Owyee Harguess, Enterprise

Creed

            3rd – Karlee Patterson, Imbler

Spanish Speaking Creed

            1st – Francesca Whiteman, Joseph

Job Interview

            1st – Alex Wise, Baker

            2nd – Catherine Doherty, Hermiston

Parli Pro

            1st – Hermiston

            2nd – Sutherlin

            3rd – North Clackamas

            4th – Silverton

Extemporaneous Public Speaking

(No Eastern Oregon top placements)

Farm Business Management

(No Eastern Oregon top placements)

Prepared Public Speaking

            4th – Tanner Rovey, Cove

Soils

(No Eastern Oregon top placements)

Sophomore Public Speaking

            1st – Josephine Bingaman, Imbler

SUPERIOR CHAPTERS

  • Baker
  • Cove
  • Crane
  • Elgin
  • Grant Union
  • Hermiston
  • Imbler
  • Joseph
  • North Clackamas
  • North Marion
  • Vale

CHAPTER BOOKS

  • Portfolio – Beginning
  • Silver – Garrett Bolen, Elgin
  • 1st & Gold – Natlaie Piper, Heppner  

  • Portfolio – Advanced
  • 1st & Gold – Denya Valle Echo
    • Caleigh Johnson, Joseph

  • Technology Scrapbook
  • Bronze – Sherman County
  • 1st & Gold –    Union

  • Scrapbook
  • 1st & Gold – Joseph

  • Secretary Books 
  • Honorable mention – Nyssa
    • 1st & Gold –  Imbler

  • Treasurer’s Book
  • Bronze – Vale
  • Silver – Hermiston
  • 1st & Gold –   Imbler

NATIONAL CHAPTER

Silver: 

  • Heppner

Gold: 

  • Joseph
  • Elgin
  • Imbler
  • Vale

AGRISCIENCE FAIR

Animal Systems

            Division 1 – Justis Cant, Imbler

                        Division 2 –Josie Smith & McKinley Scoot, North Powder

                        Division 3 – Payton Peppers, Baker

            Plant Systems

                        Division 5 – Casey Scott, Hermiston

            Environmental Sciences & Natural Resource Systems

                        Division 1 – Payton Anderson, Baker

Division 2 – Kinley Adams & Piper Braseth, Imbler

            Food Products & Processing Systems

                        Division 1 – Will Bingaman, Imbler

                        Division 2 – Savannah Heath & Saviah Kunz, Imbler

                        Division 4 – Nicole Frahm & Ben Clark, Ontario

Power. Technical, and Social Systems

            Division 1 – Alexander Johnson, Baker

                        Division 3 – Megan Daniels, Ontario

                        Division 4 – Kristel Donnelly & Chelsey Daniels, Ontario

                        Division 5 – Catlynn Wade, Ontario

            Social Systems

                        Division 3 – Chase Myatt, Baker

OTHER AWARDS

Talent

1st – Elle Glaser, Central Linn

3rd – Mady Kemp & Allison Nerdin, Sherman County

5th – Tresa Baker, Crane

Equine Entrepreneurship Proficiency

  • 1st Place – Keelie Jones, Union

Congratulations to all local FFA members and good luck to all those that will be attending FFA National Convention this year!

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(State officer team photo originally posted by Oregon FFA. Photo taken by Wales Hunter)