LBHS competed in Chatham Rally on April 3
On Wednesday April 3rd members of Lord Botetourt FFA participated in the South Ridge Area Rally at the Old Dominion Agriculture Complex in Chatham Virginia. The Rally is an annual event where FFA members go to compete in regional level competitions to qualify for State level competitions.
Brian Watts competed in both the Small Engine Repair and Tractor Operators competition. In the Small Engines Competition Brian placed 1st and will advance to the State Competition at the State Fair of Virginia in September. In the Tractor Operators Competition he placed 2nd.
Tucker Grimshaw also shined in the Agriculture Mechanics Competition as he placed 1st in the Competition with the team consisting of team members J.P. Whorley, Ethan Ruble, Brandon Creasy, Jacob Powers placed 2nd overall.
The following teams and individuals placed 2nd overall in their respective events; Faith Settle in Prepared Public Speaking, Reagan Hall in Extemporaneous Public Speaking, J.P. Whorley and Tucker Grimshaw in Tractor Troubleshooting, and the Nursery Landscape Team consisting of Aviana Wilson and Lauren Gentry.
Other notable finishers were Aviana Wilson who placed 5th high individual in the Nursery Landscaping Competition.
The Lord Botetourt FFA would like to also thank all of those in the community that have supported our chapter through our annual fundraising projects as well as James River Equipment for Sponsoring both the Tractor Operators Competition and the Tractor Troubleshooting Competition.
Photo Caption Left to right
Front Row; Lauren Gentry, Faith Settle, Aviana Wilson, Reagan Hall
Back Row; Ethan Ruble, Brandon Creasy, J.P. Whorley, Brian Watts, Tucker Grimshaw, Jacob Powers.
Submitted by Avaian Wilson, photo LBHS FFA
