Seniors receiving their State FFA Degrees were Sam Quiring, Jace Friesen, Jacob Buller, Zach Miller, Blake Goertzen, Madison Mason, Thane Wetjen, and KatrinaMarie Epp. (Not pictured is Cale Friesen) courtesy photo
Heartland Community Schools Release
The Heartland FFA brought home many awards from last week’s Nebraska State FFA Convention in Lincoln.
Seniors Blake Goertzen and Zach Miller were chosen as State Star finalists!
Heartland FFA members received many awards at the 97th Nebraska State FFA Convention. The chapter had nine seniors who received their state degrees during the 6th session. Those seniors included: Jacob Buller, KatrinaMarie Epp, Jace Friesen, Cale Friesen, Blake Goertzen, Madison Mason, Zach Miller, Samuel Quiring, and Thane Wetjen.
The chapter received the Connecting Chapters Ag Literacy award and was recognized as a Premier National Chapter Award (Superior rating) on Thursday morning. There were two proficiency finalists, both by Blake Goertzen. One was in the area of Diversified Agriculture Entrepreneurship, and the other was in Grain Production.
The Heartland FFA chapter also had two members who were selected as top 24 State Star Finalists. Zach Miller was a finalist in Placement, and Blake Goertzen was a finalist in Production.
The FFA sent two competing teams to state; Food Science and Agriscience. The agriscience team placed 29th, and the Food Science team placed second. In the individual, Emma Ott placed sixth in the state. Three members were selected into the state honor choir, which performed at every session. Those members were Zach Miller, Braden Janzen, and Lexi Inglsbee.
Congratulations to the Heartland FFA Chapter on a great experience at the 2025 Nebraska State FFA Convention!
