Major Accomplishments of the West Stanly High School FFA/4-H Agriculture Program *** Our program has won 37 State Championships, 10 US Regional Championships, 5 National Championships and 1 Reserve National Championship within the last 9 years, in the areas of Livestock/Poultry/Horse/Meat Judging, Livestock Showing and Livestock Skillathon team competitions. Below is a breakdown of the major accomplishments won or obtained each year: 2008: - Reserve National Champion Livestock Skillathon Team - (held in Louisville, Kentucky during the North American International Livestock Exhibition). The team was comprised of Adam Barnhardt, Emily Talley, Jonah Coley and Cody Smith. - The team finished 2 nd Overall in both the Evaluation and Quality Assurance Categories and was 3 rd Overall in the Identification Category. Individual Awards: - Adam Barnhardt - Third High Scoring Individual Overall - Emily Talley Fourth High Scoring Individual Overall - Cody Smith Fifth High Scoring Individual Overall (All four team members scored in the top 5 individuals overall in the various contest divisions.) - High Skillathon Team Overall (out of 101 teams)- Keystone International Livestock Exhibition, held in Harrisburg, PA - This was the fifth time in six years that our team has swept the contest. - High Scoring Individual Overall and Jr. Stockman of the Year Cody Smith (High Scoring Individual in 4 of the 5 divisions) - 4 th High Individual Overall - Emily Talley - 8 th High Individual Overall - Adam Barnhardt
- Exhibited the Grand Champion Junior Market Goat at the North Carolina State Fair (Exhibited by Adam Barnhardt) - State Champion FFA Meat Judging Team (Team comprised of Brandy Cleveland, Cody Smith, Jonah Coley, Adam Barnhardt and Emily Talley) - Had the 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd High Scoring Individuals Overall - National Silver Emblem Award National FFA Meat Judging Contest held in Indianapolis, Indiana during the National FFA Convention - State Champion 4-H Livestock Skillathon Team - Team comprised of Adam Barnhardt, Cody Smith, Emily Talley and Jonah Coley - First time in the history of the contest that a team had the first four high scoring individuals overall - State Champion 4-H Livestock Quiz Bowl Team - State Champion FFA Poultry Judging Team (Out of 64 teams) - Team comprised of Brandy Cleveland, Angela Harvell, Samantha Talley and Jordan Lemmond) - High Scoring Individual Overall - Brandy Cleveland - Fourth High Scoring Individual Overall - Angela Harvell 2007: - 5 th High Team Overall National FFA Poultry Judging Contest (held in Indianapolis, Indiana) - Emily Talley - 11 th High Individual Overall - High Skillathon Team Overall (Keystone International Livestock Exhibition (Harrisburg, PA) (Swept the contest for the fourth time in five years) - High Scoring Individual Overall + Jr. Stockman of the Year Brandy Cleveland (High Scoring Individual in 4 of 5 divisions) - 3 rd High Individual Overall Cody Smith - 10 th High Individual Overall - Adam Barnhardt - Exhibited the Grand and Reserve Champion Jr. Market Goats at the North Carolina State Fair (Exhibited by Adam Barnhardt and Jonah Coley, respectively) - High Point Champion Jr. Wether Division -- North Carolina Junior Meat Goat Association -- Natalee Smith (3 rd year in a row)
- State Champion 4-H Livestock Skillathon Team - High Scoring Individual Overall - Cody Smith - 2 nd High Scoring Individual Overall - Emily Talley - 3 rd High Scoring Individual Overall - Adam Barnhardt - 8 th High Individual Overall - Jonah Coley - State Champion Livestock Showing Team - Supreme Champion Ewe North Carolina State Fair - State Champion 4-H Poultry Judging Team - State Champion FFA Poultry Judging Team (out of 51 teams) - Park Scholarship Recipient (Jacob Furr) 1 st student in the history of West Stanly High School to win this prestigious award - 5th High Team Overall -- North Carolina State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest - Exhibited numerous county, regional and jackpot champion lambs, goats and heifers 2006: - National Champion Livestock Skillathon Team (Back to Back National Champions) First state to repeat as National Champions and first state to win the National Championship for a third time. - High Skillathon Team Overall (Keystone International Livestock Exhibition (Harrisburg, PA) (Swept the contest for the third time in four years) - High Scoring Individual Overall & Jr. Stockman of the Year- Daniel Boykin - 2 nd High Scoring Individual Overall - Julia Elmore - 3 rd High Scoring Individual Overall - Natalee Smith - 4 th High Scoring Individual Overall - Brandy Cleveland - 5 th High Scoring Individual Overall Brittani Hathcock - 6 th High Scoring Individual Overall Cody Smith - High Skillathon Team Overall (Southeastern US Nationals) - High Scoring Individual Overall Daniel Boykin - 2 nd High Scoring Individual Overall Julia Elmore - 3 rd High Scoring Individual Overall Brandy Cleveland - 4 th High Scoring Individual Overall Natalee Smith - 5 th High Scoring Individual Overall Brittani Hathcock - 8 th High Scoring Individual Overall Cody Smith
- N.C. State Fair Champion Livestock Skillathon Team - State Champion 4-H Livestock Skillathon Team (All 6 of our members placed in the top 10 overall including having the High Scoring Individual overall) - State Champion FFA Livestock Judging Team (Out of 55 Teams) High Team Overall - Oral Reasons (Top 3 Scores Overall) - State Champion FFA Junior Horse Judging Team (Out of 21 Teams) High Team Overall Oral Reasons ( 1 st, 2 nd, and 5 th high scores overall respectively) - Grand and Reserve Champion Wether Goats at North Carolina State Fair: Exhibited by Natalee Smith (1 st time in the history of the NC State Fair that one person exhibited both the grand and reserve champions in the same species) - High Point Champion Wether Division -- North Carolina Junior Meat Goat Association -- Natalee Smith (2 nd year in a row) - Exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion Commercial Ewe at the North Carolina State Fair - Exhibited numerous county, regional and jackpot champion lambs, goats and heifers. - North Carolina State 4-H President (Jacob Furr) - 7 th Place Team Overall State FFA Poultry Judging Contest 2005: - National Champion Livestock Skillathon Team (held in Louisville, Ky) - High Scoring Individual Overall - Anna Pesta 4 th High Scoring Individual Overall - Jacob Furr 7 th High Scoring Individual Overall - Tom Devine 9 th High Scoring Individual Overall - Lisa Baxter - High Team Overall - Identification Jacob Furr - 1 st Overall Identification Lisa Baxter 4 th Overall Identification - High Team Overall Quality Assurance Anna Pesta 1 st Overall Quality Assurance Tom Devine 3 rd Overall Quality Assurance Jacob Furr 5 th Overall Quality Assurance - 3 rd High Team Overall Evaluation
- High Skillathon Team Overall Keystone International Livestock Exhibition (Harrisburg, Pa) - 2 nd High Scoring Individual Overall Jacob Furr - 4 th High Scoring Individual Overall Anna Pesta - 6 th High Scoring Individual Overall Lisa Baxter - 10 th High Scoring Individual Overall Tom Devine - National Champion Risk Management Essay Contest (Jacob Furr) - National Merial Grant Recipient for SAE Project (Anna Pesta) - 4 th Place Team Overall - National 4-H Poultry Judging Contest - High Team Overall Egg Production - 8 th Place Team Overall National FFA Poultry Judging Contest - State Champion 4-H Livestock Skillathon Team (Top 3 high scoring individuals overall) - State Champion 4-H Poultry Judging Team (Top four high scoring individuals overall) - State Champion FFA Poultry Judging Team (out of 49 teams) - State Champion 4-H Livestock Skillathon Team (N.C. State Fair) - High Skillathon Team Overall - N.C. Junior Beef Round-up - Anna Pesta was the High Scoring Individual Overall at the Southern Regional Horse Judging Contest held in Mobile, Alabama. - 2 nd Place Team Overall FFA Livestock Judging Contest (out of 101 teams) - High Team Oral Reasons at the FFA Livestock Judging Contest - 6 th Place Team Overall State FFA Horse Judging Contest - 4 th Place Team Overall State 4-H Horse Judging Contest - Reserve Champion Commercial Ewe (North Carolina State Fair) - High Point Champion Junior Wether Division -- North Carolina Junior Meat Goat Association -- Natalee Smith 2004: - High Team Overall at the Keystone International Livestock Exposition Stockman s Contest (Harrisburg, Pa) (out of 105 teams) - West Stanly H.S. had the top 5 high scoring individuals overall out of 415 contestants. - Bain Wilson was recognized at the Junior Stockman of the Year while Anna Pesta won Reserve Junior Stockman of the Year honors. - State Champion FFA Livestock Judging Team (out of 57 teams) - State Champion FFA Horse Judging Team (out of 43 teams) - NC State Fair Champion 4-H Skillathon Team
- State Champion 4-H Skillathon Team - State Champion 4-H/FFA Livestock Showing Team (5 th year in a row) - Exhibited the Supreme Champion Ewe at both the NC Mountain State Fair and at the North Carolina State Fair. - Exhibited the Grand Champion Market Lamb at the North Carolina State Fair - Exhibited the Grand and Reserve Champion Market Lambs/Ewes at 12 North Carolina County Fairs - 3 rd Place Team Overall, State FFA Poultry Judging Contest - 8 th Overall National FFA Horse Judging Contest (Louisville, Ky) - Bain Wilson was High Scoring Individual Overall at the U.S. Eastern Regional Livestock Judging Contest (held at Blacksburg, Va) - Bain Wilson represented West Stanly H.S. at the 2004 National 4-H Livestock Judging Contest. - Showed Turkeys for the first time at the North Carolina State Fair 2003: - National Champion 4-H Livestock Skillathon Team (Louisville, Ky) - State Champion 4-H Livestock Skillathon Team - State Champion FFA Poultry Judging Team - State Champion 4-H/FFA Livestock Showing Team (4 th year in a row) - NC State Fair Champion 4-H Livestock Skillathon Team - High Skillathon Team Overall, Keystone International Livestock Exposition (held at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) - High Skillathon Team Overall, Eastern U.S. Nationals, (held at Blacksburg, Virginia) - 8 th Place Team Overall, National FFA Poultry Judging Contest (held in Louisville, Kentucky) State Fair - Exhibited the Grand Champion Market Lamb at the NC State Fair - Exhibited the Supreme Grand Champion Ewe at the NC Mountain State Fair - Exhibited the Grand and Reserve Grand Champion Market Lambs/Ewes at 14 North Carolina County Fairs
2002: - State Champion 4-H Livestock Skillathon Team - State Champion 4-H Livestock Judging Team (Raleigh, North Carolina) - State Champion 4-H/FFA Livestock Showing Team (3 rd year in a row) - NC State Fair Champion Livestock Skillathon Team - 3 rd Place Team Overall, National 4-H Livestock Skillathon Competition, (held at Louisville, Kentucky) State Fair (3 rd year in a row) - Exhibited the Supreme Grand Champion Ewe at the NC Mountain State Fair (Junior Show) - Exhibited the Supreme Grand Champion Ewe at the NC Mountain State Fair Open Show - Exhibited the Grand and Reserve Grand Champion Market Lambs at 9 NC County Fairs, including the Stanly County Fair - High Team in Oral Reasons at the Cattail Classic (Frederick, Maryland) - High Team in Identification at the National 4-H Livestock Skillathon Contest (held in Louisville, Kentucky) - Represented North Carolina at the National FFA Livestock Judging Contest (held in Louisville, Kentucky) 2001: - State Champion FFA Livestock Judging Team - State Champion 4-H/FFA Livestock Showing Team (2 nd year in a row) State Fair - Exhibited the Supreme and Reserve Supreme Grand Champion Ewes at both the North Carolina Mountain State Fair Junior and Open Show 2000: - State Champion 4-H/FFA Livestock Showing Team State Fair (held in Raleigh, NC) - 3 rd Place Team Overall at the State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest