Environmental and Natural Resource Career Development Event
Englewood, Ohio- On January 31, 2023, students from Natural Resource Management program at Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC) competed in the Environmental and Natural Resource Career Development Event (CDE). The Environmental and Natural Resource CDE aims to stimulate student interest, promote environmental and natural resource instruction in the agricultural education curriculum, and provide recognition for those who have demonstrated skills and competencies as a result of environmental and natural resource instruction.
Seniors Grace Gau (Northmont) finished 6th place with a score of 96, and Trevor Napier (Valley View) finished 12th with a 93 in the state contest. These two will be alternates for the state finals team.
Juniors Dylan Gooch (Vandalia-Butler), Griffen Jung (Miamisburg), Sean Trogdon (Arcanum-Butler), and Garrett Fetgatter (Bethel) finished in first place in the State Environmental Natural Resources FFA CDE qualifier. Sean and Garrett individually tied for 2nd place with a score of 100. While Griffen Jung placed 4th with a score of 98, and Dylan Gooch placed 6th with a score of 96, individually within the state. These scores allowed them to continue at the state finals at Hocking College in April. Congratulations to those who participated!
The letters “FFA” originally stood for Future Farmers of America. These letters are a part of our history and our heritage that will never change. But FFA is not just for students who want to be production farmers; FFA also welcomes members who aspire to careers as teachers, doctors, scientists, business owners, and more. For this reason, the name of the organization was updated in 1988 after a vote of national convention delegates to reflect the growing diversity and new opportunities in the industry of agriculture.
Today, the National FFA Organization remains committed to the individual student, providing a path to achievement in premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.
FFA continues to help the next generation rise up to meet those challenges by helping its members to develop their own unique talents and explore their interests in a broad range of agricultural career pathways. So today, we are still the Future Farmers of America. But, we are the Future Biologists, Future Chemists, Future Veterinarians, Future Engineers, and Future Entrepreneurs of America, too
For more information about MVCTC, please visit www.mvctc.com.
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