By: Leisha Martinez, Chapter Reporter
The Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter was once again well represented at the State Fair in 2021.
The Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter won the Minnesota State Fair Crop Show with a total of 1646 points. Jackson was awarded 2nd place with 805 points. There were 95 Sleepy Eye FFA members exhibiting 405 crop entries. This was the 11th year that Sleepy Eye has won the Minnesota State Fair in the past 13 years.
Sleepy Eye FFA Members who were Top 10 Finishers in the Minnesota FFA State Fair Crop Show –
Jasmine Petermann – 4th Place
Morgan Hoffmann – 6th Place
Jacob Schultz – 7th Place
Top New Exhibitors for the Minnesota State Fair FFA Crop Show:
Jasmine Petermann – 2nd Place
Carter Lazatin – 3rd Place
Alex Dominguez – 4th Place
Caden Evers – 5th Place
The other division that the Sleepy Eye FFA members exhibited projects in was Ag. Mechanics. Our members and their placings included:
Winsten Nienhaus – Blue Ribbon and Champion in the Introductory Wood Division with his American Flag Shelf
Sophie Kyllonen – 2nd Place Red Ribbon Introductory Metal Project with her Metal Plant Hanger
Lydia Huiras – Blue Ribbon Introductory Wood with a Wood Planter
Morgan Hoffmann – Blue Ribbon Intermediate Wood with a Bean Bag Board Set and Ladder Golf Combination.