CTE year-end competition updates 2026
The School Board recognized a very successful 2025-26 school year for students in our Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs at state competitions. Our advisors and students have worked very hard, and many represented Walla Public Schools this past summer at national events.
Below is a list of our teams and individuals who placed in the top 3 at state or multi-state events, with some pictures of students and advisors below.
FBLA State Competition (Advisor: Bernard Ma)
1st Place
Intro to Retail and Merchandising - Violet Hall
FFA State Competition (Advisors: Jennifer Crane, Jessica Johnson, Kirsten Gilbert, Peggy Payne)
1st Place
Sheep Proficiency Award - Jaycee Cox
Power & Structural Systems - Aaden Repoff
Environmental and Natural Resources - Reilly Lemma
2nd Place
Food Science - Gianna Goff
Aaden Repoff, Reilly Lemma, and Gianna Goff are pictured below at the FFA State Agriscience Fair
Environthon State Competition (Advisor: Clayton Hudiburg)
1st Place
Sustainable Farming Presentation - Izzy Kirtley, June Parry, Roni Reynolds, Sophia Sorensen, Kathryn Chlapek
JROTC Washington State Junior Olympic Championship (Advisor: Mark Mebes)
3rd Place
Women's Air Rifle - Claire Calvert
Men's Air Rifle Under 18 Category - Noah Hein
JROTC Cascade Mountain League Two-State Championship (Advisors: CSM (R) Tony Marrero, SFC (R) Mark Mebes)
1st Place
Unarmed Drill Down - Noah Pinero-Wohr
Air Rifle Precision Individual League Champion - Claire Calvert
Dual Unarmed Exhibition - Aubry Graham and Ritchard Youngblood
Air Rifle Precision Team - Claire Calvert, Sofie Edwards, Marcus Goin, Peytin Munns
2nd Place
Senior Unarmed Drill Down - Damien Smiley
Sporter Air Rifle Team #1 - Noah Hein, Wyatt Postlewait, Troy Beckmann, Melissa Villegas, Shaylee Jones
Overall JROTC Team Score - Walla Walla High School JROTC Program
3rd Place
Armed Drill Down - Jamie West
Individual Armed Exhibition - Joseph Brown
Individual Sporter Air Rifle - Wyatt Postlewait
PT Team 1 - Emilia Frokic, Jackson Stiffler, Noah Mills, Alonna Fine, Jackson Gear, Josiah Walther, Islam Lokaman, Jamie West
JROTC Western Regional Rifle Championship (Advisor: SFC (R) Mark Mebes)
2nd Place
Sporter Team - Noah Kaheaku, Noah Hein, Jaycee Cox, Wyatt Postlewait
Individual Sporter - Melissa Villegas
Precision Individual - Claire Calvert
3rd Place
Precision Team - Claire Calvert, Sofie Edwards, Marcus Goin, Peytin Munns, Evelyn Wolf
JROTC Group Photo (below)
SkillsUSA State Competition
1st Place
SkillsUSA Crime Scene Investigation (Advisor: Todd Smith) - Liliana Contreras, Emily Eggers, Makaya Mings
SkillsUSA TeamWorks (Advisor: Eric Matson) - Kole Herrera, Kade Herrera, Isaac Lyon, Charles Bess (not pictured)
SkillsUSA Audio Production (Advisor: Andrew Sayers) - Jude Neal (not shown), Kourtenay Driver
SkillsUSA Video Production (Advisor: Andrew Sayers) - Yaritza Gama, Abigail Blackham (not pictured)
2nd Place
SkillsUSA Crime Scene Investigation (Advisor: Todd Smith) - Karli Tobin, Leslie Ramirez, Lana Messenger (not pictured)
SkillsUSA Welding Fabrication (Advisor: James Polson) - Rieken Watts, Oliver Ma, Kaden Magnaghi (not shown)
3rd Place
SkillsUSA Crime Scene Investigation (Advisor: Todd Smith) - Carlos Torres-Soto, Riley Huie, Jacob Knudson
Technology Student Association (TSA) State Competition (Advisor: Mike Bertram)
1st Place
TEAMS (Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science) - Reuben Jenkins, Jameson Zierenberg (not shown), Tobias Hammar (not shown)
Thank you to all staff, students, parents, and community members who continue to support our students and their success in career-connected leadership development activities!
