Walla Walla FFA Updates
Published in the FFA Monthly Newsletter | September 2026 | By Natalie Taylor and Lyndsey Groat
FFA Member of the Month
September is Parker Hand
Parker is a Senior FFA member who has exceptional dedication and responsibility in everything he does. For his SAE project, he raises market lambs, and he has helped in our plant sale. Outside of FFA, he competes in track and field events. Parker always had a positive attitude at the fair and did every task with a drive to make a difference. He is a person you can rely on, and his hard work inspires others!
Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days Summary
Overall, our chapter had a successful week at the Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days. During pre-fair livestock judging, four of our members placed top ten: (Max Cox, 1), (Miles Grimes, 7), (Ashley Lane, 9), (Lyndsey Groat, 10). During fair livestock judging top ten: (Jaycee Cox, 1 ), (Raegan Leiferman, 3 ), (Piper Harvey, 4 ), (Mandy Tilley, 5 ), (Laney Hand, 7 ), (Joel Strickland, 9 ). Our two livestock judging teams took 1st and 2nd place in pre-fair judging also!
Outstanding Awards
Beef: Max Cox- Champion FFA Market, Overall Grand Champion Market
Goats: Raegan Leiferman- Champion FFA Market, Overall Reserve Grand Champion Market, Champion and Reserve Overall FFA Showman; Mandy Tilley- Reserve Champion FFA Market
Hogs: Colt Clemens- Champion FFA Market, Cambrie Clemens- Champion FFA Novice Showman, Jenna Hutchins- Reserve Champion FFA Novice Showman
Lambs: Jaycee Cox- Overall Reserve Grand Champion and Champion FFA Market, Grand Champion FFA Showman; Daniella Brito- Reserve Champion FFA Market; Aubree Buroker- Champion FFA Novice Showman; Ava Filan- Reserve Champion FFA Novice Showman
We had 54 students exhibit horses and livestock this year!
Beef: Max Cox, Easton Van Dyke
Hogs: Ellie Strickland, Joel Strickland, Miles Grimes, Aaden Repoff, Darach Dye, Dunnigan Dye, Jacob Goodson, Kaiya Witcher, Jack Nee, Rylee Reser, Ashley Lane, Colt Clemens, Cambrie Clemens, Lyndsey Groat, Jenna Hutchins, Keeley Preston, Jenson Preston, Liv Aycock, Sloane Stemple
Sheep: Teegan Timmons, Kinsley Timmons, Laney Hand, Parker Hand, Kamryn Hand, Makenna Wright, Zoey Witcher, Kinzey Appleford, Jaycee Cox, Daniella Brito, Natalie Taylor, Kelli Taylor, Azúl Muñoz, Brooklynne Freer-Craft, Finn Schmidt, Kylee Alexander, Madalynn Tucker, Iker Segovia, Gianna Goff, Genevieve Denver, Jayden Swank, Ava Filan, Calli Buroker, Aubree Buroker, Jordyn Perez
Goats: Mandy Tilley, Piper Harvey, Olivia Bagley, Rylee Avery, Kiauna Snyder, Aaliyah Urincho-Ochoa, Allison Segovia, Raegan Leiferman
Horses: Ellie Ford, Makenna Wright
Small Animal: Kelli Taylor, Natalie Taylor
