INDIANAPOLIS (October 27-November 1, 2025) – Weld Central FFA members attended the National FFA Convention and Expo during the last week of October. Thirteen students and chaperones traveled to Indianapolis, went on tours to Fair Oaks Farms, Hunter’s Honey Farm, Ozark Fisheries, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the National FFA Center, and Stuckey Apple Orchard Farm. Students that attended were Westin Barrows, Frederick Weisenborn, Audrey Koehn, Max Riblett, Courtney Bydalek, Taylor Seely, Ali Weber, Dawson Dever, Alex Bolin, Riley Gibson, Sage Cole, Tegan Huwa and Avery Simpson.
Dawson Dever, Max Riblett, Westin Barrows and Frederick Weisenborn competed in the National Meat Judging Contest at Purdue University. This team won the State FFA Contest in May and received Silver as a team at the National level. All four members of the team received Silver individually as well.
Citlali Calixto competed in the National FFA Agriscience Fair Competition where she received Bronze for her research project that she worked on with Colorado State University on agricultural literacy.
The Weld Central FFA Chapter was also recognized for the National Chapter Award where they were in the top 3 for the state of Colorado and received a 3-Star rating nationally. The students that filled out this application were Aubree Klausner, Addie Forbes, Kennedy Cardillo, Charlotte Goodman, Audrey Koehn, Dawson Dever, Gabby Graver, Anastyn Perez, Westin Barrows and Riley Gibson.
One past FFA member, Emily Spayd, received their American FFA degrees. This is the highest degree that you can receive as an FFA member and less than 1% receive this degree.
FFA members attended workshops, sessions and the expo where they connected with hundreds of industry professionals and college/trade school representatives. They heard from keynote speakers. There were around 70,000 individuals who attended the convention and expo from around the country.
The National FFA Organization is a school-based national youth leadership development organization of more than 1,027,273 student members as part of 9,235 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.
