Angels Camp, CA…On September 21st, 2022, Bret Harte FFA traveled 10 minutes down the road to the Calaveras County Fairgrounds to the Mother Lode Section Opening and Closing Contest. They brought 9 freshman greenhand teams, 3 open teams, and the FFA officer team. For this contest, each team consisting of 6 people had to memorize their parts of the official FFA Opening and Closing script and present it in front of a panel of judges.

Teams were judged on memorization, presentation, and overall professionalism. 11 schools ended up showing to the competition, and there was lots of competition! In the Greenhand Team Division, Bret Harte Team 1 placed first overall out of 28 total teams. The members of this team were Mikaiah Dickson, Annelise Zumbach, Hannah Dillashaw, Amaris Munoz, Yareli Munoz and Lexie McDaniel. For Sophomores, juniors and seniors who were not on an officer team, they had the option of competing in the Open team division. Bret Harte FFA brought 3 open teams, and one of them placed 2nd overall! This team consisted of Giuliana Lucido, Mackenzie Sandoval, Zoe Ruggeri, Jack Lenihan, Johanna Nava, and Ella Becker.

Finally, every school can bring their FFA officer team to compete in the Officer Team Division. Bret Harte placed 2nd overall with their officer team which consisted of Caroline Krpan, Delaney Lenihan, Taleah Lusk, Sophie Bouma, Afton Phillips and Brenda Nava. We had a great turnout at this competition by placing in every category! Congratulations to all Bret Harte FFA members who competed, and let’s keep the awards coming!