MANHATTAN — Students from Ellsworth Jr./Sr. High School competed at the annual Kansas FFA Convention May 29-31 at Kansas State University, with the chapter walking away with eight state champions.

Results: Semifinalist in extemp — Josie Kueser Semifinalist in prepared public speaking — Noah Goss Third place KAAE essay contest — Rebekah Vague Equine placement finalist — Cadence Togersen Vegetable production SAE state champ — Rebekah Vague Agriscience animal science division 3 state runners-up — Paxton Huseman and Tucker Goss Agriscience animal science division 4 state champ — Danica Hicks Agriscience animal science division 6 state champ — Cadence Togersen and Rylee Holt Diversified agriculture SAE state champ — Josie Kueser Diversified livestock SAE state finalist — Maggie Bohl Environment science SAE state finalist — Colton Bettenbrock Agriscience fair food science division 5 state champ — Rebekah Vague Agriscience fair plant science division 6 state champs — Maggie Bohl and Jodi Donley Agriscience fair social science division 4 state champs — Kate Rathbun and Josie Kueser Ag issues LDE state champs — Rylee Holt, Maggie Bohl, Cadence Togersen, Josie Kueser, Kate Rathbun and Jodi Donley Creed participant — Nell Goss Courtesy core — eight students National chapter gold division State degrees — Colton Bettenbrock, Will Donley, Rylee Holt, Cadence Togersen and Maggie Bohl State band — Charolette Bettenbrock, Kay Ritchie and Kate Rathbun Delegates — Colton Bettenbrock and Danica Hicks State runner-up FFA national chapter award — Ellsworth FFA (No. 2 FFA chapter in the state) State star in placement finalist — Maggie Bohl