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Goodyear, Maricopa County, Arizona
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Tolleson Union High School's FFA chapter won the sweepstakes award for the second consecutive year at the University of Arizona's FFA field day on March 17, topping 32 schools in multiple categories like agronomy and horticulture. Individual awards went to students including Junior Stewart and Niamat Khan. They also claimed the Work Horse title at ASU on March 10.
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Second Year in a Row at UA Field Day
For the second straight year, Tolleson Union high school's Future Farmers of America chapter captured the sweepstakes award at the annual FFA field day at the University of Arizona, Tucson.
Sponsored by the agricultural department, the field day was held March 17 at the U of A.
THE SWEEPSTAKES Winners are selected by the six top team placings. Top teams from Tolleson were: agronomy, first; horticulture, second; meats, third; livestock judging, fourth; dairy judging, fourth; and entomology, fourth.
Agua Fria and Amphitheater chapters tied for the second place sweepstakes.
In order to receive this sweepstakes award the chapter had to compete against 32 other schools and some 600 other boys.
INDIVIDUAL WINNERS WERE Burke Whitfield and Fred Amator, silver award in agronomy; Robert Underdown, a bronze in poultry; Joe VanDyke, a silver in meats; Junior Stewart, a gold, and Niamat Khan, a silver in horticulture. Among honorable mentions were Robert Underdown in entomology and Jim Accamazo in dairy.
Members composing each team are: agronomy Burke Whitfield and Fred Amator; horticulture - Junior Stewart and Niamat Khan; meat judging - Joe VanDyke, Jim Mortensen and David Hudson; livestock - Keith Neitch, Antony Bruno and Jim Mortensen; dairy judging - Jim Accamazo, David Cox and Vernon St. John; entomology - Robert Underdown and Richard Grissman and Arthur Tobin.
Tolleson also won the Work Horse chapter title, comparable to the U of A sweepstakes award, at Arizona State University at Tempe March 10, states Niamet A. Khan, chapter reporter.
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Tolleson Union High School's FFA chapter won the sweepstakes award for the second year in a row at the University of Arizona FFA field day on March 17, competing against 32 other schools. They excelled in agronomy (1st), horticulture (2nd), meats (3rd), livestock judging (4th), dairy judging (4th), and entomology (4th). Individual winners included golds, silvers, and bronzes in various categories. They also won the Work Horse chapter title at Arizona State University on March 10.