Meet your 2023-2024
Merced-Mariposa
Sectional Officer Team!
President - Bella Twiss
Mariposa FFA
Grade in School: Senior
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Education/Career Goals:
- Attend: Cal Poly
- Major: Ag Communications
- Career Plans: Agriculture Marketing
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SAE: Raising and Showing Market Hogs
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FFA Accomplishments:
- Marketing Plan CDE
- Prepared Speaking LDE
- Job Interview LDE
-2023-2024 Mariposa FFA President
Sports: Volleyball
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Favorite Quote- “Leaders are born when leaders are needed.”
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Favorite Animal: Giraffe
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Vice President - Jayden Castaneda
Livingston FFA
Grade in School: Senior
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Education/Career Goals:
- Attend: Oklahoma State University or Fresno State
- Major: Ag Communications
- Career Goals: Become a communications representative for an ag related business and a social media representative
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SAE: -Raising and showing market sheep and rabbits
- Managing my chapter's laying hen operation
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FFA Accomplishments:
-2023-2024 Livingston FFA Vice President (and of course Merced-Mariposa FFA Vice President)
-2023 Obtaining my State Degree
- 2023 3rd High Individual UC Davis Field Day- Ag Sales
- 2022 2nd High Ag Sales, State Finals
- 2023 State Voting Delegate
- 2022-2023 Livingston FFA Secretary
- 2023 Outstanding Junior- Livingston FFA
- 2022 Outstanding Sophomore- Livingston FFA
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Sports/Hobbies:
Hobbies: Hanging out with Friends, listening to music, and playing beach volleyball
Sports: Volleyball, Cheer
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Favorite Animal: Pandas
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Favorite quote- "It starts with trusting yourself even when people say you are too young to try yourself"- SZA
Secretary - Ella Fredricks
Stoneridge Christian FFA
Grade in School: Junior
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Education/Career Goals: Wants to attend Fresno State or Cal Poly to study Ag business or Ag communications.
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SAE: - An unpaid on her families almond orchard where she works with her dad to lean the process involved in maintaining an almond orchard.
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FFA Accomplishments:
-2021-22 Creed state finalist
- 2021-2022 Chapter proficiency winner in friut production
- 2021-2022 Top 15 active member
- 2021-2022 Outstanding freshman
- 2021-2022 Greenhand Vice President
- 2022-2023 5th place in sectional extemporaneous
- 2022-2023 State conference delgate
- 2022-2023 Outstanding sophmer
- 2022-2023 profeciany winner in fruit production
- 2023-2024 Chapter Vice President
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Favorite Animal: Dogs
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Favorite Quote: " Success is not how high you climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world" - Roy T.Bennett
Treasurer - Annie Bryant
Mariposa FFA
Grade in School: Junior
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Education/Career Goals:
- Attend: UC Berkley or school on the east coast
- Major: Double Major in environmental science and creative writing
- Career Goals: Become a published writer
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SAE: Planting, growing, and selling plants in local nursery.
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FFA Accomplishments:
- 2023 Cal Poly State Finals 3rd High Team- Marketing Plan
- 2023 Chapter Star Farmer
- 2022 Chapter Star Greenhand
- 2023- 2024 Mariposa FFA Chapter Secretary
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Sports/Hobbies:
Sports: Soccer/ Flag Football
Hobbies: Reading, writing, and hiking.
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Favorite Animal: Frogs
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Favorite Quote: "Normality is a paved road: it's comfortable to walk but no flowers grow," -Vincent van Gogh
Reporter - Keira Koehn
Golden Valley FFA
Grade in School: Junior
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Education/Career Goals:
- Attend: Junior College/ Kansas State University or Iowa State University
- Major: Agribusiness Management with a minor in Animal Science
- Career Goals: Sales and management in animal health/ feed related company
SAE: Raising and showing both breeding and market sheep/ goats, Beef Cattle production (cow-calf show cattle operation and commercial backgrounding)
FFA Goals:
- Obtain my American Degree
- Continue my success in Livestock Judging CDE
- Serve as chapter officer
- Obtain state proficiency award
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FFA Accomplishments:
- 2023 Fresno Field Day, High Individual- Livestock Judging
- 2023 Cow Palace Livestock Judging Contest- High Individual
- 2022 Stanislaus County Fair Livestock Judging Contest- High Individual
- 2022 Arizona National Livestock Show 2nd High Individual- Livestock Judging
- 2022 Herd Invitational FFA Field Day, 3rd High Individual- Livestock Judging
-2023 Project Competition, Silver
- 2022 Project Competition, Gold
- 2022 Sectional Creed Speaking- 9th place
-2022-2023 Golden Valley FFA Chapter Reporter
-2023 Chapter Star Farmer
-2022 Chapter Star Greenhand
- Supreme/ Reserve Champion Wetherdam Doe at both Chowchilla and Merced County Fair
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Sports/Hobbies:
Sports: Volleyball
Hobbies: Showing livestock, breakaway roping, and spending time with friends and family!
Favorite Animal: Beef Cow
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Favorite Quote:
Sentinel - Joesph Oliveira
Hilmar FFA
Grade in School: Junior
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Education/Career Goals: Wants to attend a 4 year university for an undecided ag major
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SAE: Work experience on the Joe Oliveria Dairy/ Dairy Management
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FFA Accomplishments:
- 2023 Star Chapter Farmer
- 2022 Star Greenhand
- 2023 State Delegate
- 2022 Supreme Champion Registered Dairy Female, May Day Fair
- 2022-2023 Chapter Sentinal
- 2023-2024 Chapter Treasurer
- 2022 & 2023 3rd high team member- Dairy Judging
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Favorite Animal: A Dog
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Favorite Quote: " I'd rather waste a minute in my life than waste my life in a minute" - Joe Oliverira (Grandfather)
Advisor - Mr. Rowley
Garret is originally from Turlock with a long family history in the Dairy business. He attended Modesto Junior College after high school majoring in Agriculture Engineering and Welding Technologies. He then transferred to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a major in Agriculture Education. From Cal Poly he then came to Mariposa to teach with his wife Regan. Garret and Regan now have three children, Quinley, Karson, and Clayton.
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