The sub-district job interview and food science Career Development Events (CDEs) took place Nov. 1 at Johnstown High School.
Students who participated in food science identified aromas, completed triangle taste tests and completed the math portion, as well as the analysis and safety/sanitation parts of the contest. Utica's food science team placed second overall. Utica's participants were Kenneth Davenport, Sam Farley, Georgia Gamble and Audriana Wigle.
In the job interview CDE, students had to create a cover letter and resume, complete an application, go through an interview and follow up the interview with a letter. Three participants qualified to move on to the district competition. Wigle, Brianne Priest and Bella Ellis placed first in their division (age group). Second-place individuals were Arthur Hollenback, Lindsay Gray and Olivia Dixon. Third-place individual was Melinda Wesley.
The district competition for both these contests was held Nov. 15 at Zane Trace High School.
Utica's food science team placed first. Davenport took first place, Gamble placed second, Wigle 31st and Farley 60th. There were nine teams and 68 individuals who participated. In the job interview category, Wigle ranked sixth place, Priest fourth and Ellis second.
—Submitted by Brianne Priest, 2021-2022 Utica FFA Reporter.
Distict Photo L-r: Audriana Wigle, Brianne Priest, Georgia Gamble, Bella Ellis, Kenneth Davenport, and Sam FarleySubdistrict Photo-Back Row L-R: Kenneth Davenport, Lindsay Gray, Georgia Gamble, Bella Ellis, and Arthur Hollenback. Front Row: Brianne Priest, Olivia Dickson, Audriana Wigle, Melinda Wesley, and Sam Farley. The sub-district job interview and food science CDE was held Nov. 1 at Johnstown High School.
