Youth in Agriculture

Name:  Avery Cook
Parent:  Angela Cook
Hometown:  Dover, Ark.

Name:   Callie Keaton
Age:  10
Parents:  Vance and Jennifer Keaton
Hometown:  Anderson, Mo.

Name:  Sarah Torti, 15
Family:  Parents Steve and Diane Torti; sister Rebecca, age 12
Hometown:  Bentonville, Ark.
School:  Bentonville High School

Name:  Heyley Heupel, 17
Parents:  Brandon and Chassidy Heupel
School:  Heyley is a senior at East Newton High School.
FFA:  Heyley is the first-ever State Champion in the Advanced Prepared Public-Speaking Competition for the East Newton FFA. She will compete in the national competition in Indianapolis, Ind., in October.
FFA Advisors:  John Littlefield and Steve Loveday
Public-Speaking Coaches:  Katie Elliot-Engell of Neosho, Mo., and Rhett Laubach of Oklahoma City, Okla.

Name:  Kallie Sullivan
Parents:  Doug and Kim Sullivan
Hometown:  Prairie Grove, Ark.
Education:  Freshman in the Honors College at the University of Arkansas
Major:  Poultry science with a pre-dental focus

Name:  Kayla Cox, 17 – entering her Senior year at Cabool High School

Parents:  Craig Cox and Debra Cox

FFA Chapter:  Cabool High School

Advisor:  Mr. Scott Long

Name:  Austin Keefer
Parent:  Heather Keefer
Clubs:  4-H Club, FFA, FBLA, Senior Beta, FCCLA, Jr. Masters Gardeners Green House Specialist and Arkansas Cattleman’s Assn.

Name:  Katie Jones
Age:  18
County:  Polk County
School:  Katie is a graduate of Bolivar High School
FFA:  2010 President of the Bolivar FFA, and the Area 10 Vice-President for FFA
FFA Advisors:  Jason King and Al Skalicky
Parents:  Kenny and Dawn Jones

Name:  Avery Hodges, age 12
Family:  Parents; Mike and Beth Hodges; sister, Quinn
Hometown:  Mountain Home, Ark.
School:  Pinkston Middle School

Name:  Mark Lawrence, 11, of Seymour, Mo., Webster County
Parents:  Mike and Michelle Lawrence
4-H Advisors:  Jennifer and Ryan Luallen
His home:  Mark is the fifth generation of their family to grow up on this farm.