Eleven members from Triton FFA participated in the 2025 MN State FFA Convention Sunday April 27 through Tuesday April 29. Five middle schoolers and freshmen participated on the Best Informed Greenhand team. Those members included Hunter Hamm, Brinley Dickie, Lily Klejeski, Brayden Munnikhuysen, and Coy Froyum. Triton had their first choir participant since 2017 in Kianna Skalicky. Jacob and Noah Kasper were delegates for the chapter. Seven of the members served as Courtesy Corp for the Career show and helped with setting up displays along with directing traffic at the show. Those students were Sydney Rysavy, Hunter Hamm, Coy Froyum, Brady Staub, Brayden Munnikhuysen, Lily Klejeski, Brinley Dickie, and Emma Kruckeberg. Mr. Ickler was recognized by Region 8 for the Honorary MN State Degree. Two students were state finalists in proficiency areas with Brady Staub placing third in the state for his corn and soybean production enterprise and Emma Kruckeberg placing 2nd and being recognized for her show rabbit and meat rabbit business. All members have an enjoyable experience and took back ideas to implement next year.
Pictured left to right in the back row: Noah Kasper, Jacob Kasper, Brady Staub, Coy Froyum, Brinley Dickie, and Emma Kruckeberg. In the front row are Brayden Munnikhuysen, Hunter Hamm, Kianna Skalicky, Sydney Rysavy and Lily Klejeski.
Emma Kruckeberg was second in the state with her Small Animal Care Entrepreneurship Proficiency. She is an avid rabbit producer, and enjoys showing her rabbits along with helping anyone that wants to learn about rabbits. She also sells rabbits for meat production.
Brady Staub, pictured with his parents, Chris and Julie Staub, places 3rd in the state with a Diversified Crop Production Entrepreneurship Proficiency. Brady leases land to grow corn and soybeans on each year.
