The Nipomo FFA Chapter was founded in August of 2002 upon the opening of Nipomo High School in Nipomo, California. As the second high school in the Lucia Mar School District, Nipomo High School entered a strong agricultural community that was already familiar with the National FFA Organization through the FFA chapter at Arroyo Grande High School.  On April 6th, 2003, the Nipomo FFA chapter became an official member of the National FFA Organization when it was presented with its charter at the 75th California State FFA Convention. At its inception, Nipomo FFA had  only 24 charter members. The Chapter’s first agriculture teacher was Melissa Flory.  During the first few years, the agriculture department was located on the main high school campus, and had only one agricultural teacher. 

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The program eventually expanded to two teachers before outgrowing its facilities.  In 2007, the agriculture department moved onto “Ag Island” where it is located today.  The facilities include an agricultural mechanics shop, greenhouse, shade house, and three classroom facilities.  The agriculture department now has four teachers, and over 365 students in the FFA program.  

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During the chapter’s history, it has had many successes. Nipomo FFA has produced three California State FFA Officers, multiple state level proficiency winners, and multiple state level CDE winners. Tyler Menane was our first state officer, and was elected as State FFA Reporter in 2012. The year after that Riley Nilson was elected as the 2013-2014 State President.  Our most recent state officer is Trevor Autry as the 2015-2016 State Treasurer.   In addition to state officer sucesses, the chapter has had a variety of winning proficiencies, successful CDE teams, and 144 chapter members have achieved their Golden State FFA Degree while 49 members have reached the pinacle of FFA success by earning their American FFA Degrees.

Below, you will find a brief record of some of Nipomo greatest achievements and accomplishments. Titan pride!

It began in the fall of 2002...

Nipomo FFA's Charter members included: Korby Coleman, Brian Wineman, Brenda Sparks, Oliver Dana, Haley Aquino, Ryan Akers, Manuel Zamora, Justin Robertson, Jeff Teixeira, Garett Dana, Roger Wightman, Diana Melero, Matthew Colvin, Jorge Barientos, Joe Costa, Caitlin Caron, Gordon Wells, Jaimie Thomson, Thomas Walker, Derek Thomas, Brittanie McCallum, Victor Gonzales, Mikisha Mareno, and Casey Bell

Best Informed Greenhand
2004

Creed
Recitation 
2004

Keiko Osumi

3rd High Individual

Keiko Osumi

3rd High Individual

Creed
Recitation 
2009

Tyler Menane

4th High Individual

Tyler Menane

4th High Individual

Creed
Recitation 
2009

Breanna Baker

1st High Individual

Light Horse
Evaluation
2009

Santina Olney, 

Sammy Roberts, & Melanie Texeria

4th High Team

Marketing Plan Team
2009

Miles Mankins

1st High Individual

Job
Interview
2012

Santina Olney, Sammy Roberts & Melanie Texiera

3rd High Team

Marketing Plan Team
2010

Riley Nilsen

1st High Individual

Creed
Recitation 
2010

Wildlife Management Proficiency
2012

Miles Makins

1st High Individual

Web Development
2014

Jayce Simpson & Kasey Lorance

1st High Team

Trevor Autry, Katelyn MacLean, Alyson MacLean, Conner Vernon

1st High Team

Livestock Evaluation

Team

2015

Kyler Vernon

1st High Individual

Conner Vernons

1st High Individual

Livestock Evaluation
2015

Creed
Speaking
2015

Light Horse Evaluation
2015

Kai Brown

1st High Individual

STATE FFA REPORTER 

2012-2013

STATE FFA TREASURER 

2015-2016

Trevor Autry

STATE FFA PRESIDENT

2014-2015

Riley Nilsen

Tyler Menane

© Nipomo FFA 2015

© California FFA

© California FFA

© California FFA

Light Horse Evaluation
Team
2015

Kai Brown, Issac Perez, Kaitlyn Fleming, Ashley Lauinger

3rd High Team

Job
Interview
2015

2nd High Individual

Equine
Science Proficiency
2015

Kai Brown

1st High Individual

Erica Bowles

4th High Program

Program of Activities

2016

Korby Coleman

Brenda Sparks

Diana Melero

Jeff Owen

Steven Cox

Kayla Gardner

Santina Olney

Anneke Dobbe

Tyler Menane

Riley Nilsen

Kasey Lorance

Trevor Autry

Conner Vernon

Erica Bowles

Kyler Vernon

Kayla Zalesny

Arlyn Gonzalez

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Faith Swope

2003 - 2004

2004 - 2005

2005 - 2006

2006 - 2007

2007 - 2008

2008 - 2009

2009 - 2010

2010 - 2011

2011 - 2012

2012 - 2013

2013 - 2014

2014 - 2015

2015 - 2016

2016-2017

2017-2018

2018-2019

2019-2020

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2020-2021

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2005

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2007

2008

2009

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2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

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2021

Garrett Dana

Keiko Osumi

Megan Barks

Kayle Gardener & Tony Farao

Melani Teixeira & Santina Olney

Anneke Dobbe

Tyler Menane

Diana Krichevsky & Riley Nilsen

David Garcia & Kasey Lorance

Trevor Autry & Anna Farmer

Sam Farao, Delaney Wynn, & Macy Geihs

Katelyn MacLean, Erica Bowles, & Madison Avila

Kyler Vernon, Julia Boersma, & Amanda Stevenson

Ashlie Andrade, Angela Bowles, & Alex Tippitt

John Farao & Tenayah Gonzeles

Isabella Sparks & Jackson Powers

Lorelei Sandoval, Jeremiah Danely, & Ava Miller

Ahtziry Lemus

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Leslie Barrueta, Sierra Crandell, Jack Downing

2003

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2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Jaime Thompson

Haley Aquino

Daniel Mann

Jeff Owen

Kayle Gardener & Steven Cox

Ashley Nighttingale

Leah Iliff & Anneke Dobbe

Miles Mankins

Payton Maas

Alex Martinez

Trevor Autry & Holly Gaalswyk

Conner Vernon & Sam Farao

Erica Bowles & Katelyn MacLean

Tucker Banta & Kyler Vernon

Jenna Moore

Mason Santos

Robert Hobbs

Lorelei Sandoval & Robert Esquibel

Kyler Vernon

2nd High Individual

Creed
Speaking 
2015

2 Star Chapter

National
Chapter
2010

Creed
Speaking
2010

RIley Nilsen

2nd High Individual

Livestock Evaluation
Team 
2015

Trevor Autry, Katelyn MacLean, Alyson MacLean, Conner Vernon

10th High Team

Brenda Sparks & Jaimie Thompson

Haley Aquino, Casey Bell & Brian Wineman

Ryan Akers, Korby Colman, Jacob Gardener, Diana Melero, Jeff Teixiera, & Patrick Willoughby

Kathleen Renwick, Jeff Owen, Jimmy Teixeria, Rachel Russ, & Megan Barks

Breanna Baker, Jenna Bennett, Steven Cox, Tony Farao, Kayla Gardener, Rebecca Grimes, Brittany, Kasson, Shamrae Myers, Corie Nightingale, Jessica Noller, & Dominique Rivera

Santina Olney, Ashley Nightingale, Ryan Kasson, Dylan Bognuda, Zac Bognuda, Brooke Philips, Kathren Robinson, Coty Walker, Brittany Lasalle, Justin Abatti, Toni Barba, Marina Lauridsen, Sammy Roberts, & Frank Soares

Anneke Dobbe, Samantha Ranis, Tawni Stoneburner, Leah Iliff, Hannah Forsgren, Janay Goodchild, Melani Teixeira, Carolann Werner, Lorren Baker, Tyler Johns, Gabriella Dana, Nicholas Herbstreith, Chad Zamudio, Mario Ocho, Jared Abatti, Kylie Garcia, Wade Dunn, Ethan Boggess, & Elinor Castellanos

Tanner Autry, Jessica Miller, Rebecca Flores, Jesse Odom, Kenton Garl, John Ricker, Jacqueline Higa, Evan Thompson, Miles Mankins, Heidi Werner, Tyler Menane.

Kendall Mickey, Marissa Hazelwood, Riley Nilsen , Shannon Thompson, Brandon Buchan, Andrian Peredes. Josh Machado, Gianna Abatti, Kiana worth, Ashley Tremper, Diana Krichevsky, Colton Lopez, Steven Garcia, Roman Flores, Jason Werner

Raylynn Board, Peri Budge, Bailey Caron, Kaitlyne Fernandez, David Garcia, Lynsey Herlihy, Lynnae Iliff, Kasey Lorance, Alexander Martinez, Thomas Lee Martinez, Emily Penner, John Renner, Michael Renner, Jorge Robles, Jackson Sloan, Alena Souza & Garret Werland

Trevor Autry, Kai Brown, Dakota Bussard, Daliss Castro, Anna Farmer, Breanna Favela. Holly Gaalswyk, Kendra Jackson, Ashley Jimenez, Bethany Kendrick, McKena Leavens, Sierrah Madrigal , Zoe Marangi, Kaytlin McKnight, Jesse Morales, Donnie O’Henley, Isaac Perez, Breanna Reagle, Marissa Santoyo, Aloysia Shea, Jacob Simpson, Anahi Vences

Jacob Abatti, Mason Borges, Halie Budge, Paige Farao, Victoria Garcia, Jose Guzman, Ashley Lauinger, Jennifer Soares, Ashlynn Walker, Colby Webb, Delaney Wynn, Macy Geihs, Lucas Sparks, Samantha Farao, Isidro Chavez, Conner Vernon, Bryan Jimenez, Weston Dalton & Evan Nilsen

Gennae Abatti, Alejandra Andrade, Karla Arteaga, Maddy Avila, Erica Bowles, Itsel Chavez, Ian Dana, Alex Enney, Kaitlyn Fleming, Sydney Frazier, Carley Herlihy, Dustin Holt, Lauren Iliff, Alondra Jimenez, Audrianna Lemons, Katelyn MacLean, Alyson MacLean, Brooke Marangi, O’Henley Matthew, Chelsea McNeil, Joseph Morales, Kamaile Neel, Nicolas Niebla, Sierrah Ranis, Brandon Sellers, Morgan Silva, Alexandria Simmons, Charlie Sloan, Mallory Soares, Jessica Swope, Trevor Thompson, Brenna Tippitt, Ashley Wickham

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2012

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2007

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2016

Haley Aquino, Casey Bell, Korby Coleman, & Ryan Akers

Patrick Willoughby & Jacob Gardener

Adam Harper

Jenna Bennett & Kayla Gardener

Brooke Phillips, Breanna Baker, Steven Cox, Ryan Kasson & Brittany Lasalle

Jacqueline Higa, Carolann Werner, Leah Iliff, Zac Bognuda, Melani Teixeira, Jared Abatti & Justin Abatti

Jesse Odom, Jessica Miller, Santina Olney, Tanner Autry, Tyler Menane, Anneke Dobbe, Dylan Bognuda, Kenton Garl, Loren Baker, Heidi Werner, Jason Werner, Gabriella Dana &  Elinor Castellanos

Gianna Abatti, Marissa Hazelwood, Peyton Maas, Kendall Mickey, Riley Nilsen, Jorge Robles, Jackson Sloan, Shannon Thompson, Garrett Werland & Kiana Worth

Dakota James Bussard, Steven Garcia, Lynnae A. Iliff, Kasey Marie Lorance, Jesse Carlos Morales

Trevor Autry, Kai Brown, Holly Gaalswyk, David Garcia, Donald O’Henley V

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Connie Sparks

Maria Melero

Trina Lorance & Jim Souza

Rudy Alaniz & Paul Teixiera

Genevieve Gardener

Karen Olney

Debbie Carter

Michelle Johnson

Cees Dobbe

Susan McIntosh

Daniell Miller

Andy & Rosie Garcia

Gianna Autry

Connie O'Henley & Pam Webb

Mrs. Lisamae Neel

Mrs. Stevenson & Mr. Melschau

Mr. Dalton, Mr. Luis, & Mr. Hubbell 

Mark Doss