CHAPTER HISTORY
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.
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.
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
STATE WINNERS
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
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
STATE OFFICERS
STATE FFA REPORTER 2012-2013
STATE FFA TREASURER 2015-2016
Trevor Autry
STATE FFA PRESIDENT 2014-2015
Riley Nilsen
Tyler Menane
PAST PRESIDENTS
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
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
STAR GREENHANDS
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
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
2003
2004
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
STAR CHAPTER FARMERS
NATIONAL WINNERS
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
GOLDEN STATE FFA DEGREE RECIPIENTS
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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
AMERICAN FFA DEGREE RECIPIENTS
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
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
HONORARY CHAPTER FARMERS
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
