Noll Boys Win National Honors
Published: Friday, October 30, 2026
The National FFA Organization has announced the 2026 National FFA Agriscience Fair winners for Animal Systems and Food Processing. The winners were recognized during the third session of the 99th National FFA Convention & Ex-po.
Among the winners is one area FFA team, taking first place in Division 2 of Animal System.
Paul and Kevin Noll of the Prairie Heights FFA took first prize in animal systems Division 2. The two are eighth-grade members of their chap-ter. Ron Noll is their advisor.
The National FFA Agriscience Fair recognizes students who gain real-world, hands-on experiences in agricultural enterprises. Students use scientific principles and emerging technologies to solve complex prob-lems related to agriculture, food and natural resources. The agriscience fair is for middle and high school students. Students compete in one of six categories in the agriscience fair and under one of the six divisions—either individually or in a team.
Other animal systems winners include: Division 1, Avery Mabry of the Brock FFA Chapter in Texas; Division 3, Hayden Ocheltree of the North Polk FFA Chapter in Iowa; Division 4, Zane Dyches and Blayklee Stelzer of the Oologah FFA Chapter in Oklahoma; Division 5, Aakrithi Ram of the Bergen County Academies FFA Chapter in New Jersey; and Division 6, Paetyn Gilliam and Eliana Timmons of the Stillwater FFA Chapter in Oklahoma.
The winners for Food Products and Processing Systems are: Division 1, Leighanna Behrends of the San Jon FFA Chapter in New Mexic; Division 2, Waverly Harris and Landri Benton of the Weatherford FFA Chapter in Texas; Division 3, Bella Guevara of the Hanford FFA Chapter in Califor-nia; Division 4, Bryleigh Beyers and Camilla Yates of the Abernathy FFA Chapter in Texas; Division 5, Brody Medina of the Cheyenne Frontier FFA Chapter in Wyoming; Division 6, Elliott Kramer and Garrett Rose of the Galt FFA Chapter in Califor-nia.
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