Laker Nation News Lake Land College Agriculture Students Excel in Competition Posted on November 9, 2017 Lake Land College agriculture students recently attended the conference and competition of the Post-Secondary Agriculture Student Organization (PAS) in Bloomington, Ill. on Nov. 3. Two-hundred and fifty students representing eight colleges from across Illinois competed in various areas of agriculture specialization. Illinois PAS Organization is part of a nationwide PAS group known as a career and technical agriculture student organization, for the promotion of skills, leadership and education in agriculture. 2017-2018 LAKE LAND COLLEGE PAS STUDENTS Beef Specialist Wyatt Claire 1st place individual, 1st place team Watseka, Ill. Bryce Gullidge 1st place individual, 1st place team Louisville, Ill. Justin Johnson 3rd place individual, 1st place team Bloomington, Ind. Swine Specialist Micah Smock 1st place individual, 1st place team Jackson Center, Ohio Brandon Stickler 1st place individual, 1st place team Pleasant Plains, Ill. Maddie Fugate Team member Mahomet, Ill. Livestock Overall Gretchen Macklin 1st place individual, 1st place team Findlay, Ill. Kathryn Helmink 2nd place individual, 1st place team Montrose, Ill. Sheep Specialist Parker VanDyke 2nd place team Louisville, Ill. Colin Deno 2nd place team Danville, Ind. Impromptu Speaking Maddie Fugate 3rd place individual Mahomet, Ill. Prepared Speaking Maddie Fugate 1st place individual Mahomet, Ill. Floriculture Specialist Christina Quance 1st place individual, 2nd place team Beecher City, Ill. Jake Parsley 2nd place individual, 2nd place team Mattoon, Ill. The Lake Land College Agriculture Division offers 12 majors that prepare students to enter the workforce or prepare to transfer to a four-year college. For more information visit lakelandcollege.edu. Lake Land College agriculture students excel in the competition of Postsecondary Agriculture Student Organization. Pictured left to right are: Micah Smock, Jackson Center, Ohio; Brandon Stickler, Pleasant Plains, Ill.; Parker VanDyke, Louisville, Ill.; Wyatt Claire, Watseka, Ill.; Konnar Haworth, Darlington, Ind.; Shannon DeHann, Taylor, Mo.; Tyler Fanning, Milford, Ill.; Taylor Hartke, Teutopolis, Ill.; Harley Lumley, Lafayette Ind.; Bryce Gullidge, Louisville, Ill.; Ashley Miller, Armington, Ill.; Patrick Watson, Paris, Ill.; Lacie Butler, Gibson City, Ill.; Justin Johnson, Bloomington, Ind.; Blake Schumaker, Effingham, Ill.; Christiana Quance, Beecher City, Ill.; Zack Stirrett, Shelbyville, Ill.; Gretchen Macklin, Findlay, Ill.; Chris Flood, Dieterich, Ill.; Kathryn Helmink, Montrose, Ill.; Emma Regking, Teutopolis, Ill.; Zack Koester, Effingham, Ill.; Alex Hartke, Teutopolis, Ill.; Michael Schmidt, Marshall, Ill. Read More Laker Nation News