A 2016 Houston High School graduate was among 19 students from Missouri State University-West Plains who placed at the Missouri Postsecondary Agriculture Student (PAS) Organization’s annual conference and competition.
Kyle Wilson finished sixth in non-ruminant animal systems, 10th in feed an animal health and 16th in livestock.
Hosted by the MSU-WP agriculture department, the conference brought together 156 students and advisers from seven community colleges in Missouri to learn about the agriculture industry and compete in 54 different contests that focused on activities designed to give students experience in career planning, employment application preparation, and writing resumes and letters of application, with volunteers serving as contest judges and interviewers. Most students competed in two or three different contests.
The career specialists competitions tested students’ knowledge in a specific area. They also had to complete a problem solving exercise.
Wilson and other winners move on to the 2017 National PAS Conference and Competition set for March 13-15 in St. Louis.
The National Postsecondary Agriculture Students Organization was founded in 1980 in Kansas City to provide opportunities for individual growth, leadership and career preparation for college agriculture students. An estimated 1,400 members from 62 chapters in 18 states are PAS members.