A-B students excel at Southwest District AFR Speech Contest

Posted on Saturday, November 22, 2025
  • From left are AFR Cooperative President Scott Blubaugh, Ali Garrison and AFR Board member Barry Squires. Ehimen Umobuarie is not pictured. CDN | Courtesy photo
    From left are AFR Cooperative President Scott Blubaugh, Ali Garrison and AFR Board member Barry Squires. Ehimen Umobuarie is not pictured. CDN | Courtesy photo

    Two Arapaho-Butler students placed in their respective categories at the American Farmers & Ranchers (AFR) Southwest District Speech Contest held in Cache on Nov. 17.

    Ali Garrison placed first in Intermediate Animal Science, and Ehimen Umobuarie placed fourth in Senior Agribusiness.

    This marks the 80th year of the statewide contest. The event has gone through many changes over the years but has alwa…