Wake Robin Dominates: FFA Team Places First in Two More Competitions

By Jane Forman

RAL and Mark Morris’ combined FFA team, Wake Robin, attended a job interview competition in Vancouver Tuesday, January 26. Three members placed in the top six and one will be competing at state in May.

Rylie Norris 11 placed first, Jane Forman 11 took third, and Kianna Gonzales 12, fourth out of the 25 interviewees at the contest. Norris will compete in a tougher job interview competition at state conference in May and Forman has the possibility of competing as well if the second place winner steps down for any reason.

“I honestly had no idea I would get first, it’s really exciting,” Norris said. “I hope to do as well in May and bring Wake Robin a state victory.”

Attending the competition was Castle Rock, Toutle, Mountain View, Heritage, Battleground and Prairie. The competition did not only consist of job interviews but also an event called rituals which only freshmen competed in.

The contest started with each competitor filling out a job application based on a job description that they created themselves through a resume and cover letter they had made weeks before. Then, each participant had an individual interview with a panel of three interviewers. The 25 contestants were narrowed down to the final six based on their interviewing skills and appeal to the judges.

“I felt like my interview went very well. I was a little nervous going in but I relaxed and was able to answer each question clearly,” Gonzales said.

 Those final six each had one more in-depth interview to determine the winners. The interviewees were asked questions that they were not prepared for and were forced to think on the spot.

Wake Robin also had a forestry contest recently at Green River Community College in Auburn where they placed first out of 12 teams. The winning team consisted of Kianna Gonzales 12, Evan Seidl 11, and Jane Forman 11. They competed in tool, tree, shrub, and salmon identification, determining tree height, compass and pacing, and answering environmental issue questions in front of a panel of judges.

Wake Robin’s next contest will be February 27.