Scholarship Recipient updates

Congratulations to Evelyn Calkins!

Evelyn Calkins recently received the American FFA Degree during the 99th national conference in Indianapolis.  It is the highest honor in the National FFA organization, achieved by less than 1% of all FFA members. According to the organization’s website, the award, “recognizes members who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to agricultural education, leadership, community service, and their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE)” which for Calkins was various livestock projects ranging from raising market goats and sheep, to steers and breeding heifers. Calkins is a 2025 Carpinteria High School graduate who is a UC Davis sophomore currently spending a semester in Washington DC while doing an internship as part of the UCDC program.