By Meredith Sorensen
Three of Altamont High School’s clubs attended their respective state conferences and competitions this month. The FBLA chapter attended State Leadership Conference and had four students place: Wesley Thacker placed 3rd in Word Processing and qualified for the National Competition; Braxton Hyde and Ethan Abegglen placed 10th in Graphic Design, and Bryson Pugh placed 9th in Accounting II. The Academic Decathlon team placed fourth overall, with three bronze medal winners: Braxton Hyde in Math; Lea Petersen in Essay; and Ethan Abegglen in Speech. Emily Loertscher was Altamont’s Top School Scholar. The FFA chapter traveled to St. George for their State Convention and had several students receive awards. Tristen Greene was elected to the office of 2018-2019 State FFA Treasurer.
