Roy-Hart FFA Students and Teachers Honored by Legislature

Students from the Royalton-Hartland School District were honored by the Niagara County Legislature for their achievements through Roy-Hart FFA – which is for students interested in agriculture, leadership, and personal growth – at the 98th National FFA Convention held in this past fall in Indianapolis.  

In addition, Roy-Hart teachers Susan McLaughlin & Shelly Budziszweski were recognized for having been awarded the 2026 NATIONAL Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture Award and honored as the 2026 New York Agriculture in the Classroom Co-Teachers of the Year/

Chairman Hill presented the students with proclamations recognizing their tremendous achievements for both team and individual honors. The student teams and their honors are:

Environment & Natural Resources CDE: 
1) Adam Yanicki - 1st Place Individual in Nation 
2) Fawn Elko
3) Judson Heck 
4) Shianne Barnes 
SILVER TEAM RANKING 

Food Science CDE: 
1) Simon Fournier - 3rd Place Individual in Nation
2) Nico Schuster 
3) Collin Nicosia
4) Paityn Babiarz 
SILVER TEAM RANKING 

Agricultural Sales CDE: 
1) Sean Labiak - 7th Place Individual in Nation
2) Camden VandenBosch
3) Mackenzie Diamond
4) Anthony Adams
GOLD TEAM RANKING