FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — Three students who attended Bondurant Middle School during the 2024-2025 school year have achieved something no student from their school has ever accomplished before — reaching the top 10 nationally in the FFA agriscience competition.

Quinn Zinner, Sophie Franklin, and Ayla Tolentino now attend different schools, but together, the three left their mark on their middle school FFA chapter. Quinn and Sophie won as a team in animal systems, while Ayla won for plant systems.

"It's the only middle school project that gets to move on to the national contest," Sophie explained.

As top 10 finalists in the nation, the three received a special invitation from Representative Chad Aull, a Democrat from Lexington, to visit the Capitol and meet lawmakers. Aull happens to be

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