Jantz, Schultheis named Washington Wheat Ambassadors

Two high school seniors have been selected to represent Washington wheat farmers and will serve as the Washington Wheat Ambassadors for the upcoming year. Tessa Jantz of Ritzville and Nicholas Schultheis of Colton were selected after an initial written application process that also included submitting a short introductory video.

Jantz and Schultheis will each give a speech at the upcoming Washington Association of Wheat Growers annual awards banquet Nov. 10 during the Tri-State Grain Growers convention in Coeur d’Alene.

At the conclusion of the banquet, scholarships funded by the Washington Wheat Foundation of $2,500 and $2,000 will be awarded. Jantz and Schultheis will represent Washington wheat farmers at various civic and community events and will also participate in an advocacy trip to Olympia with WAWG leaders.

Nicholas is the son of Greg and Kim Schultheis on their fifth generation family farm near Colton. Nicholas has maintained strong scholastic achievement. Among his list of interests include being involved in ASB, National Honor Society, FFA, basketball and baseball.

Tessa is the daughter of Donna Koch and Steve Jantz. In addition to participating in volleyball, basketball, golf and dance, she serves as the ASB vice president and represents her community as the Distinguished Young Woman of Ritzville. She is also very active in FFA, competing at the national level in soil evaluation and agronomy.