Local FFA Chapter named two-star winner
INDIANAPOLIS – The National FFA Organization recently selected from a pool of more than 650 candidates nationwide the Presque Isle FFA Chapter as a two-star winner in the National FFA Chapter Award program. The chapter members have been invited to attend the 83rd National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, where they will be recognized for this honor.
The award program is sponsored by Ford Motor Co. and by John Deere, as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. The National FFA Chapter Award program recognizes FFA chapters for developing and conducting a detailed Program of Activities. Each activity provides opportunities for members to excel in one of three areas: student, chapter or community development. Every year, chapters are recognized as having earned in one, two, or three-star rating on their application. The three-star rating is the highest level of accomplishment a chapter may achieve.
The National FFA Organization, formerly know as the Future Farmers of America, is a national youth organization of 520,284 student members all preparing for leadership and careers in science, business and technology of agriculture as part of 7,439 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
The National FFA Organization changed to its present name in 1988, in recognition of the growth and diversity of agriculture and agricultural education. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
For more information, log onto www.ffa.org.
