Bridgeport brings a boat to convention

So they say this year is about “Stepping Up and Standing Out.” Well, students from Bridgeport, Conn., have taken FFA to the next level by studying agriculture with a twist…aquaculture!

Amazement is the reaction received when FFA Chapter President Greg Johnson of the Bridgeport Regional Aquaculture School shared their contribution to this year’s national FFA convention. “We brought a boat this year.” From the computer design of the boat in an Auto CAD class to the actual construction of the boat in a boat shop class, the entire school helped in the two-year process. Chapter Sentinel Dominique Samuels added, “This was a project done by the students. The advisors were always there to help, but the students truly put their hearts into it and got the job done.”

Other contributors from the chapter present at the conference are
Elizabeth Krany, Advisor; Rasheeda Woods, Community Service Chair; Tanya Cornell, Secretary; and Jake Robinson, Sentinel.

Way to go Bridgeport!

- Carla Saunders