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98th National FFA Convention & Expo: By the Numbers
Check out these impressive stats from the largest-ever annual gathering of FFA members, advisors, alumni and supporters.
98th National FFA Convention & Expo Sets Attendance Record
More than 73,000 individuals filled the streets of Indianapolis this week, creating a $41 million economic impact.
FFA Members Share Favorite Convention Moments
From taking part in competitions to the “Church Clap” dance, attendees summarize their experiences in one word.
American Star Awards
National FFA annually recognizes FFA members who rise to the top with the American Star Awards. These four FFA members have gone above and beyond in their attitude, involvement, community service and supervised agricultural experiences.
American Star Farmer
Ryder Klaassen
Hydro-Eakly FFA, Oklahoma
American Star in Agribusiness
Blake Twenhafel
Wesclin FFA, Illinois
American Star in Agricultural Placement
Nevin Erbsen
Eastland FFA, Illinois
American Star in Agriscience
Joanna Hamilton
Felicity-Franklin FFA, Ohio
National Chapter Awards
The National Chapter Award program recognizes outstanding FFA chapters that actively implement the organization’s mission and strategies. These chapters improve chapter operations using the National Quality FFA Chapter Standards and a Program of Activities that emphasizes growing leaders, building communities, and strengthening agriculture.
Middle School Model Of Excellence
Cambridge Middle FFA, Illinois
Model Of Excellence
Glencoe-Silver Lake FFA, Minnesota
Premier Chapters
Growing Leaders
Redwood Valley, Minnesota
Building Communities
St. Amant, Louisiana
Strengthening Agriculture
Stillwater FFA, Oklahoma
Agricultural Proficiency Awards
Agricultural Proficiency Awards honor FFA members who, through supervised agricultural experiences, have developed specialized skills that they can apply toward their future careers.
Agricultural Proficiency Awards National Winners
Career and Leadership Events
CDEs and LDEs test the abilities of individuals and teams in 25 major areas of agricultural instruction. Youth travel from across the country to participate at the national level. Through intense hands-on activities, FFA members are asked to perform specific career skills that will help them develop technical knowledge, decision-making, reasoning and more. Industry professionals serve as judges so that the participants can see how they would perform in actual careers.ls received scholarships.
National FFA Agriscience Fair
The National FFA Agriscience Fair recognizes students who gain real-world, hands-on experiences in agricultural enterprises. Students use scientific principles and emerging technologies to solve complex problems related to agriculture, food and natural resources. The agriscience fair is for middle and high school students. Students compete in one of six categories in the agriscience fair and under one of six divisions — either individually or as a team.
Animal Systems
Division 1:
Brookelyn Ryan
Oologah FFA, Oklahoma
Division 2:
Maguire Biggs & Kaisley O’Nan
Stillwater FFA, Oklahoma
Division 3:
Keaton Zubke
Florence FFA, South Dakota
Division 4:
Paetyn Gilliam & Eliana Tommins
Stillwater FFA, Oklahoma
Division 5:
Owen Hemling
Beaver Dam FFA, Wisconsin
Division 6:
Hailey Wendling & Lydia Hamilton
Felicity-Franklin FFA, Ohio
Environmental Services/ Natural Resource Systems
Division 1:
Jalyn Lundry
Haworth FFA, Oklahoma
Division 2:
Stella Oyen & Joseph Vanemmerik
McCook Central FFA, South Dakota
Division 3:
Brayden Arnall
Stillwater FFA, Oklahoma
Division 4:
Yoonseo Jang & Shafoat Aisha
Bergen County Academies FFA, New Jersey
Division 5:
Rowan Rice
Conrad Weiser FFA, Pennsylvania
Division 6:
Ebb Montgomery & Jaedyn Berry
Stephenville FFA, Texas
Food Products and Processing Systems
Division 1:
Gracie Essary
Stillwater FFA, Oklahoma
Division 2:
Keeley Gross & Addyson Ferrell
Stillwater FFA, Oklahoma
Division 3:
Reyse Mabry
Brock FFA, Texas
Division 4:
Brady Goodwin & Cannon Barker
Stephenville FFA, Texas
Division 5:
Trent Oney
Sumner FFA, Washington
Division 6:
Kara Phillips & Cooper Martin
Abernathy FFA, Texas
Plant Systems
Division 1:
Jocelyn Zingg
Flasher FFA, North Dakota
Division 2:
Charlie Martell & Addison Prater
Ridgemont FFA, Ohio
Division 3:
Elizabeth Lilyea
Penn Yan FFA, New York
Division 4:
Willow Kearns & Tanner VanBuskirk
Ridgemont FFA, Ohio
Division 5:
Trenton Felton
Clewiston FFA, Florida
Division 6:
Chara Daily & Maddison Miyasato
Waipahu FFA, Hawaii
Power, Structural and Technical Systems
Division 1:
Sofie Jensen
Oologah FFA, Oklahoma
Division 2:
Jhunneil Gayo & Zyrelle Temporal
Waipahu Intermediate Middle FFA, Hawaii
Division 3:
Maverick Dawson
Ridgemont FFA, Ohio
Division 4:
Memphis Harvey & Jameson Hilyard
Ridgemont FFA, Ohio
Division 5:
Klarrissa Chavez
Dawson FFA (Dawson), Texas
Division 6:
Oakley Gross & Preslee Watley-Kindt
Stillwater FFA, Oklahoma
Social Science
Division 1:
Kylee Eck
Stillwater FFA, Oklahoma
Division 2:
Cecelia Gable & Leena Hennen
New Lexington FFA, Ohio
Division 3:
Emma Goff
Oakland FFA, Tennessee
Division 4:
Nicholas Nishimura & Lakeisha Quitog
Waipahu FFA, Hawaiʻi
Division 5:
Hayden Hubbard
Burns FFA, Wyoming
Division 6:
Brody Medina & Regan Allen
Cheyenne Frontier FFA, Wyoming
American FFA Degree Recipients
As the highest degree achievable in the National FFA Organization, the American FFA Degree shows an FFA member’s dedication to his or her chapter and state FFA association. It demonstrates the effort FFA members apply toward their supervised agricultural experience and the outstanding leadership abilities and community involvement they exhibited through their FFA career.
National FFA Alumni and Supporters Outstanding Chapters
Outstanding FFA Alumni and Supporters Chapter:
Franklin Community FFA Alumni and Supporters –
Indiana
Outstanding FFA Alumni and Supporters State Association Awards:
Minnesota FFA Alumni and Supporters –
Minnesota
Outstanding Collegiate FFA Alumni and Supporters Chapter:
Northeast Mississippi Community College
FFA Alumni and Supporters –
Mississippi
Outstanding Corporate FFA Alumni and Supporters Chapter:
Syngenta FFA Alumni and Supporters –
North Carolina
National FFA Alumni and Supporters Outstanding Achievement
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