Georgia brought home 18 national awards and a newly named national Vice President from the Future Farmers of America 90th National Convention.
Among Georgia’s national winners were two Career Development Event winners, including West Jackson Middle School in Jefferson, which was named the nation's Outstanding Middle School. There were also six national proficiency award winners, and eight national Agriscience Fair winners from Georgia, as well as the winner of the National FFA Alumni Outstanding Affiliate.
Ian Bennett, a junior at University of Georgia from Valdosta, was elected to serve as FFA National Vice President for a year.
“Georgia’s impressive representation at the FFA convention shows our state’s commitment to Career, Technical and Agricultural Education, an area of critical focus to ensure personalized learning as well as a well-prepared future workforce,” State School Superintendent Richard Woods said. “I commend these students for actively engaging with their education and pursuing excellence at a large venue like the FFA Convention.”
National Winners from Georgia:
Garrett Harrell, Colquitt County, Proficiency-Ag Processing
Courtney Cameron, Lowndes County, Proficiency-Agriscience Research Plant Systems
Thomas Logan Waldrop, Franklin County, Proficiency-Beef Production Placement
Landon Herring, Lowndes County, Proficiency-Diversified Crop Placement
Cody Wofford, Madison County, Proficiency-Equine Science Placement
Ben Murray, Berrien County, Proficiency-Home and Community Development
Gracy Sexton & Brooklyn Carr, Sonoraville, Agriscience Fair, Animal Systems-4
Cedric Montgomery & Zachary Gay. Lowndes County, Agriscience Fair, Environmental/Natural Resources-4
Zachary Daw, Lowndes County Middle, Agriscience Fair, Food Products & Processing-1
Jaylin Johnson & Alexis Herring, Lowndes County, Agriscience Fair, Food Products & Processing-4
Levi Herring & Shaw Wacter, Lowndes County, Agriscience Fair, Plant Systems-6
Carol-Ann Worsham & Benjamin Wortham, Gordon Central; Agriscience Fair, Power, Structure, & Technology-6
*Agricultural Communications CDE
Cambridge FFA – team members: Brittany Breedlove, Cailey Doyle, Hayley Desandre & Aalia Garrett
*Forestry CDE
Bleckley County FFA – team members: Blake Bohannon, Leann Hearn, Tucker Felkins, & Jacob Smith
West Jackson Middle School, Jefferson, Ga., Outstanding Middle School
Miller County Alumni, Outstanding Alumni Chapter
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