Tri-Village MVCTC FFA Members Attend National FFA Convention
The 87th National FFA Convention was held in Louisville, Kentucky on October 29 - November 1, 2014. This year¹s theme was "Go All Out" and was attended by more than 60,000 FFA members, teachers, and guests from across the country. The four-day convention included Powerful Speakers, National Agricultural Career Show, National Officer Retiring Addresses, Award Presentations and the installation of six newly elected National Officers.
This year there were fifteen members from the Tri-Village MVCTC FFA Chapter in attendance for the three day trip October 29-31. These members were then able to take the information learned and bring it back to share with the rest of the FFA chapter.
The convention was packed with loads of highlight for the Tri-Village-MVCTC FFA members. Some of the highlights for the students included hearing retiring addresses from National Officers who shared how the FFA and Agricultural Education made a huge positive influence in their lives. Members also heard from nationally renowned motivational speaker Nick Vujici. Mr. Vujici was able use his experience and stories to encourage the students to see the best in others and to do their best when dealing with adversity.
In between a busy convention schedule, students were able attend the Annual FFA National Career Show in the Kentucky Convention Center. The career show hosted more than 400 booths from a variety of colleges, agricultural-related companies, fundraising organization, U.S. Armed Services and auto and truck manufacturers. Before leaving the members were are to take in a Hypnotist Show and enjoy a laugh with members from across the country.
The knowledge and experiences gained by members in attendance for the National Convention was extraordinary. These members saw agriculture from a national perspective and met FFA members from every corner of the country. These Tri-Village-MVCTC members will keep what they learned for a lifetime and will be able to share their experiences with their classmates.
Caption: Tri-Village MVCTC FFA Members attending the National FFA Convention: (Front L to R) Garrett George, Riley Hollinger, Courtney Banis, Kina Hill, Alisha Hollinger, Trent Laux, Brittany Brewer, Kara Hollinger (Back L to R) Wesley Murphy, Grant Flory, Tyler Martin, Jenna Cline, Josh Wiford, Shelby Frech, and Olivia Segura.
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