Royse City FFA members attend Texas FFA Convention in Dallas

(ROYSE CITY, TX — July 20, 2016) Members from the Royse City FFA chapter attended the 88th annual Texas FFA State Convention held July 11-15 in Dallas, where more than $2 million in scholarships were awarded to FFA members and more than 2,500 members received the Lone Star FFA Degree — the highest degree of active membership bestowed by a state FFA association. More than 2,000 members were recognized on stage for their accomplishments.

20160714_125323 — Pictured from left to right: Rebecca Strong, Kailey Amos, Garrett Watts, Lawton Berry, Annie Trammell & Kiley Shannon of the Royse City FFA chapter attended the FFA State Convention last week.

Members also competed for state titles in public speaking and agriscience events. In the interest of premier leadership, personal growth, and career success, the Texas FFA Association also offered an opportunity for students to compete in the fourth annual Spanish Creed Speaking Invitational Event. The Creed delivery and the five-minute question-answer period were conducted entirely in Spanish.

Members heard from Rick Rigsby and Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath. The Randy Rodgers Band, Texas country music artist, also performed exclusively for FFA members.

While in Dallas, Texas FFA members raised $13,085.85 for the families who lost loved ones in the horrible attack that targeted Dallas Police Department and Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority officers on July 7th.

The 88th annual Texas FFA Convention recorded approximately 12,000 members and guests. Members of the state’s largest agricultural youth leadership organization spent the week attending leadership workshops, participating in events and activities, being recognized for their achievements, and serving as the legislative body for the Texas FFA Association.

The Texas FFA is the nation’s largest state FFA association with a membership of more than 115,000. FFA gives students the opportunity to apply practical classroom knowledge to real world experiences through local, state and national competitions. For more information about the Texas FFA, visit mytexasffa.org.

Submitted by Adi Bryant, Royse City ISD.

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