Members of the Yantis FFA Chapter pause with the Gulf of Mexico in the background,
as they attended the recent 82nd Annual State FFA Convention, in Corpus Christi.

Front row:Left to right: Jesus Sandoval, Ruth Fernandez, Alyssa Bussell
Back row:left to right: Advisor - Jessica Watkins, Advisor - Alicia Moore, Pecos Hurley

Yantis FFA Members Participate
in State FFA Convention

 

From Texas FFA

 

Pecos Hurley of the Yantis FFA Chapter Competes in State Rodeo Finals

 

(Corpus Christi) – Pecos Hurley, of the Yantis FFA chapter, competed in the team roping event at the Texas FFA Rodeo Finals at the 82nd annual Texas FFA Convention held here July 13-16.

 

Courtney Lacy of Yantis FFA Receives the Ryan Mott Memorial Scholarship

 

(Corpus Christi) – Courtney Lacy of the Yantis FFA chapter, was awarded a $ 1,000.00 scholarship, sponsored by the friends and family of Ryan Mott, at the 82nd annual Texas FFA Convention held here July 13-16, 2010.

 

Lacy was awarded for her personal character and FFA involvement.

 

FFA members Jesus Sandoval, Ruth Fernandez and Alyssa Bussell attended the convention and served as voting delegates.

 

                                                                     

 

 

The 82nd annual Texas FFA Convention recorded 11,120 members and guests. Members of the 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 has evolved from an organization focusing primarily on production agriculture, to a broader-based encompassing organization that addresses the needs and interests of students in urban and suburban schools in addition to the rural communities from which FFA rose in 1929.

 

The Texas FFA is the nation’s largest state FFA associations with a membership of approximately 74,000 and more than 1,000 local FFA chapters. 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 Association visit www.texasffa.org.

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