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14 Strom Thurmond FFA Students Travel to National FFA Convention in Indianapolis


web posted October 29, 2012

COUNTY – The Strom Thurmond FFA traveled to Indianapolis, IN this week to compete in 3 National Competitions in the areas of: Forestry, Agronomy, and Extemporaneous Public Speaking. These state winning students include: Allie Jhant, Colton Kirkland, Logan Pollock, Kevin Smith, Jimmy Foley, Karson Barrett, Robbie Guess, Morgan Spaulding, Andrew Wilhelm, Diana Palma, Leigh Northrop, Jennifer Rutland, Ben Rohr, and Cody Borden.

They competed on the national level, participated in multiple national FFA activities, world class rodeo, Brantley Gilbert & Band Perry concert, award programs and more.

They had a great week in Indy! Allie Jhant finished as a national bronze finalist for the Extemporaneous Public Speaking contest. Her topic was: How Does Technology affect the field of Agriculture.  Her speech was polished and informative.  The Agronomy team: Morgan Spaulding, Robbie Guess, Andrew Wilhelm and Karson Barrett finished as a national silver finalist.

They competed in various crop and soil science practicums, identification & written test. Also, the Forestry team: Colton Kirkland, Logan Pollock, Kevin Smith and Jimmy Foley finished as national bronze finalist. Colton and Kevin also both finished as national silver individuals. Lastly,  The Strom Thurmond FFA Chapter received a National 3-star Gold Chapter rating. This is the highest rating for FFA chapters. This makes them amongst the best in the nation!

Advisors for the Strom Thurmond FFA chapter are: Darla Steele and Jeremy Brooks.



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