Student leaders attend 95th National FFA Convention, Expo
INDIANAPOLIS — More than 69,500 FFA members and supporters from across the country celebrated agriculture and agricultural education during the 95th National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis. Eight FFAmembers from the Osmond FFA Chapter attended the convention: freshman Ava Reikofski; sophomore Cody Gansebom; juniors Matthew Alderson, Hunter Buchanan, Ethan Davids and James Doyle, and seniors Zachary Reikofski and Cali Gutz.
This time-honored tradition, hosted by the city of Indianapolis, was held Oct. 26-29. The event culminated with the election of the 2022-23 National
FFA officer team. Students from Il linois, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia were elected by National FFA delegates to serve as 2022-23 National
FFA officers. They will lead the or ganization for the next year.
Andrew Seibel of Virginia was elected national president and Jessica Herr of Pennsylvania was elected national secretary. Ryan Williamson of Texas was elected western region vice president; MacKenna Clifton of North Carolina, southern region vice president; Karstyn Cantrell of Oklahoma, central region vice president, and Gracie Murphy of Illinois, eastern region vice president.
Those attending the convention participated in general convention sessions hosted at Lucas Oil Stadium, were inspired by their peers as they were recognized for their accomplishments, and heard from keynote speakers, like Tamika Catchings. Convention attendees also explored various career paths at the National FFA Expo, participated in career success tours, and more.
FFA members and advisors took their skills to the next level in student and teacher workshops — hearing from industry leaders, motivational speakers and more — and watched members discuss their agricultural projects on the new Student Showcase Stage.
Service has always been a part of the FFA motto, and it was front and center at this year’s event as members took part in service projects at the convention center and various sites in Indianapolis. In partnership with Book Pillows of Hope, members constructed more than 1,200 travel book pillows to be donated to schools,
hospitals and first responders.
General convention sessions were aired live on RFD-TV and The Cowboy Channel. To learn more, visit convention.FFA.org. The National FFA Organization is a school-based national youth leadership development organization of more than 850,000 student members as part of 8,995 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
