Students in the Thomas County Middle FFA recently attended the 90th Georgia State FFA Convention in Macon. Over 6,000 members from across the state were in attendance. The convention featured seven general sessions full of award presentations, motivational speakers, FFA talent, and delegate business. The Convention kickoff speaker was Mr. Alex Sheen, founder of Because I Said I Would, encouraging FFA students to “make a difference and make a commitment to follow through.”

Other speakers on the convention docket included National FFA Vice President, Ian Bennett, the Honorable Sonny Perdue, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, and the Honorable Governor Nathan Deal to sign the Georgia Agriculture Education Act into law.

Students attending the convention were TJ Saunders, Bryan Williams, and Katie Sylvain.