Ag Teachers

The 96^th Georgia FFA Convention is only 55 days away. Attached are the convention agenda and session breakdown. These documents were posted on the State Convention website a couple of weeks ago. We have made a couple of small changes to session content, so please look over the convention agenda and session breakdowns to be sure you know what is taking place during each session. If you have students being recognized on stage at the convention, the agenda and session breakdowns will identify which session your students should be prepared for their recognition.

On-Stage Recognition
If you have students who have placed in state events, or your chapter is a finalist with a chapter-based award application, please be sure to review this list below so that you’re clear about who is recognized on stage at the state convention.

Proficiency Awards – 3 state finalists, each with 1 advisor
CDE/LDE team events – Entire State Winning team and 1 advisor, plus 1 person from the 2^nd and 3^rd place teams, and the top 3 individuals
CDE/LDE individual events – Top 3 students and the advisor of the state winner
Middle School Record Books – Area winners, each with 1 advisor
FFA Week – 3 state finalists (1 student, 1 advisor per chapter)
National Chapter Award – All gold emblem chapters (1 student) and Chapter Achievement (6 Area winners with 1 student & 1 advisor each)
State Stars – All state finalists with their advisors and parents
Agriscience Fair – 1^st place in each division/category
FFA Supreme Showmanship Champions – All six champions (1 per species)

The most notable change to our session schedule, this year, is moving the election for state FFA President to session 5 on Saturday morning. We will announce the first six members of the new officer team early in session 5, then elect our State President. We will announce the new President and V.P. early in session 6, then hold the election for state FFA Secretary later in session 6.

The state FFA convention website is full of helpful information, so please use the link below to visit the site. The site includes information about State Convention Talent, Speakers, Schedule, Hotels, Concert, Community Service, and Award Finalists. Continue to check the site regularly between now and the convention.

State Convention related due dates
• March 15 - Convention Talent applications due
• March 29 – Convention online registration due
• April 12 – Convention registration payment due

State FFA Convention site - https://www.georgiaffa.org/page.aspx?ID=45

Ben Lastly
Executive Secretary
Georgia FFA Association
316 Poultry Science – UGA
Athens, GA 30602
Office: (706) 552-4456
Mobile: (706) 410-4604