The 2017-18 National FFA Officer team has been announced. The team includes students from Arizona, California, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky and Oklahoma:

Each year at the National FFA Convention & Expo, six students are elected by delegates to represent the organization as national officers. Delegates elect a president, secretary, and vice presidents representing the central, southern, eastern, and western regions of the country. The event was held Oct. 25-28, 2017, in Indianapolis.

National officers commit to a year of service to the National FFA Organization. Each officer travels more than 100,000 national and international miles to interact with business and industry leaders, thousands of FFA members and teachers, corporate sponsors, government and education officials, state FFA leaders, the general public, and more. The team will lead personal growth and leadership training conferences for FFA members throughout the country and help set policies that will guide the future of FFA and promote agricultural literacy. 

Star awards

Four FFA members are honored with American Star Awards for outstanding accomplishments in FFA and agricultural education at the convention.

The American Star Awards, including American Star Farmer, American Star in Agribusiness, American Star in Agricultural Placement and American Star in Agriscience, are presented to FFA members who demonstrate outstanding agricultural skills and competencies through completion of a supervised agricultural experience.

Other requirements to achieve the award include demonstrating top management skills; completing key agricultural education, scholastic and leadership requirements; and earning an American FFA Degree, the organization’s highest level of student accomplishment.

Four are named winners and receive cash awards totaling $4,000. All American Star finalists receive a $2,000 cash award. Case IH, Elanco Animal Health and Syngenta sponsor the awards.

This year’s winners:

National Chapter awards

The National Chapter Award program recognizes outstanding FFA chapters that actively implement the mission and strategies of the organization. 

Chapters recognized included:

Source: National FFA