While Wednesday was filled with the career expo and Top Golf, Thursday involved attending convention sessions where members heard from keynote speakers, national officers, and saw many individuals earn awards. Additionally, members attended leadership workshops, explored agriscience fair projects from across the country, and attended career development event finals for the top teams in the nation.

On Friday, FFA members attended the first session of the day where they heard a message from the President of the United States, via video. After the session, they headed out of the city to go on an industry tour. This was a tour of Reproductive Specialty Group (RSG), a reproductive company for goats and sheep. This tour included viewing sheep from other countries, learning about genetic storage, and seeing how various breeding techniques are done via surgery at the facility.  Later that night, members attended the Three Hills Rode,  where they watched bareback and saddle riding as well as bull riding.

Saturday morning, two Pettisville High School graduates and FFA members, Jayden Bleikamp and Karter Zachrich, received their American Degrees. This is the highest degree that an FFA member can receive and only about 1% of members accomplish this outstanding recognition for their continuous dedication to the organization and their Supervised Agricultural Experiences. Both of these members walked across the national stage and our chapter is very proud of them for accomplishing this milestone in their FFA journeys. Overall, the Pettisville FFA chapter had a wonderful experience at the 99th National FFA Convention and Expo, and can’t wait to be back for the 100th next year in Indianapolis.