Eleven Wessington Springs FFA members will be recognized for receiving their State FFA Degree at the 96th South Dakota State FFA Convention, Friday April 19, 2024, at 4 p.m. They include Garett Anson, Raylee Fagerhaug, Troy Fastnacht, Carter Gaikowski, Alyssa Grohs, Hannah Heezen, Abigail Kolousek, Blake Larson, Avery Orth, Carissa Scheel, Caroline Witte.
The State FFA Degree is the highest degree of membership conferred by the South Dakota FFA Association. The requirements for this degree include:
• Having earned and productively invested at least $1,000 or worked at least 300 hours in excess of scheduled class time, or a combination thereof, in a Supervised Agricultural Experience program.
• Demonstrated leadership ability by performing ten procedures of Parliamentary Law, giving a six-minute speech on an agriculture or FFArelated topic, and serving as an officer, committee chairperson, or participating member of a chapter committee.
• Have completed at least 25 hours of community service.
The convention can be viewed on Venture Channel 162 or viewers may stream live at www.sdaged.org, Newscenter1.tv, and ConnectCenter1.tv.
