Fort Payne FFA - This recent high school graduate served his FFA chapter as vice president in 2010-2011. John was part of the livestock-judging team and the water-quality monitoring and recycling programs for four years. He also taught at the chapter’s annual Progressive Farmer farm safety day and was chosen as a District Star Farmer in 2010.

Laurel Hill FFA - This high school sophomore says she is passionate about agriculture and FFA. Ashley serves as president of her FFA chapter and her subdistrict’s co-chairperson. She also has been a state finalist in FFA Creed speaking and prepared public speaking. Ashley is also active in Fellowship of Christian Athletes and ranked third in her class for academic achievement.

Mariposa FFA - Meyer, who recently graduated from high school, has competed in the environmental and natural resource, forestry, parliamentary procedure, FFA Creed, job interview and prepared public speaking career development events (CDEs). He has attended the California State FFA Conference for four years in a row, and this year served on the committee for electing state FFA officers.

Rider FFA - Kristen, a high school sophomore, raises swine for her supervised agricultural experience (SAE) program. Her pig placed second in its class at the Fort Worth Stock Show and fifth in its class at the Houston Livestock Show. Kristen has also shown poultry and participated in the FFA Creed and dairy products CDEs. She is active in student council and plays basketball.

Middletown FFA - Nicole, a high school senior and chapter officer for three years, works to encourage more students to join FFA and encourage current members to become more active. She has been a member of state-winning dairy judging and dairy foods teams and has enjoyed raising and showing Brown Swiss dairy cattle as her supervised agricultural experience program (SAE).

Chattanooga FFA - This high school senior currently serves as his chapter's president and shows steers and lambs for his SAE. One of Dakota's proudest FFA moments was making the sale at the Oklahoma Youth Expo. He also plays baseball and basketball for his school and is active on the student council. After high school, Dakota plans to major in animal science at Oklahoma State University.

Stanwood FFA - Maddie, a high school sophomore, has participated in the best-informed Greenhand and rituals competitions within Washington FFA and raised swine for her SAE. She is also involved in trapshooting and hopes to participate in agricultural sales, agricultural issues and meats judging. At home, Maddie helps in her family's winery and likes to go horseback riding.

Grand Rapids FFA - Torey, a high school sophomore, is currently serving as FFA chapter reporter and raises poultry for his SAE. Last year, he helped his all-freshman agricultural issues team win second in the state career development event, and he placed third individually in the fish and wildlife CDE the same year.

Idalou FFA - Mechelle, a high school junior, participates in numerous career development events (CDEs) for her chapter and has been a member of eight state-qualifying teams in her two-year FFA career. As an active leader in her chapter, Mechelle helps other chapter members and her advisors with anything she's asked to do.

Harrisburg FFA - This high school junior was recently granted a USDA rural youth agriculture loan to start his own sheep-breeding operation. Ace purchased breeding ewes, rams and necessary equipment for his farm, and he is looking forward to his first lamb crop in early 2011. His goal is to breed, raise and sell show-quality lambs to other FFA members.

Sunny Hills FFA - Katie, a high school sophomore, has raised a heifer, market goat and chickens for her supervised agricultural experience program (SAE). With her chicken project, Katie has created custom egg cartons for her eggs, markets through advertising and delivers eggs to her customers. She serves as her chapter's FFA historian.

Kingwood Park FFA - Nick, a high school senior, serves as chapter FFA sentinel and district FFA president. Because he lives in a suburb of Houston, Nick believes his purpose in FFA is to help others overcome the perception that FFA members are only from rural areas. As a district FFA officer, Nick visits chapters in his area and shows students all that FFA has to offer them.

Mineral Point FFA - This fall, Justin is starting his freshman year of college at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to study political science. During his high school FFA career, he worked on a beef cattle and sheep farm, participated in dairy cattle evaluation and parliamentary procedure. He also served as student body president for his high school.

Big Timber FFA - This high school senior has served as a chapter FFA officer three times, competed in the agricultural communications CDE at the national level, and is a state winner in the livestock judging CDE. Bailey is also a varsity cheerleader at her school and an active 4-H member. Next year, she plans to attend college to study biology and animal science.

Crowley County FFA - John-Marc, a high school sophomore, has participated in the FFA Creed CDE, livestock judging and middle-school recruitment. He is currently serving as his FFA chapter's reporter and enjoys working on the school's farm. John-Marc also volunteers at a local daycare and says it's his personal daily goal to brighten someone's day.

Prague FFA - Kristen, a college freshman, competed in the entomology CDE for five years and was the second-high individual in the state contest in 2009. Kristen has shown swine for 11 years and cattle for seven years and is a member of her county's cattle fitting team. She is starting college this fall at Oklahoma State University and majoring in animal science.

Pine Grove FFA - A high school junior, Nick raises swine and Boer goats, and exhibits them at various fairs and shows in the region. He has won numerous grand champions with his livestock and won master showmanship in the swine division at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. Nick was also honored as his chapter's Star Greenhand in 2007 and serves as a chapter officer.

Meadville FFA - This high school sophomore shows rabbits at local fairs and raises vegetables and fruit for her supervised agricultural experience (SAE). She serves as the assistant treasurer of her chapter and enjoys participating in speech events. Beth won the FFA Creed event for her area and at summer FFA camp. Besides FFA, she plays basketball and softball and runs track.

Trenton FFA - This high school freshman has already enjoyed being an FFA member in middle school, where she served as her chapter's reporter. She also participates on the livestock judging and ceremonies teams and has received both her Discovery and Greenhand FFA degrees. Kendra is a cheerleader, plays basketball and volunteers at local rodeos.

Calipatria FFA - David, a high school senior, has represented his chapter at many state-level committees, while serving as an official chapter delegate. For his SAE, he raises market swine, exhibits lambs and has multiple gardening projects. David has also participated in the FFA Creed and prepared public speaking career development events.

Turner Ashby FFA - After joining FFA by accident his ninth-grade year, Wes found a love for agriculture and a career path – agricultural education. This chapter president recently won the state FFA agricultural education proficiency, an honor he says he is very proud of achieving. Wes has also attended Washington Leadership Conference and plans to run for state FFA office after graduating from high school.

Woodstown FFA - Leevon, a high school senior, first joined FFA as a sophomore, and she immediately became involved in nearly every aspect of membership. Since then, she has been a member of a horse CDE team that competed at the national FFA convention, won first place in the state individual demonstration event, participated in chapter fundraisers and is currently serving as chapter vice president.

Delight FFA - Five-year member James believes that FFA has helped him shape his future and provided experiences that he couldn’t have found elsewhere. A high school senior, he has shown pigs, lambs and goats, and served as the chapter FFA reporter. He participates in the agronomy CDE each year and maintains his FFA chapter’s website. After graduation, James plans to attend college to become an agriculture teacher.

Dyer County FFA - Brandy, a high school junior and chapter vice president, says FFA has helped model the person she is today. Shy and reserved when she first joined FFA, Brandy says she now has lots of friends and can barely keep quiet! She has even competed in public speaking CDEs and won Chapter Star Greenhand and Chapter Star Farmer. She also raises and shows market goats for her SAE.

Sox FFA - Justin, a high school senior, is an avid showman, exhibiting pigs and horses at local fairs. He also placed first in his county in the livestock evaluation career development event (CDE). Justin has served as chapter historian and treasurer, plays baseball and is a local volunteer fireman. He plans to attend Oklahoma State University after high school.

West Boyd FFA - This high school senior was a state proficiency winner for her SAE in vegetable production. She owns a 2-acre patch of sweet corn and sells her crop locally. She also competed in the agricultural sales and food science CDEs, earned her Chapter FFA Degree and served as chapter secretary. She plans to attend the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to major in business.

Lamoni FFA - This high school junior competed in the FFA Creed speaking and horse evaluation CDEs. With her strong leadership skills, Feron served as chapter secretary and was named her chapter’s Star Greenhand. She manages her herd of show cattle through her beef production supervised agricultural experience (SAE) program and plans to become a veterinarian.

Johnson Creek FFA - Mitch, a college freshman, first joined FFA to develop his showman skills and began exhibiting hogs at the county fair. He also worked part time on local veal calf and dairy farms. He earned his Greenhand FFA Degree and was named his chapter’s outstanding sophomore. In addition to FFA, Mitch was a member of the football, basketball and baseball teams.

Stone FFA - This seventh-grader is proud to be the first middle school FFA member of his chapter. He serves as the chapter treasurer and competes in the nursery and landscape CDE. He enjoys studying plants, attending chapter meetings and developing career skills, such as public speaking. Ryan also hopes to become chapter president in the future.

John B. Kendrick FFA - A high school junior, Gage owns two horses and six cattle on his family’s Pass Creek Angus Ranch. He competed in agricultural sales and environmental and natural resources CDEs, and he serves as chapter vice president. He also enjoys welding, trapping and bird hunting. Gage plans to attend the University of Wyoming.

Wibaux FFA - This high school junior first joined FFA to participate in the horse evaluation CDE. Last year, her team placed second in the state in this event. Kali works on her family’s beef ranch and shows horses. She serves as her FFA chapter’s student council representative, is a member of the high school band and is an actress in her school’s plays.

McLeod FFA - As a high school sophomore, Megan values the opportunity to travel to FFA events and meet other people from her state. She raises rabbits and hogs for show, and also enjoys riding her horses. Megan serves as chapter vice president and is also active in student council and her church. She looks forward to competing in horse judging and forestry CDEs.