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Oklahoma FFA to Have Lots of Members in the Chase for National Honors This Week in Indianapolis
Mon, 18 Oct 2010 3:26:31 CDT
The 2010 National FFA Convention is rapidly approaching- set for this week, October 20-23 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The picture here is of one of the many Oklahoma FFA members hopeful to win a national title later this week- this is Taylor Runyan of Atoka FFA, a National Finalist in the Proficiency Contest for Emerging Agricultural Technology.
In a couple of key areas, the Oklahoma FFA Association has bested every other state in the country. For example, in the area of the national proficiencies competition, Oklahoma has qualified 22 national finalists, compared to Wisconsin with 18 National Finalists and California and Illinois with each 16.
Click here for the list of Oklahoma Profiency Awards for 2010- including the 22 that are National Finalists.
Another test of the high quality depth of the Oklahoma FFA experience is in the number of three star chapters that will be honored at the National convention in Indianapolis. Among the elite states that have more than 20 chapters that meet the stringent qualifications to achieve three stars- Oklahoma is the leader with 25 chapters to be so recognized, while Iowa is second with 22 and Florida is third with 21.
Here's the list of the Oklahoma FFA Chapters that have earned three star status
Achille HS FFA
Alva HS FFA
Bethel HS FFA
Blair HS FFA
Broken Bow HS FFA
Canadian HS FFA
Cashion HS-FFA
Central HS FFA
Chattanooga HS FFA
Claremore HS FFA
Crowder HS FFA
Cushing HS FFA
Duncan HS FFA
Glencoe HS FFA
Kingfisher HS FFA
Luther HS FFA
Porter HS FFA
Prague HS FFA
Sequoyah FFA
Texhoma HS FFA
Tipton HS FFA
Webbers Falls HS FFA
Wellston HS FFA
Wetumka HS FFA
Woodward HS FFA
Click here for the full listing of all Chapters around the country with two or three stars by states.
One individual FFA member that we will be watching closely as we cover the 2010 National Convention in a couple of months will be Riley Padgett of Woodward. Riley has been selected as the Oklahoma representative to be the National officer candidate from the state this fall. Click here for our feature on Riley as we head into convention week.
Our coverage of the Oklahoma FFA members at the 2010 National FFA Convention is a service of the Oklahoma FFA Alumni Association- click here for details about the Alumni Association and the Oklahoma FFA Association.
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