Ansonia FFA Attends State Convention
On Thursday, May 1st, students along with advisor Jennifer Knick from the Ansonia FFA chapter left Ansonia High School at 11:00 a.m. to attend the 86th Ohio FFA Convention at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio. The group of 9 students included Freshmen Robert Christman, Sophomores Megan Bergman, John Fischer, Nick Mayo, and Molly Walters, Junior Andrea Barga, and Senior Taylor Bergman. The groups went to the first convention session and were lucky enough to hear a keynote speaker. The first session of the day concluded with the voting of the 2013-2014 Ohio State Officers. At 9:30 that evening, the group attended the concert, which was also held in the Ohio Expo Center. After breakfast on Friday, May 2nd, the members returned to the convention where they heard a keynote speaker at the third session. The top ten chapters were recognized in three areas at this session—student development, chapter development, and community development. The students then attended the Farm Issues that Affect You workshop at 1:00. At the forth session, the group was able to hear yet another keynote speaker. John Fischer, Makensy Stump, and Megan Bergman also received gold ratings for their Treasurer, Secretary, & Reporter books at this session. Taylor Bergman and Catey Fischer both received their State degrees at the fifth and last session of the convention.