Rome High School’s FFA Chapter recently earned awards both for individuals and as a chapter.
Michael Rios Campos has been named a national finalist this year in the Food Products and Processing category in Division 5 of the competition, and Madylne Cruz-Hernandez received a bronze rating in the Social Science category in Division 3 of the competition.
The National FFA Agriscience Fair is a key competition that is part of the annual national convention
and expo. To qualify, members working as individuals or teams in grades seven through twelve are
required to conduct a scientific research project pertaining to the agriculture or food science industries and win their state's FFA Agriscience Fair.
The Rome High FFA Chapter has also been recognized as a two-star chapter in the 2024 National Chapter Award Program from the National FFA Organization.
The program recognizes outstanding FFA chapters from throughout the country that actively implement the mission and strategies of the organization. These chapters improve chapter operations using the National Quality FFA Chapter Standards and a Program of Activities that emphasizes growing leaders, building communities, and strengthening agriculture.
The National FFA Organization is a school-based national youth leadership development organization of more than 1,027,200 student members as part of 9,235 local FFA chapters in all 50 states and Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.