C.A. Gray 8th grade FFA members attending the Georgia FFA Association’s Discovery Conference Jan. 24-25 included, front row, Lori Ann King, Montana Hall, Libba Johnson, Allison Riggens and Madison Weeks; and, back row, Rhett Martin, Walt Brown, Lee Parker, Harrison Bell and Dawson Masey.

Members of the C. A. Gray 8th grade FFA chapter attended the Georgia FFA Association’s Discovery Conference Jan. 24-25 at the Georgia FFA-FCCLA Center near Covington.

The Discovery Conference is designed for middle school students and allows them to meet other members from across the state and get excited about the opportunities that FFA has to offer.

At the conference, FFA members were challenged to expand their comfort zones, set goals, and realize the importance of agriculture in today’s world. Members learned about the history of the FFA, took part in an FFA quiz competition and met with nearly 400 members from across the state of Georgia. The Georgia state FFA officer team presented the conference   and said they worked to show young agricultural education students the many  benefits of becoming a member of the FFA.

“The Discovery Conference is an amazing opportunity for young FFA members,” said State FFA Secretary Makinizi Hoover. “The conference provides an engaging, interactive experience for students that attend, and we hope it will ignite their involvement in the FFA throughout middle and high school.”

With more than 35,000 members, the Georgia FFA Association is the third largest state association in the nation.