Polk County FFA members attended the 88th annual North Carolina Future Farmers of America State Convention in Raleigh, N.C. on June 21-23. Students attended general sessions lead by the NCFFA state officers, participated in an agriculture career fair, toured North Carolina State University’s campus and competed in state level competitions. The teams competing from Polk County were Introduction to Horticulture, Floriculture, Nursery Landscape and Tool Identification.

Introduction to Horticulture team members include Sam Korzelius, John “Jack” Derkach, Clark Phipps and Logan Morlino (10th place).

Floriculture team members include Alexandria Dale, Caitlin Britton, Kendall Hall and Hunter Kilgore (7th place).

Nursery Landscape team members include John Daugherty, Samantha Contreras, Allison Edwards and Aaron Adams (10th place).

Tool Identification team members include Rick Burney, Dustin Walker, Gabe Petoia, and Caleb Potter (9th place).

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by Ashley Gilbert