South Johnston wins honors at national FFA convention

Submitted by SOUTH JOHNSTON FFA

FOUR OAKS — The South Johnston Future Farmers of America chapter won several awards recently at the national convention.

The Food Science and Technology team was top 10 in the country for the first time in school history with a seventh place national finish. Adam Miller and Morgan Simpson won gold individual awards, and Miller was the second-highest scoring individual in the nation. Kara Allen and Joshua Williams won silver individual awards. John Ross Robertson is team adviser.

The Agribusiness Management team won a silver team award and placed in the top 50% in the country. Jackson Durham won a gold individual award, Hannah Freeman won a silver individual award and Emily Pope and Lanie Durham won bronze individual awards. Team advisor is Cindy Adams.

South Johnston chapter vice-president Chloe Sharpe represented North Carolina FFA as a national delegate.

The South Johnston chapter was recognized as a Three-Star FFA National Chapter. Only 3% of chapters across the country receive this award. This is the second year in a row the South Johnston FFA chapter has won this award.