DOYLE, TN – The Paris Future Farmers of America (FFA) Chapter of Henry County was presented with the Outstanding Officer Team Award at Camp Clements on July 5th. Paris brought with them 24 members and three advisors. More than 200 students, advisors, and guests attended what was the sixth of seven weeks of Leadership Training Camp offered to the Tennessee FFA membership.
Chapter officer teams must be active in officer classes, specialty classes, have a representative elected to Camp Council, and have a large sum of their members qualify for the gold leadership award to be considered for the Outstanding Officer Team Award.
The Paris FFA officers in attendance were: President, Kara Barnhart; Vice-Presidents, Britian Hutson, Charlie Morton, and Addyson Kemp; Secretary, Taylor Dunagan; Reporter, Josey Pettit; and Sentinel, Hayden Bostick. Paris FFA also took home several other awards including Extemporaneous Public Speaking winner, Taylor Dunagan, and Camp Council Secretary, Kara Barnhart. The Paris FFA Advisors are Laura Moss, Ryan Inman, and Chance Young.
FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education. Nationally, there are 669,989 FFA members, aged 12-21. The Tennessee FFA Association is comprised of 14,084 members from 214 high school chapters, 7 middle school chapters, and 8 collegiate chapters from across the state of Tennessee. To learn more about FFA visit www.tnffa.org.