Billingsley FFA sends 10 students to national convention
Published 2:56 pm Friday, June 23, 2023
Billingsley High School is sending 10 of its FFA students to the National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana. (LOGAN STROCK | CONTRIBUTED)
Billingsley received first place for its conduct of a chapter meeting team. (LOGAN STROCK | CONTRIBUTED)
Hudson Manning, left, and Denver Guthery won first place in the agriculture fair contest division 4 at the state convention. (LOGAN STROCK | CONTRIBUTED)
Kayden Bland finished first in the agriculture fair contest division 3. (LOGAN STROCK | CONTRIBUTED)
Jason Smith placed second in the forest management and products division at the state convention, and Tanner Truesdale accepted it on his behalf. (LOGAN STROCK | CONTRIBUTED)
Wyatt Longcrier took home second place in the wildlife management and production division. (LOGAN STROCK | CONTRIBUTED)
Tanner Truesdale finished second in the goat production division for Billingsley High School. (LOGAN STROCK | CONTRIBUTED)
Jackson Hornady was third in the agricultural mechanics repairs and maintenance division at the state convention. (LOGAN STROCK | CONTRIBUTED)
Hudson Manning placed third in the beef production division. (LOGAN STROCK | CONTRIBUTED)
By Carey Reeder | Managing Editor
The Billingsley High School FFA program will be sending multiple of its students to the National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana from Nov. 1-4. Adriana Rasberry, Madison Bean, Caleb Cook, Colton Lawrence, Brylin Tomlin, Trent Cobern, Evan Cobern, Kayden Bland, Hudson Manning and Wyatt Longcrier will all be traveling to Indianapolis to represent Billingsley.
The Bears saw great success at the 95th annual Alabama FFA State Convention in Montgomery from June 7-9 with two first place, three second place and two third place finishers.
Also, at the state convention, Jason Smith was named a District Star Farmer & State Fair finalist and Jackson Hornday was honored for serving as a 2022-2023 Alabama FFA State Sentinel member.
