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Tate FFA Students Honored
November 20, 2008
Lynsey Meharg and Austin Courson, Tate High FFA members, were honored at last night’s meeting of the Escambia County School Board for state-level achievements garnered at the 80th Annual Florida FFA Convention this summer in Orlando.
Courson, a senior, was the winner of the State Forage Production Proficiency Award in addition to the Ryan Rimmer Memorial Leadership Award. Meharg, a junior, received the State Star Greenhand Award.
The National FFA Organization, formerly known as Future Farmers of America, is a national organization comprised of over 500,000 students throughout the United States. Over 15,000 students in 320 chapters throughout Florida are engaged in a wide range of agricultural education activities, leading to more than 300 professional career opportunities in the agricultural industry.
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