Waynesburg FFA member awarded National American FFA Degree
Sarah Calvert, a member of the Waynesburg FFA chapter in Waynesburg, was awarded the American FFA Degree at the 95th National FFA Convention & Expo Oct. 26-29.
Each year, the National FFA Organization honors FFA members who show the utmost dedication to the organization through their desire to develop their potential for leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
The American FFA Degree is bestowed upon a select group of students in recognition of their years of academic and professional excellence. This year 4,305 American Degrees were be awarded.
To be eligible, FFA members must have earned and productively invested $10,000 through a supervised agricultural experience (SAE) program in which they own their own business or hold a professional position as an employee. Recipients must also complete 50 hours community service and demonstrate outstanding leadership abilities and civic involvement through completion of a long list of FFA and community activities.
Fewer than 1% of FFA members achieve the American FFA Degree, and Calvert was the first recipient of this award from the Waynesburg FFA Chapter in 10 years.
Each degree recipient receives a gold American FFA Degree key and certificate after being recognized at the national convention.
The National FFA Organization is a school-based national youth leadership development organization with more than 850,000 student members as part of 8,817 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.