Nine members of the Riverton Parke FFA Chapter attended the 90th Indiana FFA State Convention held at Purdue University, June 17th to the 20th. The week kicked off at the Ivy Tech Chapter Fun Night held at the Lafayette Ivy Tech campus. On Tuesday morning, members competed in three different Leadership Development Events (LDEs): Agriculture Sales, Multimedia Scrapbook, and Exhibit. The afternoon was followed by participating in the Indiana FFA Day of Service. The Riverton Parke FFA members joined with the Medora FFA Chapter to volunteer at the Food Finders food pantry. Members helped stock the food pantry and packaged over 300 pounds of cereal. Tuesday was concluded by attending the Opening Session where members heard the retiring address from the State FFA Reporter, Chyenne Deno and the guest speaker, Wiley Bailey. On Wednesday, members attended workshops pertaining to college and career readiness and social media use. Michaela Marion and Emilee Hartzler were slated in as the District VII treasurer and reporter, respectively. The chapter attended the Hoosier Degree Session Wednesday evening. The Hoosier Degree is one of the highest honors awarded to Indiana FFA members marked by the golden chain and FFA emblem charm. Four members, Kassidy Stone, Michaela Marion, Kaitlyn Crane, and Logan Harrison, received their Hoosier Degrees and golden charms. On Thursday morning, members attended the Fifth General Session where Jarrett Bailey, State Sentinel, and Savannah Bordner, State Northern Region Vice President, presented their retiring addresses and LDE results were announced. Kassidy Stone, who competed in Agriculture Sales, placed 2nd in the state. The multimedia scrapbook, created by Lauren Nolan, Kaitlyn Crane, and Margot Akers, was the state winner.
