Paul's Tennessee State FFA Convention

Paul's Tennessee State FFA Convention Travels!

Tennessee convention was simply amazing! I was so blown away by the professionalism and the excitement from the students. My teammate, Riley, and I both had the chance to go to convention and it was quite an experience. I arrived on Saturday, March 28th and immediately met the great state officers from Tennessee. That was quite a night! I learned that if the longhorn sign is given and then pointed towards you, it is definitely time to run! Caleb and Kris taught me this one! I also met the state officer candidates and the nominating committee members. Later that night I got to spend some time with my good friends Cody and Jessica as well as Kim, Stuart, Wesley, and Sam.



The next day was full of even more excitement. For the first time ever the Tennessee FFA State Convention had a kick off night at Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede! It was amazing. The state officers dropped in from the ceiling on a gazebo and delivered a powerful start to an amazing night. Here I met some excited FFA members and got to know some great state officer candidates even better. I left that night wishing that there was a way for all 20 to be elected. They were all so great!

The convention started Monday morning with a bang. From the retiring keynotes to the career development events, I really enjoyed the start of convention. Monday night was a wonderful hypnotist show that had the students rolling. Tuesday continued the convention with excited members and some fun memories.

I will never forget the memories I made in Tennessee, nor will I forget the retiring addresses that the team gave. The new state officer team is a great group that I know will do a great job for Tennessee FFA. Mr. Cole, Mr. Gass, Peyton, Doug, Caleb, Jeffrey, Colton, Kye, Kris, and Jesse- thanks for making this a convention that I will never forget!

-PDM