West Carroll FFA members attend FFA “Ground Zero Conference”

Nine West Carroll FFA members attended the Illinois FFA Association’s FFA “Ground Zero Conference” held Jan. 28-29 on the campus of Western Illinois University.

The conference is geared towards freshman and sophomore agriculture students/FFA members.  There were six breakout sessions spread over the 2-day conference which included: Building Connections; My Roots; Opportunities in FFA; Goal Setting; Defining Success; and Our Brand of Leadership.

West Carroll FFA members attending were Ciara Henson, Adrianna Barragan, Elliana Harding, Miranda Floming, Harrison Morgan, Kyaria Kerkove, Caitlyn Stingley, Ashlyn Foster, and McKenzie Ballard.

The conference taught members about passions, purposes, goal setting, taking advantage of opportunities and values.

The FFA Mission Statement is to develop each FFA member’s potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agriculture education.

The conference held at Western Illinois University had approximately 200 participants.