Members of the Buckingham Middle School FFA chapter attended the annual Collegiate Virginia FFA Leadership Conference Oct. 16 at the Squires Student Center. The leadership conference was sponsored by the Department of Agriculture, Leadership and Community Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Buckingham Middle School FFA members who attended the conference include: Sage Gross, Thomas Orman, Bryan Haldane, Collin Snoddy, Luke Llewellyn and Isaac Carter. This year’s Leadership Conference welcomed student members representing college FFA chapters from across the state of Virginia; and presented several agricultural leadership and motivation workshops. The annual conference is for first-year FFA members, in 6th, 7th and 8th grades; and provides them with the tools and know-how needed to succeed as leaders within their respective FFA chapters, communities and careers.

For years, the Leadership Conference has worked diligently to foster leadership within its membership. The conference also furthers FFA’s mission to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for first-rate leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.