INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – On October 23-25, the Ansonia FFA officer team headed to the 96th National FFA Convention. On their way there they stopped at Jungle Jims where they explored various foods from other countries and cultures by going on a tour and then spent some time shopping. After Jungle Jims they drove to Downtown Indianapolis to their hotel and then to dinner. Finally, they headed to the Megan Moroney concert and that ended their night.
On October 24th, the officer team started their morning with breakfast and headed to the opening session. They then brought a day trip down to Indianapolis of around 20 members. The members and officers met up for the day, and they spent the entire day at the convention center where they attended Session 2, explored careers and college opportunities at the expo center and enjoyed shopping at the FFA mall. The whole group finished the day with dinner together.
On October 25th, the team headed to a tour at Teter Organic Farms. Teter Organic Farm is located on the outskirts of Indianapolis where they grow vegetables, flowers and more for the community. They have multiple outreach programs where community members are able to stop in to volunteer and get fresh air that is sparse in the city. After the tour, they went to an early dinner followed by the rodeo and that finished their night and concluded their National FFA Convention 2024 trip.