State FFA award announcements planned

The Wyoming FFA has announced its plan for rescheduling parts of its annual convention, including delivering some content online.

The FFA was forced to cancel its convention due to school and facility closures from Covid19 related health concerns.  The convention was to take place April 15-18 in Cheyenne.

Beginning in May, the Wyoming FFA will deliver online award announcements and their state officers’ retiring address presentations.  There will also be an online conferring of the 2020 Wyoming FFA State Degrees.

“We’re excited to announce the results of some of our awards and competitions as part of what we’re calling the ‘Wyoming FFA Online Jubilee’,” said Stacy Broda, Wyoming FFA State Advisor. 

Awards announcements will include the regional and state star awards, chapter awards and Agriscience Fair results.  A complete schedule of announcements and how the public can access the presentations will be available in late April on the Wyoming FFA website.

The Wyoming FFA is still evaluating options on completing career development events, leadership development events and state officer candidate interviews.

“The Wyoming FFA Board of Directors remains hopeful we can move forward with in-person state officer candidate interviews and career development events later this summer or early fall,” explained Broda. 

Broda said a great deal remains unknown about when or how gatherings on in-person restrictions will be lifted, preventing the board from making firm decisions about how to certify teams for the national FFA convention.

Other new deadlines include:

State Officer Candidate and Nominating Committee Applications are now due May 5.

American FFA Degree Applications are due June 10.