Polk County High School FFA Chapter members earned top honors at the North Carolina FFA Camp Program in June, with their Blue team capturing first place and the FFA Banner for the 14th time.
The chapter sent three teams to the weeklong competition at White Lake: Blue, Silver and White. The Blue team’s victory marked the third championship in four years for the chapter. The White team placed sixth while the White team placed sixth.
Thirty-four students from eighth grade through senior year participated in the camp, which focused on character building, leadership development and recreational activities.
Each day began with devotional services, flag-raising ceremonies and calisthenics. Students then attended leadership sessions designed to enhance interpersonal skills before moving to competitive events.
Competition activities included water sports such as swimming, canoeing and water ball, along with basketball, volleyball, softball, horseshoes, shuffle board, checkers and table tennis. All events operated on a point system, with the team accumulating the most points declared the winner.
The Polk County delegation included eight seniors, seven juniors, five sophomores, 12 freshmen and two eighth-graders.
The North Carolina FFA Camp Program brings together Future Farmers of America chapters from across the state for the annual competition and leadership development opportunity.
Polk Couny students attending the camp included:
Seniors: Banks Barber, Mason Bieler, Karson Scruggs, Jayce Edwards, Brooklynn Lewis, Laney Littlefield, Kylie Lewis, Mia Bradley
Juniors: Avrey Hensley, Cooper Meyer, Charley Dusenbury, Junie Mitchell, Aslyn Scruggs, Brooklyn Jones, Riyah Schroyer
Sophomores: David Alvarez, Leah Morton, Zulem Ramirez Chavez, Grayson Meyer, Keidi Aguilera
Freshmen: Nate Fagan, Luke Garrison, Ross Dow, Simms Harris, Acer Eadus, Callum Eadus, Daniel Griffin, Hunter Ledford, Jill Brown, Sofie Abrahamsen, Reeve Carroll, Abby Lewis
Eighth graders: Sadie Schweitzer, Allie Lewis
