The 97th Annual National FFA Convention and Expo is underway in Indianapolis! All week long, we are celebrating the best of the best. The organization recognizes members who rise to the top with the American Star Awards each year. Let’s meet one of this year’s Star finalists.
Meet a Star finalist who opened an agriscience lab at 14 years old
Let’s meet Maggie McDonald of the Magnolia FFA Chapter in Arkansas, one of the National FFA Organization’s American Star Award finalists with a placement in Agribusiness.
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