The Region VI FFA interviews were held on Tuesday, Feb. 13 for State Degrees, Region Star Awards, Proficiencies, and Region Office. This year, eleven Sleepy Ey
Katelyn Capacia, Chapter Reporter
The Region VI FFA interviews were held in the last two weeks for Region Offices, State Degrees, and Proficiency Awards.
This year, four Sleepy Eye FFA members applied for State FFA Degrees and two members completed Agricultural Proficiency Awards. The State FFA Degree is the second highest degree attainable in FFA, behind the American FFA Degree.
All proficiency interviews, region officer interviews, and delegate voting were done online/virtual. The State FFA Degree interviews were conducted by Larry Baumgardt, Advisory Board Chair, using current Covid guidelines.
In order to receive a State FFA Degree, the following qualifications must be met. •Having a Chapter FFA Degree, •being an active FFA member, •completing at least two years of agricultural classroom instruction, •having earned and invested at least $2,000 or worked 300 hours through an SAE, •completing at least 25 hours of community service.