The Florida FFA Association recently selected 19 student members as finalists in the highly coveted “Stars of Florida” award recognition program. This program symbolizes the highest competitive recognition for FFA members and their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) program(s) in five different categories. Nearly 300 applicants were considered during the selection process. Each candidate will be interviewed by a team of FFA, industry and Agriculture Education representatives to determine the winner in each area.
Each finalist, their family and agriculture instructor(s) will be recognized July 3rd, 2014 at the 86th Florida FFA Convention to be held at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando.
New Release – 2014 Star Finalists
The finalists listed alphabetically by chapter in each category are:
| Name | Chapter | Category |
| Krista Lyons | Lafayette Middle FFA | State Star Discovery Finalist |
| Jerry Mills III | Williston Middle FFA | State Star Discovery Finalist |
| Lindsey G Wilder | Williston Middle FFA | State Star Discovery Finalist |
| Carlie Vining | Williston Middle FFA | State Star Discovery Finalist |
| Terrah Henderson | Branford FFA | State Star Greenhand Finalist |
| Jacob Burnette | Durant FFA | State Star Greenhand Finalist |
| Cody Austin Clark | Kathleen FFA | State Star Greenhand Finalist |
| Anna Beth Conrad | Strawberry Crest FFA | State Star Greenhand Finalist |
| Christopher Young | Branford FFA | State Star in Agricultural Placement Finalist |
| Audra Shiver | Lafayette FFA | State Star in Agricultural Placement Finalist |
| Seth Adams | Suwannee Sr. FFA | State Star in Agricultural Placement Finalist |
| Mallory Morgan | Suwannee Sr. FFA | State Star in Agricultural Placement Finalist |
| Wesley Beyer | Brooksville Sr. FFA | State Star in Agriscience Finalist |
| Kirsten Walker | Brooksville Sr. FFA | State Star in Agriscience Finalist |
| Abby Marion | University Volusia FFA | State Star in Agriscience Finalist |
| Landon Smith | Bronson FFA | State Star Farmer Finalist |
| J.R. Trimm | Bronson FFA | State Star Farmer Finalist |
| Harold Tillis | Chiefland FFA | State Star Farmer Finalist |
| Shelby Hill | Lake Placid Sr. FFA | State Star Farmer Finalist |
