GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida FFA is pleased to announce those students who have submitted an
application to receive the coveted American FFA Degree. The American FFA Degree is the highest honor
bestowed upon any regular member of the National FFA Organization. These applicants will be
forwarded on to the National FFA Organization for consideration as candidates for the American FFA
Degree.
Each applicant will be recognized and given the opportunity to introduce themselves on the main stage
during the 98th Florida FFA Convention.
The 2026 Florida American Degree Candidates are:
| First | Last | Chapter |
| William | Redner | Armwood |
| Paige | Blankenship | Bartow |
| Maci | May | Bartow |
| Chasey | McCrimmon | Bartow |
| Anna | Parmer | Bartow |
| Nevaeh | Lenton | Bartow |
| Elizabeth | Bagby | Bell |
| Braley | Hines | Bell |
| Fisher | Langford | Bell |
| Jordyn | LeFebvre | Bell |
| Abigail | McGowan | Bell |
| Madalynn | Smith | Bell |
| Alaina | Thomas | Bell |
| Brianna | Brooks | Bradford |
| Serenity | Keating | Brandon |
| Hannah | Cook | Brandon |
| Nicole | Lietz | Brandon |
| Sarah | Menendez | Brandon |
| Lila | Potter | Brandon |
| Hannah | Sevret | Brandon |
| Thomas | Weaver | Brandon |
| Jadyn | Lucas | Brandon |
| Hunter | Fraccica | Brooksville |
| Devin | Maxson | Brooksville |
| Daniel | Staub | Brooksville |
| Laci B. | Westbrook | Bunnell |
| Julia | Campbell | Central |
| Ryleigh | Locke | Chiefland |
| James | Hudson | Chiefland |
| Kade | Meeks | Chiefland |
| Hunter | Sharp | Chiefland |
| Tyler | Burleson | Chiefland |
| Reese | Solowski | Chiefland |
| Riley | Stockman | Chiefland |
| Jolene | Watkins | Chiefland |
| Everett | Tribble | Chiefland |
| Mackenzie | Sprague | Clay High |
| Trenton | Felton | Clewiston |
| Ashlynn | Burgan | Cottondale |
| Emily | Daniels | Dade City |
| Jasmine | Rodgers | Dade City |
| Gracie | Miller | Deane Bozeman |
| Lacy | Box | DeLand |
| Luke | Lunsford | DeLand |
| Addison | Leonard | DeLand |
| Emily | Cloudman | DeLand |
| Izabella | Moss | DeLand |
| Jamie | Hanken | DeLand |
| Hayley | Luznar | DeLand |
| Savannah | Gray | Desoto |
| Raylee | Jenkins | Dixie |
| Lyla | Bent | Durant |
| Mya | Salter | Durant |
| Carly | Varnum | Durant |
| Cooper | Davis | Durant |
| Chesnee | Wink | Durant |
| Hannah | Rice | Durant |
| Isabelle | Jenkins | Florida Virtual |
| Reagan | Lane | Florida Virtual |
| Imogen | Lanzetta | Florida Virtual |
| Reagan | Rowe | Florida Virtual |
| Autumn | Clay | Fort Pierce Westwood |
| Paige | Cruse | Fort Pierce Westwood |
| Katelynn | McNamara | Fort Pierce Westwood |
| Leviathan | Moore | Fort Pierce Westwood |
| Taylor | Holloway | Fort White |
| Amarelis | Ortiz | Fort White |
| Jordan | Brantley | Frostproof |
| David | Bryant | Frostproof |
| Ashley | Clark | George Jenkins |
| Amelia | Lynn | George Jenkins |
| Mitchell | Lynn | George Jenkins |
| Catherine | Tilton | George Jenkins |
| Jody | Witter | George Jenkins |
| Evangelina | Garcia | Haines City |
| Eduardo | Martinez | Haines City |
| Jasmyn | Billano | Haines City |
| Austin | Mercer | Hamilton County |
| Russell | Bryant | Hardee |
| William | Cornell | Hardee |
| Joshua | Czipulis | Harmony |
| Bailee | Jeannin | Harmony |
| Abby | Cassels | Hawthorne |
| Hailey | Molander | Hawthorne |
| Sam | Carroll | Hawthorne |
| Sophia | Young | Horizon |
| Christian | Hollingsworth | J.M. Tate |
| Ellen | Rigby | J.M. Tate |
| Grace | Kelley | Kathleen |
| Paige | Harrington | Keystone Heights |
| Mallory | Sanders | Keystone Heights |
| Peyton | Ditter | Lafayette |
| JayLee | Heijkoop | Lafayette |
| Rylee | Skillman | Lafayette |
| Alyssa | Jones | Lafayette |
| Sidney | Wimberley | Lafayette |
| Bobbie | Montford | Lake Butler |
| Joshua | Audette | Lake Gibson |
| Brooke | Henderson | Lake Gibson |
| Hubble | Keller | Lake Gibson |
| Makenna | Stencel | Lake Gibson |
| Nala | Day | Lake Gibson |
| Jessie | Whitehead | Lake Gibson |
| Emmalee | Robertson | Lake Gibson |
| Kiera | Hensley | Lake Gibson |
| Weslee | Howell | Lake Gibson |
| Madison | Young | Lake Gibson |
| Kinley | Hardee | Lake Gibson |
| Bailee | Cruse | Lake Placid |
| Josephine | Dean | Lake Placid |
| Aubrey | Louque | Lake Placid |
| Dustin | Hill | Lake Wales |
| Isabella | Hough | Lake Wales |
| Clayton | Keene | Lake Wales |
| Byron | Simon | Lakewood Ranch |
| Savanna | Freeman | Lecanto |
| Evan | Leturno | Lecanto |
| Jacob | Young | Lecanto |
| Jason | Keeling | Madison County |
| Breann | Rasmussen | Madison County |
| Tyler | Ward | Madison County |
| Cooper | Ford | Malone |
| Amanda | Rouse | Malone |
| Meghan | Beebe | Marianna |
| Addison | Hussey | Marianna |
| Rayghen | Roberts | Middleburg |
| Hunter | Russell | Middleburg |
| Halynn | Timms | Middleburg |
| Kadence | Lindsey | Middleburg |
| Lainey | Hicks | Middleburg |
| Ethan | Higginbotham | Middleburg |
| Morgan | Mancil | Mount Dora |
| Kiersten | Ainslie | Mount Dora |
| Allyannah | Frazier | Mount Dora |
| Haley | Trinh | Mount Dora |
| Kinsley | Smith | Mulberry |
| Tyler | Emery | Newsome |
| Mia | Peters | Newsome |
| Maggie | Stiens | Newsome |
| Gwen | Brillhart | North Marion |
| Ava | Densmore | North Marion |
| Andrew | Manning | Northview |
| Noah | Hudson | Oakleaf |
| Ryan | Turpin | Oakleaf |
| Kacey | Anderson | Oakleaf |
| Ava | Yarborough | Ocoee |
| Marissa | Romeu | Ocoee |
| Isabella | Carrillo | Okeechobee Brahman |
| Hailey | Harden | Okeechobee Brahman |
| Rachael | Rocconella | Okeechobee Brahman |
| Landon | Redditt | Orlando Colonial |
| Veronica | Haley | Orlando Colonial |
| Alejandra | Rodriguez Hermida | Orlando Colonial |
| Ashley | Simmons | Orlando Colonial |
| Lauren | Novak | Palatka |
| Brendan | Perry | Palmetto |
| Makayla | Chenard | Parrish Community |
| Natalee | Francis | Plant City |
| Kyndall | Bass | Plant City |
| Sean | Falvey | Riverview |
| Katelyn | Hosea | Riverview |
| Kseniia | Antropova | Sickles |
| Markus | Tejada | Sickles |
| Hope | Tribbe | Sickles |
| Teryn | Boutte | Sickles |
| Ashbi | Alexander | Sneads |
| Marie | Wray | Sneads |
| Kylee | Alday | Sneads |
| Haylee | Luning | South Fork |
| Josie | Strong | South Sumter |
| Hope | Storter | Strawberry Crest |
| Jaylene | Carey | Strawberry Crest |
| Jaden | Ausburn | Strawberry Crest |
| Zabrina | Castro | Suwannee |
| Kayleigh | McHugh | Suwannee |
| Jacquelyn | Grieshaber | Tenoroc |
| Jamie | Stephens | Umatilla |
| Saige | Powell | Umatilla |
| Lauren | Terhune | Umatilla |
| Rylie | Winterbauer | Vanguard |
| Diego | Hernandez-Martinez | Wekiva |
| Heather | Johnson | Wekiva |
| Katelyn | Evans | West Orange |
| Abigail | Gustafson | West Orange |
| Sarah | Lewis | West Orange |
| Sasha | Pesko | West Orange |
| Joshua | Spencer | West Orange |
| Khiry | Baldwin | Winter Haven |
| Kylynn | Story | Winter Haven |
| Claudia | Stricklin | Winter Haven |
| Noah | Touchton | Zephyrhills |
| Gabriella | Philipsen | Zephyrhills |
ABOUT THE FLORIDA FFA STATE CONVENTION & EXPO
The Florida FFA State Convention & Expo brings together nearly 6,000 FFA members, advisors, alumni, parents, and industry leaders for an unforgettable celebration of leadership, achievement, and opportunity. It’s where hard work pays off, jackets hit the big stage, and future leaders rise in front of thousands.
From electric keynotes and emotional award moments to intense Career and Leadership Development Events and a high-energy Expo floor packed with career connections, state convention is nonstop momentum. Every hallway conversation, every handshake, every name called across the stage is part of something bigger.
ABOUT THE FLORIDA FFA ASSOCIATION
The Florida FFA Association is a premier youth, leadership organization with nearly 60,000 middle and high school student members – as part of over 300 local FFA chapters across the state. FFA members participate in nearly 50 leadership and career development events each year. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.
The Florida FFA Association is a resource and support organization that does not select, control, supervise or approve local chapter or individual member activities except as expressly provided for in the Florida FFA Association Constitution and Bylaws.
THE AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION MISSION
Agricultural education prepares students for successful careers and a lifetime of informed choices in the global agriculture, food, fiber and natural resource systems.
THE FFA MISSION
FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
For more information about Florida FFA and agricultural education, visit flaffa.org.
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