GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida FFA Association is pleased to announce those chapters who have been selected to receive the Chapter Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Award. This award was designed to promote student participation in Supervised Agricultural Experience programs. To receive this honor a chapter must submit at least ten proficiency award applications in at least five different areas. One member and one advisor from each of these chapters will be recognized during the 98th Florida FFA State Convention, at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando.

The 2026 Chapter SAE Award Winners are:

Armwood

Bell

Bradford

Brandon

Branford

Deane Bozeman

DeLand

Dixie

Durant

Ft. White

Keystone Heights

Lake Gibson

Madison County

Okeechobee Brahman

Sickles

Suwannee

Suwannee Junior

Trenton

Williston

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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