CHS Students win National Grants

CHS Students win National Grants
Posted on 12/20/2022

Local FFA Member Receives Grant from Farm Credit.

 

A 1,000 Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) SAE grant has been awarded to Nathan Paris of Chatham, VA. SAE grants are designed to help FFA members create or expand Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE) projects, a requirement that all FFA members must complete. An SAE requires FFA members to create and operate an agriculture related business, work at an agriculture related business, or conduct an agricultural research experience. Upon completion FFA members must submit a comprehensive report regarding their career development experience.

 

This year, 30 different sponsors funded SAE grants . A full list of sponsors can be found on the National FFA organization website on the SAE grants webpage.

 

Paris is a member of the Chatham High FFA chapter. His application was selected from among 1,296 applications nationwide.

 

The National FFA organization is a school-based national youth leadership development organization of more than 850,000 student members as part of 8,995 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Local FFA Member Receives Grant from Farm Credit.

 

A 1,000 Farm Credit SAE grant has been awarded to Grace Stowe of Dry Fork, VA by Farm Credit. SAE grants are designed to help FFA members create or expand Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE) projects, a requirement that all FFA members must complete. An SAE requires FFA members to create and operate an agriculture related business, work at an agriculture related business, or conduct an agricultural research experience. Upon completion FFA members must submit a comprehensive report regarding their career development experience.

 

This year, 30 different sponsors funded SAE grants . A full list of sponsors can be found on the National FFA organization website on the SAE grants webpage.

 

Stowe is a member of the Chatham High FFA chapter. Her application was selected from among 1,296 applications nationwide.

 

The National FFA organization is a school-based national youth leadership development organization of more than 850,000 student members as part of 8,995 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.