The Washington Leadership Conference provides FFA members a premier leadership experience while exposing them to the rich history of Washington, D.C.
Four Salem High School students will enjoy the conference during the week of June 11-15.
Max Schloemer, Grant Case, Dylan Parker, and Trenton Black are the first Salem students to attend the event since 2017.
Students will attend with Dalton Sanders, FFA instructor at SHS. Sanders was part of the last group to participate in 2017, when he was a student at SHS, along with Kolson Seay and Braylin Shelton.
“The four students that are going this year decided that they would like to attend, and they took charge of it. It takes a large amount of fundraising to send students,” shared Sanders.
The students raised their own funds and have fully funded the trip with business and personal donations.
According to FFA.org, “WLC inspires FFA members to become changemakers in their communities. Each day of the conference focuses on a different principle taught through the context of our nation’s capital. These principles include exploration, encouragement, advocacy and service. At the end of the week, members leave with a Living to Serve Plan they can implement in their communities.”
The Salem News will catch up with the attendees and share their experiences with readers in a future edition.
