Members of the Buckingham High and Middle school Future Farmers of America chapters competed in several competitions June 20-23 at the 90th State Convention held on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.

FFA competitions are designed to use knowledge and skills the competitors have learned in their Agriculture Education courses. This year, there were several teams from Buckingham which competed at the high school and middle school level. The members spent many hours outside of class time practicing for their contest and they did very well representing Buckingham County. The Middle School Agricultural Mechanics team placed 14th overall. Team members included Clayton Gormus, Francis Palacios, Tim Smith and Hunter Tyson. Hunter placed ninth individually. Andrew Schmitt and Sherry Dorrier coached the team.

Middle school members also competed in the Small Animal Care contest and placed second. Team members included Kayleah Corral, Taylor Plant and Dylan Price. April placed 10th, Kayleah placed eighth and Dylan placed first, individually. Dorrier coached the team.

The Buckingham High School Junior Agricultural Mechanics Team placed fourth overall. Team members included Trevor Agee, Anthony Banton, Shane Catlett, and Jakob Toney. Anthony placed eighth and Trevor placed fourth individually. Schmitt coached the team.

The Veterinary Science team placed ninth overall. Team members included Amanda Bryan, Alexandra O’Neill, Lucas Smith, and Brandy Snoddy. Casey Davis coached the team. Alexandra O’Neill also competed in the Job Interview Contest. She placed ninth overall, coached by Schmitt and Davis.