Members from the Buckingham Middle School FFA chapter attended the annual Collegiate Virginia FFA Leadership Conference on October 16, 2024, in the Squires Student Center. The Department of Agriculture, Leadership and Community Education of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University sponsored the leadership conference. Buckingham Middle School FFA members who attended the conference were Sage Gross, Thomas Orman, Bryan Haldane, Collin Snoddy, Luke Llewellyn, and Isaac Carter. This year's leadership conference welcomed student members representing FFA middle school chapters across Virginia and featured several agricultural leadership and motivational workshops. The annual conference targets first-year members of FFA in grades 6, 7, and 8 and provides them with the tools and the know-how to succeed as leaders within their respective FFA chapters, communities, and careers.
For years, the Leadership Conference has diligently worked to foster leadership within its members. The conference also continues the mission of the FFA, which is to make a positive difference in students' lives by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.