State FFA Day 2 - Gabe Poe #2

Today was amazing, we had an early start but it was worth what we did throughout the day. We woke up at 6 in the morning and got into official dress: White shirt, black slacks and shoes, and blue corduroy jacket. We took our showers the previous night, so all we had to do was get dressed and brush our teeth. Our breakfast was at 7, we had scrambled eggs, bacon, a biscuit, and some orange juice. Before the college shows I sat down and wrote yesterday's journal entry, I forgot to do it before bed last night. Afterwards we had the college show, we talked to some people about fundraisers and other about colleges. Me and Harrison signed up for some prizes, they are going to announce them tomorrow at lunch. Speaking of lunch, we got to go in early because it started raining. We had hamburgers, potato chips, cookies, and a salad. After lunch we had our first general session. The presiding officer was the president, Sam Harris. We had the posting of the colors, last years’ president prayed, and 3 people gave greetings. The keynote speaker was MISS AMERICA! She talked about how she started doing pageants and how it helped her. The session ended with the retiring address of the secretary, Will Clark. He talked about how you shouldn't give up then try again, but finish what your doing the first time. After the first session, we had dinner. They served chicken strips, we had dinner. They served chicken strips, a roll, and mashed potatoes. It was really good. We then had our second general session. The presiding officer was Will Clark, the secretary. We were greeted by the past Arkansan national president. We have only had two in all of our time as a part of the national organization, the second was elected this year. They then gave out a bunch of awards. The keynote speaker was the national president, Taylor McNeal. She talked about living positivity and helping others. The session ended with the retiring address of the North West district Vice-President, Brian Hale, he talked about carrying on throughout life. After it was over I went back to my room and wrote this.