There were 575 FFA Students from across the Central Valley gave their closing and opening statements in a time-honored competition that was held at Porterville College for the first time on Friday.

It was their first time competing at PC, said FFA Dinuba Officer and Reporter Ava Bledsoe, from the Dinuba Chapter of the Sequoia Section, who was running the event with her team.

From the Dinuba Sequoia Section level Monzzerat Gomez (FFA Sentinel), Ava Bledsoe (FFA Reporter), Juleydy Monje (FFA V.P.), Melissa Rubio ( President), Eva Gomes (Secretary), and Sergio Sanchez (Treasurer) opened the FFA competition with the ceremonial statements that are used opening every FFA level meeting, from the high school chapters, to the Sequoia Section level, the Region level, State level, and the National

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