Appomattox Senior FFA (Future Farmers of America) is one of the largest student-led organizations at Appomattox County High School (ACHS). The organization held its February meeting at the end of February. In an effort to recognize key events in community and FFA history, chapter leaders hosted two speakers. February also coincides with National FFA Week and Black History Month.

Former Appomattox FFA member and local agricultural educator Dennis Torrence, and former New Farmers of America (NFA) member Alfonso Morgan, spoke to students during the meeting.

According to the National FFA Organization, the NFA was an organization formed to serve African American young men in agricultural education classes. The organization was originally founded in Virginia in the early 1930s. The FFA and NFA served similar purposes prior to schools integrating. In 1965, the two organizations merged on the national level. It took several years before Appomattox integrated schools in 1971 before the merger happened locally.

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