FREDERICKTOWN — Kaid Benson from the Fredericktown FFA was among over 3,800 that were recently recognized for receiving their American FFA Degree.
“Kaid has worked very hard and invested a lot of time to get this honor,” said Debra Burden, Fredericktown’s FFA advisor.
Among the requirements Benson had to complete included:
— Earned the State FFA Degree.
— Completed at least three years of an agricultural education program.
— Graduated from high school at least 12 months prior to the convention.
— Had to have at least 50 hours of community service.
— Productively earn $10,000 and reinvest $7,500 into their Supervised Agricultural Experience program.
— They must have maintained a scholastic record of at least a “C” or better.
— Complete a written application that goes through an intense evaluation process on the local, district, state, and national levels.
“Each year only about 3,800 people get their American Degree in the entire United States so we are very proud to have two of those from right here in Fredericktown,” Burden said.
Benson’s supervised agricultural experience program consisted of raising market pigs for the Knox County Fair, and job placements for a few local farms at Hathaway Farms and Bonhomie Acres Maple Syrup Farm.
He is employed at KVB Excavating in Fredericktown. Kaid is the son of Gene and Starla Benson of Fredericktown.
