Photos courtesy of Anna Kistner
An Illinois student is making the honor of receiving the National FFA Degree a family tradition.
Anna Kistner of the Sesser-Valier FFA Chapter in southern Illinois is now part of the less than 1% of members to receive the highest honor in the organization, an achievement her grandpa reached 58 years ago.
“When I told my grandpa I did it, I got my American Degree. He said, ‘I’m going to convention!’ It meant the world to me to have him there.”
Anna and her grandpa show off their FFA jackets at the 95th National FFA Convention
Her FFA career may have come to a close, but she wants to keep the tradition alive for her brother who just started his.
