Hope FFA receives national honor at convention in Indy

The Hope Chapter of the FFA won a national award for leadership yesterday at the national FFA convention going on in Indy at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

The national FFA says that the Hauser High School program is the winner of the 2018 National Premier Chapter:  Growing Leaders award. The award was based on the chapter’s efforts to counter teen suicides.

The team members in Hope realized that suicides were being sensationalized and were hearing offhanded comments about suicides. So they worked with the school administration to encourage students to be better friends, partners and leaders through the “Go Live Yourself” campaign. They also learned coping strategies and how to help themselves and others.