Officers of the Hennessey and Okarche FFA chapter particpated Sept. 27 in the 2022 Oklahoma FFA Chapter Officer Leadership Training (COLT) at the Stride Bank Center in Enid.

The eight state FFA officers planned and conducted this year’s conference based on the theme “Ready, Set, Go!”

Elected officers from each of the 62 high school FFA chapters in the northwest part of Oklahoma attended the conference, which was designed to equip each student with leadership tools to stop reacting to problems as they occur and start anticipating them before they happen.

Sarah Edsall of Lomega was the keynote speaker for the conference.

She is an accomplished professional speaker and served Oklahoma FFA as southwest district vice president in 2008-09.

The event also featured Kingfi sher’s Braden Burns, who is serving this year as state FFA president.

“We live in a constantly-evolving and ever-changing society,” Burns said.

“If the next generation is going to lead in a world far from fixed and certain, they must focus on what will come next in their journey.

“That was part of the inspiration behind our COLT Conference theme. Life comes at you fast. Much like a NASCAR driver looking for his next opportunity to pull into the lead, this year’s conference is focused on training leaders to look ahead to what’s next; the twists, the turns and the opportunities that chapter officers have to make a difference in their communities.”