Featured FFA helps build leadership skills Gwen Bishop Gwen Bishop Multimedia Reporter Author email Nov 10, 2025 Nov 10, 2025 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The one thing both Gamble Dennis and Monce Santiago said FFA has helped them with is their leadership skills.Dennis and Santiago are students at Benjamin Russell High School and both are officers in the school’s FFA chapter. Buy Now BRHS Ag Class instructor and FFA sponsor Terrance Crayton, left, and FFA officers Gamble Dennis and Monce Santiago work in the war room. Gwen Bishop / TPI × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmp=E9@F89 6249 92D E96:C @H? :?E6C6DED[ 3@E9 28C66 E96 4=F3 3F:=5D 4@?7:56?46 2?5 =6256CD9:A D<:==D]k^AmkAm“xE AFED >6 :? 2 K@?6 H96C6 x’> ?@E D6=7\46?E6C65[” $2?E:28@[ 2 D6?:@C[ D2:5] “x’> E2=<:?8 7@C E96 4@>>F?:EJ]”k^AmkAms6??:D D2:5 2 =@E @7 E96:C >2EFC:EJ 4@>6D 7C@> E96 H2J 28 D4:6?46 :?DECF4E@C 2?5 uup DA@?D@C %6CC2?46 rC2JE@? E62496D]k^AmkAm“|C] rC2JE@? 5@6D 2 8@@5 ;@3 @7 >2<:?8 DFC6 H6 2C6 36:?8 C6DA@?D:3=6 7@C @FC @H? E9:?8D[” 96 D2:5]k^AmkAm~?6 6I2>A=6 s6??:D 82G6 H2D rC2JE@? 2==@H:?8 E96 4=F3 E@ 49@@D6 :ED 7F?5C2:D6CD]k^AmkAmx? E96:C D64@?5 J62C 2D @77:46CD[ 3@E9 s6??:D 2?5 $2?E:28@ 92G6 2EE6?565 ?2E:@?2= 4@?G6?E:@?D] {2DE H66<[ E96J H6C6 :? x?5:2?2A@=:D 7@C E96 uup’D hgE9 2??F2= 4@?G6?E:@?]k^AmkAm%96 4@?G6?E:@?D ?@E @?=J 2==@H E96 @77:46CD E@ >66E uup @77:46CD 7C@> 2C@F?5 E96 4@F?ECJ[ 3FE E96J 2=D@ 86E E@ E@FC >2;@C 2EEC24E:@?D]k^AmkAm“x 8F6DD J@F 42? D2J E96J 2C6 >:?: E@FCD[” $2?E:28@ D2:5] “(6 G:D:E65 E96 Wx?5:2?2A@=:DX |@E@C $A665H2J 2?5 E96 ~K2C< u:D96C:6D[ E96 @=56DE 2?5 =2C86DE 8@=57:D9 7:D96CJ :? E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D]”k^Am Buy Now BRHS Ag Class welders build a goose-neck trailer for the school for their first semester project. Gwen Bishop / TPI kAms6??:D[ 2 ;F?:@C[ D2:5 E96 4@?G6?E:@?D 7@4FD @? E96 :>A@CE2?E E9:?8D :? =:76]k^AmkAm“*@F 92G6 2 DA64:2= 3@?5[” 96 D2:5] “%96 3C62<@FE D6DD:@?D 7@4FD @? E96 :>A@CE2?E A2CED[ E96 8C2?5 D496>6 W@7 =:76X] %96J H2?E FD E@ <?@H @FC >:?5 2?5 @FC G2=F6] %96J 2C6 8C@H:?8 A6@A=6]”k^AmkAm$2?E:28@ D2:5[ “%96J H2?E J@F E@ <?@H J@FC H@CE9] xE 42? 36 92C5 E@ 8:G6 J@FCD6=7 2 4@>A=:>6?E[ 3FE E96J 92G6 FD 5@ :E]”k^AmkAmq@E9 DEF56?ED 2C6 H6== DA@<6?[ H9:49 E96J D2:5 :D 2 4C65:E E@ uup]k^AmkAm!F3=:4 DA62<:?8 4@>A6E:E:@?D 42? 36 52F?E:?8[ s6??:D D2:5]k^AmkAm“(96? x 6?E6C65 E96 4C665 4@>A6E:E:@?[ x 925 E@ C64:E6 :E :? 7C@?E @7 2 A2?6=[” 96 D2:5] “%96? E96J 2D< J@F BF6DE:@?D 23@FE :E 2?5 E96 9:DE@CJ @7 uup] xE :D C:8@C@FD]”k^AmkAm$2?E:28@ A=2?D @? FD:?8 96C D<:==D :? E96 }2GJ[ H96C6 D96 C646?E=J 6?=:DE65 2D 2 9@DA:E2= 4@CAD>2?]k^AmkAm“x =:<6 E96 A2C2>65:4 A2CE @7 :E[” D96 D2:5] “p?5 >J 3C@E96C :D 6?=:DE:?8 D@ x 9@A6 x 86E E@ D66 9:>]”k^AmkAms6??:D A=2?D @? FD:?8 9:D DA62<:?8 2?5 =6256CD9:A D<:==D :? D@>6 D@CE @7 >:?:DECJ]k^AmkAm“x’> E9:?<:?8 23@FE 36:?8 2 A2DE@C @C 5@:?8 >:DD:@?2CJ H@C<[” 96 D2:5] “x =:<6 DEF5J:?8 E96 3:3=6 2?5 E9C@F89 >J DA62<:?8 WH:E9 uupX[ x 92G6 E96 4@?7:56?46 E@ 5@ :E]”k^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags National Ffa Organization Gwen Bishop Multimedia Reporter Author email Follow Gwen Bishop Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Recommended for you Outlook e-Edition Alex City Outlook Alex City Outlook Most Popular 2 left dead in Monday shooting BREAKING NEWS: 2 county men arrested for Monday shooting Victims identified in double homicide, reward offered Plea deal accepted in Dadeville shooting case ACPD and TCSO police reports March 16-25 Local Weather Currently in Alexander City 61° Cloudy67° / 61° 1 PM 61° 2 PM 62° 3 PM 65° 4 PM 67° 5 PM 68°
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