NLCSO

"We WORK HARD in Here to CELEBRATE THEM Out There!"

That would definitely have to have been the motto for our week at NLCSO! During our week in Daytona, Florida, we learned and worked with our skills to better ourselves as leaders and FFA State Officers. The knowlege and experience that we gained will be put to great use throughout our year of service and throughout our lives.

However, the week was also full of more than just great leadership workshops. It a great bonding experience that started off as soon as we all loaded into the vehicle, headed to Savanna, Georgia. The six of us officers and Mr. Davis just had to stop by and visit Paula Dean at her restaurant, 'Lady and Sons'. We did not see Paula but we all sure filled up our stomachs with her country favorites. Then it was off to our final destination...FLORIDA!

The NC FFA State Officer team went through various workshops throughout the week in order to form us all into a 'High Impact Team'. Bethany Bohnenblust and Randa Braune were the two National FFA Officers that presents the curriculum. I believe I learned more about leadership and workshop presenting from watching the two of them present than I ever had before. The dynamic duo made our week at NLCSO unforgettable. One of the other best parts about NLCSO was that we had the opportunity to form friendships with the State FFA Officers from South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. I know I cannot wait to see them all again at National Convention in October.

After a long and great week of training, we all went out for some team bonding time. Well if you consider racing each other on go-carts, or chasing each other through intense games of lazer tag bonding. The six of us and Mr. Davis had a great time at the Daytona Lagoon Park. However, beware of Jamie B. and myself when we are paired up in a go-cart. It can definitely get dangerous! We all rested up and took advantage of our five hours of sleep before we all got up before the crack of dawn to load up on a charter bus. That charter bus was taking everyone from NLCSO to the one and only WALT DISNEY WORLD! Oh yes, I am serious. We were all taken to Disney to go and spend a 13 hour day at Epcot. We started off the morning at Epcot with a leadership program that Disney offers. Walking around the park before it had opened was really neat, especially when just the FFA crowd got to ride 'Soarin' before it had opened for the day. The week at NLCSO ended with a bang while watching the firework display at Epcot.
NLCSO was a great and most unforgettable experience.