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Preston Mermis, a member of the TMP/Marian FFA chapter in Hays will be on stage and in the spotlight Oct. 23-26 during the 2024 National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis.
Mermis, a junior and the son of Keith and Jennifer Mermis, has been selected to play trumpet in the National FFA Band.
Mermis submitted an audition tape and was selected to help bring full instrumental balance to the band from a pool of applicants nationwide.
The National FFA Band will perform several times during the national convention and expo. Mermis will join fellow band members in Indianapolis for rehearsals three days before the convention and expo begins.
Corteva Agriscience™ sponsors the National FFA Band.
The National FFA Organization is a school-based national youth leadership development organization of more than 1,027,200 student members as part of 9,235 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.