INDIANAPOLIS - Gayla Bevels and Haley Bevels of Houston, Mississippi, recently competed in the National FFA Agriscience Fair. They were awarded with a Bronze medal in honor for their project titled: Light the Way to the Greenhouse Effect.

Bevels and Bevels were successful at the state level before moving onto the National Fair. Participants received ribbons along with their medals and were honored at a banquet at the National FFA Convention, October 22-25, in Indianapolis, Ind.

The Agriscience fair program is sponsored by Ford Motor Company Fund as a special project of the National FFA Foundation, which includes cash awards.

FFA is a national youth organization of 500,823 student members preparing for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture with 7,358 local chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. FFA strives to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agriculture education. Visit www.ffa.org for more information.