Thirteen Madison High School students competed at the National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 23-28, 2007.

Nine students competed in the National Agriscience Fair, and Alexandria Schultes and Brooke Nussle were again crowned National Champions - bringing their total winnings from science fair to $15,600 in scholarships. Their project "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" competed in the Botany Team category. 

Courtney Crowley and Samantha Houston's project "Every Breath you Take" earned them the honor of being crowned National Champions.  Their research was entered in the Environmental Team category, and the science fair earnings for these students totaled $2,800 in scholarships.

Scott Welch and Christopher Graef were crowned Reserve National Champions with their project "Heatin' it Up", and was entered in the Engineering Team Division. They earned $2,000 in scholarships.

Derrick Drury competed in the Botany Individual category and was ranked as a Gold Individual - ranking fourth in the Nation with his science fair project "Soakin' it Up".  He has earned $1,000 in scholarships through his science research.

Christina Goertz and Angela Garcia were ranked as a bronze team with their project "Seal the Deal" in the Engineering category.  Garcia has earned $11,200 in scholarships from her research. Goertz has earned $6,000 in scholarships through her research projects.

Madison also had two National Champions and one reserve National Champion, and was the only school in Texas to receive this honor. 

In addition to competing in the Agriscience Fair competition, Madison student Angela Garcia was ranked in the top four in the nation in the Aquaculture Proficiency category.  She was invited to the National FFA convention to compete for the top honor of National Champion Proficiency in the area of aquaculture and for an educational seminar to Costa Rica.  After completing a grueling 15 minute interview, she was selected as the National Champion Proficiency winner in the area of Aquaculture.  Garcia is the first student from Texas to win in this proficiency area.  She has earned an additional $2,250 in scholarships through this program.

The Agronomy team from Texas, comprised of Jordan Mohammed, Stephanie Green, Emily McClelland and Laney Bateman, competed for two days in team and individual competitions. Their hard work earned them a team rating of silver. Team members also earned the following rankings: Laney Bateman – Silver, Jordan Mohammed – Bronze, Stephanie Green – Bronze and Emily McClelland – Bronze.

Each year the National FFA Association ranks FFA chapters with a one or three star rating based on the activities and quality of chapter involvement. Madison was ranked as a 3-Star Chapter.  Out of the 111 high schools in the Area VII FFA Association, Madison was the only school to be ranked as a 3-Star, Gold Rated FFA Chapter!