COALINGA, Calif. (KFSN) -- Coalinga High School graduation is taking place Thursday night and one senior has an extra pep in her step thanks to recently being awarded a college scholarship from the National Future Farmers of America.

Samantha Selliers has spent a lot of time on the Coalinga High School farm.

But it definitely wasn't her first choice.

She initially joined the Future Farmers of America because her mom made her.

"And I was like, Yeah, this is basically not gonna be my thing. Turned out it was definitely my thing. I've been in there for four plus years now," Samantha said.

The first thing she fell in love with was the public speaking competitions.

Her sophomore and junior years, she focused her speech on mental health and the ag industry after learning farmers were two

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