LONGVIEW, Texas — Longview High School graduate Maggie Mayes has become the school FFA chapter’s first National Champion, fourth National Finalist and first two-time National Finalist. She was recognized Oct. 30 during the 98th National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis.

Mayes began her FFA Service Learning Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) in the fall of 2020 while she was at Longview ISD. Her goal was to build a Free Little Library, which allows people to pick up free books.

Her project grew, Longview ISD officials said in a news release. It became a nonprofit organization that has placed more than 20 Free Little Libraries around Longview and as far away as College Station and Allen.

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