What is FFA? • Youth organization within agricultural education. * It prepares students for leadership, personal growth and career success. • FFA was created in 1928 as Future Farmers of America • In 1988 the name was changed to National FFA organization *Reflect growing diversity
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What is FFA?• Youth organization within agricultural
education.* It prepares students for leadership,
personal growth and career success.• FFA was created in 1928 as Future Farmers of
America• In 1988 the name was changed to National
FFA organization *Reflect growing diversity
FFA Organization Structure• Three levels 1st Local (Rowan County FFA
member)2nd State (Kentucky FFA member)3rd National (National FFA member)
You are a member
Local ChapterChapter MembersChapter OfficersChapter Advisor
Chapter Advisory Committee
Local level of the organization
• Leadership is provided by the student officers and the agriculture teacher
• Rowan County Officers includePresident – Katie ConnVice President- Chelsea May Secretary- Shay BentleyReporter- Jennifer ArmstrongTreasurer- Aly BowmanSentinel- Justin Barker
Advisor- Krista Hayslip
Auxiliary Officers
• Historian- Kelly Bowman• Parliamentarian- Steven Alvarado
HISTORY
• Idea came about after courses in vocational agriculture were established by the Smith-Hughes act
• The Smith-Hughes Act, also known as the Vocational Act of 1917, represented the first national approval of vocational education in the public school. Written by Hoke Smith and Dudley Hughes, the act established vocational education in the areas of agriculture, trades and industry, and home economics.
Early 1920’s• Virginia formed the first Future farmers
club for boys• Caught on the National Organization was
formed 1928 in Kansas City Missouri• Dues were set at 10 cents per member
New Farmers of America
• NFA was an agricultural organization for African American boys
• Also started in Virginia• Merged with FFA in 1965
Welcome Ladies
• Membership was open to girls in 1969.
Traditions
Colors
• As the blue field of our nation’s flag and golden fields of ripened corn unify our country, the FFA colors of NATIONAL BLUE and CORN GOLD give unity to the organization.
• All FFA functions and paraphernalia should proudly display the colors
The FFA Creed• I believe in the future of agriculture, with a faith born not of words but of deeds -
achievements won by the present and past generations of agriculturists; in the promise of better days through better ways, even as the better things we now enjoy have come to us from the struggles of former years.
• I believe that to live and work on a good farm, or to be engaged in other agricultural pursuits, is pleasant as well as challenging; for I know the joys and discomforts of agricultural life and hold an inborn fondness for those associations which, even in hours of discouragement, I cannot deny.
• I believe in leadership from ourselves and respect from others. I believe in my own ability to work efficiently and think clearly, with such knowledge and skill as I can secure, and in the ability of progressive agriculturists to serve our own and the public interest in producing and marketing the product of our toil.
• I believe in less dependence on begging and more power in bargaining; in the life abundant and enough honest wealth to help make it so--for others as well as myself; in less need for charity and more of it when needed; in being happy myself and playing square with those whose happiness depends upon me.
• I believe that American agriculture can and will hold true to the best traditions of our national life and that I can exert an influence in my home and community which will stand solid for my part in that inspiring task.
• The creed was written by E. M. Tiffany, and adopted at the 3rd National Convention of the FFA. It was revised at the 38th Convention and the 63rd Convention.
Motto
• Gives members twelve short words to live by as they discover the opportunities available in the organization
Learning to doDoing to learnEarning to liveLiving to serve
Salute
• The pledge of allegiance is the official salute of the FFA.
• Salute should always be used in the official closing ceremony for meetings and other ceremonies.
• Once finished hand should drop to your side and them once again face the president.
Emblem
Emblem Cont.
• The FFA emblem consist of five symbols.• They are representative of the
history, goals and future• Each element within the emblem has
unique significance.
Official Dresshttp://ffa.org/index.cfm?method=c_students.OfficialDress
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