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South Carolina member Perry Loftis elected Governor of Palmetto Boys State
admin | 07/09/10 |
Perry Loftis, a rising senior at Crescent High School and president of the FFA chapter, was elected Governor of Palmetto Boys State in Columbia recently.
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Ponchatoula FFA awarded Heisman Award
admin | 05/19/10 |
Alice Dubois from the Ponchatoula FFA chapter in Louisiana, along with her chapter FFA president and the State FFA President, were awarded the Heisman Award from the "Make the Grade" television program from Southeastern Louisiana University.
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Jason Troendle plans for year as Minnesota FFA President
admin | 05/19/10 |
Published in the Winona Daily News.
The FFA may not just be for farmers anymore, but it's still very much about the future.
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Westwood and Sibley-Ocheyedan FFA chapters in Iowa embrace new agriculture
admin | 03/22/10 |
From the Sioux City Journal, Iowa:
Dan Witten's FFA chapter at Westwood High School in Sloan has 54 members. Twenty-four are girls.Mike Earll's FFA chapter at Sibley-Ocheyedan High School in Sibley has 127 members. Forty-percent are girls.
This isn't your father's old Future Farmers of America.
Heck, even the name changed several years ago. It's simply FFA. And no longer a "boys club" aimed at educating those interested solely in production agriculture. FFA focuses on a wealth of skill sets and activities, ranging from leadership to job training to marketing.
"FFA is not just for those with cows, plows or sows," said Randy Kroksh, FFA instructor at Akron-Westfield High School, where 13 girls and 19 boys comprise the current chapter. "FFA is for students interested in furthering their education and leadership skills."
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Washington's Yelm FFA members teach lessons through fortune cookies
admin | 03/22/10 |
From The News Tribune in Tacoma, Wash.
On Thursday, Yelm High School students received fortune cookies with words of wisdom for drivers.
“Arrive alive, don’t text and drive,” said some of the cookies. “Alert today, alive tomorrow,” said others.
The messages were part of a monthslong safe driving campaign, called Project Tornado, by the school’s Future Farmers of America club. The fortune cookie distribution in the school’s parking lot was the latest in a campaign to promote safe driving in Yelm.
“You have to tell it like 10 times before they remember,” said Joyous Levien, 15, a student at Yelm High School and a member of FFA.
Read the rest of the story.
