Wow. What a loaded question!
Let me tell you a story about a shy girl who never really fit in. She joined FFA as an eighth grader because her dad was an FFA alumni. In her 9th grade journal she wrote “I need to find something that I’m passionate about. I need to find my purpose in life.” Pretty weighty words for a 14-year-old!
When this girl was a sophomore in high school, she attended the National FFA Convention. It was a life-changing experience. Almost overnight the shy girl who didn’t fit in had come out of her shell. She spearheaded a membersh
ip drive that doubled her chapter’s membership in her junior year. She battled against the school board because of possible cuts to the Agriculture Education program in her senior year. She ran for state office (and was the runner-up!). She earned her State and American FFA degrees.
She went to college and double majored and threw herself into completely into her passion– agriculture. She held leadership positions, she excelled, made friends and made a name for herself in her state’s agriculture industry. She served as an industry role model for high school students, she worked for high-profile farmers, she did nearly everything that she aimed her sights on. This girl, who had moved off the farm early in her life, traveled over the United States and Canada to learn about her passions.
ip drive that doubled her chapter’s membership in her junior year. She battled against the school board because of possible cuts to the Agriculture Education program in her senior year. She ran for state office (and was the runner-up!). She earned her State and American FFA degrees.She went to college and double majored and threw herself into completely into her passion– agriculture. She held leadership positions, she excelled, made friends and made a name for herself in her state’s agriculture industry. She served as an industry role model for high school students, she worked for high-profile farmers, she did nearly everything that she aimed her sights on. This girl, who had moved off the farm early in her life, traveled over the United States and Canada to learn about her passions.
Today, this girl owns and operates a farm with her husband and son, as well as working with youth in FFA and another well-known youth organization, 4-H.
Much of what this girl has done was made possible by the experiences and skills that she had and honed through her involvement in FFA.
Thank you FFA,
Heather Moore
Much of what this girl has done was made possible by the experiences and skills that she had and honed through her involvement in FFA.
Thank you FFA,
Heather Moore
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