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A. BroylesNebraska

Freeman,

Hartington,

Newman

Grove,

Waverly

New Hampshire:

Seacoast

School

ofTechnology,

WinnisquamOhio: Benjamin Logan, Buckeye

Valley,

Four

County,

Pickaway-Ross JVS,

Ross,St.Henry,

Talawanda,

Vantage,

Warren

Oklahoma:

Aline-Cleo,

Elk

City,FortGibson, Grandfield, Jenks,

Reydon,

Sapulpa, Sentinel,Silo

Oregon:

Perrydale

Pennsylvania: Cumberland

Valley,

West Snyder

Rhode

Island: Narragansett,

North

Scituate

South Dakota:

Alcester-

Hudson,

Harrisburg,

McCook

Central

Tennessee:

LincolnCounty,

McNairy

Central

Texas:

A&M

Consolidated, Aledo,

Anderson,

Athens, Banquete, Bellaire, Blackwell, Bland,

Bowie

,

Bryan,

Caney

Creek,Canton, Canutillo,

Cedar

Hill,

Cedar

Park,

Channelview,

Chico,

Krum,

Lewisville,

Lubbock-

Cooper, Madisonville, Mansfield,

Marcus.

McKinney.

Clear Brook, ClearLake,

Columbus,

Crandall,Crowley,

Cypress

Creek,

DeSoto,

Deweyville, Franklin,

Glen

Rose, Greenville,Groesbeck, Harrold, Hartley,

Honey

Grove,

Huffman,

Humble,

Huntsville, Idalou, Iola,

Iowa

Park,

Killeen/Ellison, Kirbyville,

Memphis, Mexia, Miami, Morton,

Needville,

New

Caney,

Normangee,

Northwest,Justin, Palestine,

Pasadena, PilotPoint,Piano East,Princeton,

Quanah,

Rochelle, Rotan,

Sam Rayburn, San Marcos. Sanger

,Sealy, Snyder,Spring Branch, Stamford,

The Woodlands-McCullough, Tom

Bean, Troy, Weatherford,

Weimar,

Willis,

Wilson

Virginia:

Amelia County HS, Dinwiddie

Wisconsin: Alma

^Center-

Lincoln,Elk

Mound,

Lodi,

New

Glarus,

Oconto

Falls, Pulaski,

Sauk

Prairie, Whitehall

business

The Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center was

filled

with delegates from each

state

as they worked on pending issues concerning the

FFA. The group began sessions

two days before convention actually began. They met for hours

to

draft proposals

to

be considered by the National FFA

Organization board of directors.

Delegates proudly represented

their state

associations during business meetings. Parliamentary procedure

skills

were put

to

work and business was conducted.

The committee on Agricultural Education Trends recommended an alliance between agricultural education and industries to create an understanding by the general public. The Career Success Activities committee recommended the American FFA Degree contain a category for

community service. The Membership, Recruitment and Participation committee recommended a national advertising campaign using billboards, the Internet and commercials.

At the close of business

Saturday, delegates

left

Freedom Hall with a sense of

accomplishment and purpose, knowing they helped make a difference

in

the future of FFA.

Patriotismprevailedatthenational

FFA

convention, students pledgedtheirallegiancetothe flagandcountyatthestartof eachsession.

official

official delegates

ALASKA:

MatthewWilson.

Diamond;

Amy

Kenley.Palmer

ALABAMA:

LisaJividen.

Geraldine:Joshua Dozier,Marbury;

JoshJohnson.Jacksonville;Jared Mitchell.Daleville;CassidyEllison.

Robertsdale;GraceSmith.Billingsby;

Alisha Turnbull.Lexington;Andrea Hill,W.S.Neal;Brooke^Killen.

Lexington; LybbiStiefel.White Plains;AbbyDewberry.Lineville:

JeanieEdwards.Wetumpka;

TremayneWilson.Billingsley;

JenniferEdwards. Gaston

ARKANSAS:

Ryan Maloch, Emerson:KristynWoodrow,Cabot;

LeahWilleford.DeVallsBluff;

SamanthaGoss.CamdenFairview;

SherryBaum,Bismarck:KevinSmith, Gravette;ReneeDurham.Prairie Green;Jeff Pratt,Melbourne;

ShannonTubbs, Weiner: Kristen Cooper, Valley Springs:Rebecca Wherry.Fairview;BrandySchall, GlenRose;Misty Smith, Decatur

ARIZONA:

BrandonLeister, Buckeye;RaneyGrissom, Kofa:

Stephanie Weuert.Peoria;Crystal Petersen,Mogollon;CandiceMurphy, Chandler

CALIFORNIA:

Kevin Mathy.

Fullerton;Angela Browning,Grass Valley/BearRiver;JessicaAllen, QuartzHill;PaulAmador, Modesto;

MattARcher,Association;Melisa Augusto.Leamoore;KrystalBailey, Fallbrook;DebiBatini.Association;

Lucas Browning,Grass Valley/Bear River;LindseyBugbee.Association;

ZacharyBush, Grass Valley/Nevada Union; ErinCardoza, Fresno-Central;

AprilChaney. Kerman;Andrew Copen, Winterhaven-SanPasqual;

Jordan Cordeiro,Hanford;Victoria Costa,TulareUnion;MollyFagundes.

Atwater;Eric Finley,LaHabra;

BenjaminFisher.Fresno-Central;

MandyForeman.Association;

Michelle Forsythe. Mariposa; Neil Gibson,LucerneValley;Melissa Gomes.Association;ScottGrumbles, Association;Tracy Haas, Association;

TimHammerich,Santarosa-EIsie Allen;BrianaJessen,Fresno-Central;

JulieKondoff,MorganHill-LiveOak:

Alissa Lovett, Eureka;

MeganMcReynolds,Association;

DesireeMendonca,Gustine:Douglas Paasch.Grass Valley/BearRiver;

NancyPaasch.Grass Valley/Bear River;AshleyParker,Elk Grove;

SamanthaPepiot.Crescent City^-Del Norte;Deanna Richmond.QuartzHill;

Tracy Schohr, Gridley;Amber Simmons,Crescent City^-Del Norte;

MarceloSoares.Lemoore;Jessica Thomas.Hanford; MichelleVieira, TulareUnion:ValarieWalker, Grass Valley-Nevada Union; TrevorWeaver, ElkGrove;DaneWhite. Association

COLORADO:

KarrieBlake.

New

Raymer;ThadRobertson.Yuma:B.J.

Jones.McClave:JustinHoozes,

New

Raymer;HeatherHays, Burlington

CONNECTICUT:

StaceyStearns, Storrs;Lee McMillan,Mattabeset;

RyanColgan,LebanonRegional;

HilarySepe,Woodbury

DELAWARE:

MichaelLeventry, MarianHandlin.Middletown;

Alexandria Tsipouras.Middletown;

SteveBreeding,Woodbridge

FLORIDA:

William Dukes. Lake Butler; JarettTyus. Sneads;KyleShaw.

LafayetteSr.;JimmyLeFils,Pine Ridge;LukeFountain,LakeRegion;

Austin Bryant,HardeeCounty^Sr.;

DianaAlamo, MiamiSr;Amanda Smith, Pine Ridge;AbbySameck, InterlachenSr;ReneeMelton.Dade CitySr;LindsayLand.SuwanneeSr;

PhillipsKox,MiamiSr.

GEORGIA:

GregoryEllis.Murray;

EustaceGriffin,Brantley;Ben Kennedy.TattnallCo.;Jody Underwodd.E.C.I.;Emily Howard, MorganCo.;AmandaPadgett. Franklin Co.:JoannaGriffin.Berrien;Claudea Paul.Coffee Co.;MeghanDavis, Jackson Co.; ErinEast,Miller Co.;

Craig Pace.EffinghamCo.; Brandi Pritchett,CassHigh; CarlStalvey.

Berrien Co.;Sanantonio Taylor,Tift;

EmilyTyson,PortalHigh HAWAII: MaikoYajima, Lahainaluna; Leina'ala Posey,Pahoa

IOWA:

NickolasMcKenna.Vinton;

RyanFoor, Wapello;DebbieKleitsch, WapsieValley;HilaryJohnson, Linn- Mar;Seth Harrison, Anita;Brad Hammes,Wilton;AmberWiebbecke,

St.Ansgar;MariaMedici, Chariton;

Kari Zevenbergen, SibleyOcheyedan;

TimHibma.SibleyOcheyedan: Bryan Humphreys.River Forks

IDAHO:

LanceZollinger,Declo;

DwightLittle.SugarSalem; Krystle Wengreen,Castleford;Greg Chaney, Kuna;MisheleMittleider,Meridian ILLINOIS: BetsyBakken,Lincoln;

Beth Wilson, Olney;RobinNiehaus, Hillsboro;SeanArians.Metamora;

Sara Spinazola. Serena;TedUfkes, Southeastern;DannyMiller.

Farmington;LindsayDonovan, Clinton:HillaryLawler. Mulberry;

ReneMettler,Highland;EmilyKessler.

Olney;Jeremy Putnam,Paxton- BuckleyLoda;LandonLingle, Dongola; KellyTilsey,FranklinCenter

INDIANA:

ScottPriebe.Southmont:

StephanieWarner, Whitko;Matt Morris, ClintonCentral;JoeyMarten.

LewisCass;LillianWafford.Star Academy;RenellCalloway.

New

Miami;KatieRobertson, Southwestern atShelby;MeganMcMichael.

Scottsburg;JaredNussbaum,Adams Central

KANSAS:

BethLudlum.Uniontown;

Sarah Geiger. Troy;

Adam

Lang, Buhler;James Covey,Wellington;

CourtneyEverett.Clay Center;Jodi Mason,Chapman

KENTUCKY:

Brandon Reed, LaRue:

Sara Williamson,Woodford;Joe Thomas.NorthHopkins: Jennifer O'Banion.Taylor;JeffreyRudy, BallardMemorial; Taylor Coots.

Spencer;Lindsay Johnson,LoganCo.;

BrandleyCarter,KnoxCentral;

Tommy

Logsdon,McLean:BrianBrammell.

EastCarter;Jeremy Cox,MorganCo.;

JulieP'Pool, TriggCo.

LOUISIANA:

GretaGautreaux, Central Lafourche; Keith Gates, Lakeview;Heather Pierson.St.Amant;

ConnieReeves.Hathaway;

KC

Toups, Thibodaux;Allison Bruchbaus.^Elton;

KevinMoreau.Northwest;TimHall.

Grant;AnnaDearmon,Winnfield;

NikkiRoach,Ruston;AmberBurch;

Mt.Hermon

MASSACHUSETTS:

AaronCaswell.

Bristol;Joseph Lagasse, Smith: Corrine Blum,Essex

MARYLAND:

KristaLeeHartley.

Flintstone:Matt Koerner, Harford Tech;ShaunShriner.Catoctin

PENNSYLVANIA: Amy

Sakers.Milton Hershey

MAINE:

PaulDurepoII,Limestone:Jody Roope,PresqueIsle

MICHIGAN:

Ryan Sweeney. Mason;Mark Daniels,Standish-Sterling;KatieMcCune.St.

Louis;ElizabethSmego.Cassopolis;Liz Confer.Perry-Morrice

MINNESTOA:

Richard Prestegard.Blue EarthArea;Hector Matthys. Lakeview;

Tammy

Gilland.CedarMountain;Trista Colbenson. Rushford/Peterson;Mandy Kidrowski. Willmar;JustinLessman.Tracy;

MarkJewell.LongPrairieGreyEagle;Kellie Ladlie,AlbertLea:SarahClemenson, ZumbrotaMazeppa

MISSOURI:

Josha Worthington. Dadeville;

Shasta Rentfrow. Senca; KristenCurtis.

Maysville;AbbySmith,Chillicothe:Colleen Griswold,North Shelby;JesseHeimer.

Palmyra;NancyHildebrand.Lakeland;Zach Crews.Slater;BrandonUchtman.Fordland;

DavidNewman.Couch:GaryBanderman.

Union; Daniel Mothershead. Kelley-Benton;

MelissaEmmons,Rivers;DougKueker.Sweet Springs

MISSISSIPPI: BrandonDavis.Greene County; JosephMcCollum,Northeast Jones;

AmandaHent/.South Panola; Kristen Cockrell.Mize; Heather Holley.Nettleton;

PatrickBlack.Weir

MONTANA:

ChristieFlechsenhar,Cascade;

RyanBailey.ShieldsValley;Jarod Linne', Flathead; AustinKnudsen. Culbertson

NORTH CAROLINA:

Nicholas Armendariz.WestCarteret;TaraRunion, SouthRowan;MarkElliott,Northside;Devon Lewis.AmandaWilliams.ChristianWilson.

Lauren Buslinger.BartlettYancey; Christina Cox,Clayton;RobertEllis,HarnettCentral;

JenniferGasque.St.Pauls;Bradley Kidd.

Chatham^Central:AllisonJoMcCabe.South Rowan;JessicaSkinner.SouthRowan

NORTH DAKOTA:

BryanKenner.

Maddock: AaronAnderson.Rugby: DaveAxt, McClusky;DeanKnell.Hazen; Jason Oehlke.

Wahpcton; ShannaGratton.Northwood

NEBRASKA:

KatieSissel.Shickley;Craig Fix, Norris;AnnthieKramer.Sutton;Jill Kruger,LoganView; Erin Pocssnecher.West Holt;PaulTimm,Lyons-Decauter

NEW HAMPSHIRE:

Linnae Selinga.

Pinkerton;

Amy

Fogarty.Winnisquam;Cherie Redmond. Dover

NEW

JERSEY: Nichole Steward. Norther Burlington;Keith Wassail. Northern Burlington;

Dawn

Kaufman.Oakcrest; Laura Cooper.

HPT

^-Central

NEW MEXICO:

AzoriDodd.Melrose;

LeslieUtton,Aztec;TomeeLightfoot.Animas;

ShadKyner,LosLunas; Heath Rutherford.

Clovis

Delegatesdiligentlytakenotesduringabusinesssessionand brainstormwaystoimprovethe

FFA

experienceforthousands ofmembers. Specializedcommitteeswereformedtodebate seriousmattersandreportbackto thegeneralsession.

NEVADA:

ChadVenters.RubyMountain;

JosephFrey.ChurchillCounty;Jessica Goicoechea,Ruby Mountain

NEW YORK:

AnnBeckerink, Clymer;

JuleahTolosky,NorthernAdirondeck;

NicoleKoerner, Letchworth;Mark Henerson,Greenville;Candice Stock, South Jefferson

OHIO: Matt Smith,BenjaminLogan;

Heath Eisele.Talawanda;DougShannon, Hillsboro;Jason Sharp.Sentinel;Andy Vance.Hillsobor;JesseBuxton, River View;

Adam

Bates.PymatuningValley;

GregDague, Northwestern; Laura Dengler, Edgewood;ElaineMcConnell,Wellington;

Janice Bailey.Alexander;Heather Wells.

Hardin Northern; StephanieShert/er, BowlingGreen;SueHoop. BuckeyeTrail

OKLAHOMA:

Mel RayAlbright,Balko;

JackiePembrook,Fairview;A.J. Butler, Reydon;JustinPratt,Davis;JaredRobison, Ringwood;RobynSites,Mt. View-Gotebo;

DavidTurner,Eugaula; BrianLeedy, Wilburton;ChasRobbins,Spiro;Trevor Wedman,Yukon;TerrellBuck, Eugaula;

BambiSidewell,Timberlake;Jennifer Hayes,Depew;TravisBradshaw,Sterling;

ChristopherKidd,Waurika; Rachel Johnson,ElmoreCity;MattAdair, Waynoka;AmberRamsey. Howe; Kendra Kelton,Muldrow; BeckyLuke, Calera

OREGON:

AudreyStockhoff, Union;

MarcSmith,Woodbum;SarahIrwin.

JunctionCity;NikkiJaeger.Henley;Jarid Burley,Knappa

PENNSYLVANIA:

Elio Chiarelli.Jr..

CumberlandValley; Bart Gill,Newport;

AdamLongenecker,CentralGrove;Phillip FrankfordJr..Bermudian;LarissaBaney.

Selinsgrove;Maria Trego.WestSnyder;

SarrahBiddle.Williamsburg

PUERTO

RICO: JavierMoreno.Antonia Serrano.Johnathan Tossas,Antonia Serrano.Noel Vargas, LauraMercado,Dr.

JosePadin

RHODE

ISLAND:

Adam

Buxton, Scituate;Christal Etchells, Scituate

SOUTH CAROLINA:

Carrie ErinWest, Wagener-Salley;Heather King.Belton- HoneaPath;LoriBeth Rhodes.Manning;

Myra AnneWalters.Pendleton; Erin Holliday.LexingtonATC;JaimeMarie Rivers,McBee

SOUTH DAKOTA:

TanseHerrmann.

Chamberlin;KatieTurner. Alcester-Hudson;

RoxanneWagner,Tulare;KatyHome, RapidCity;Bobbie JoTomac.Rapid City

official

TENNESSEE:

Adam^{Comer,Riverside:}

JuliePedigo. Coffee;StphanieJohnson.

StephanieSolorio,GlenGaugh, Shannon Reburn. Sara Rolen. Mall Barnes.Kim Newsom,CraigPhillips. HolliTurner. Jill

Bolton,

TEXAS: Adam

Byrd.UnionGrove. Daniel Clayton,Bowie; DustyMoore.Boy's Ranch:

TyHamm.JohnSlaughter.CaneyCreek;

ShaneShockley, Breckenndge;Will Dickson, Lometa; Kimberly Wright, Penelope;ErinSchroeder. Madisonville:

HeatherLawhon,Banquete:BennPigg, Valley;CarmenTerry,WhiteDeer;Karen Wilhelm. Nazareth: Josh Jordan.

Shallowater;Clay Cade. Rotan; Loren Wolf.

Wahoma;Jacob West. Sonora; Jason McClure,CaneyCreek;MatthewWagener.

Humble;TracyTomascik. Buckholts:Darrell Bowers. Tiehaven;James McKendree.

Pearland;WesCooper, Olney; KaellyBlay.

MattBell, DavidDixou.Stephanville;

Jonathan Mallard.Krum;Brad Mabry.

Weatherford; JoeBrhlick.Sherman; Carley Wood, CedarHill;DamonYoung, Mineola;

DanielKessler.Linder-Kildare;Jessica Foster,Big Sandy;Matthew Kempen.

Somerset;AlysonLyles.Devine;Marcy Melton. Lampasas;AudreySmith,Elgin;

Dustin Clark. Waxahachie:JulieWright.

Midlothian:PhillipSmith. Brownsboro:

Lyndsey Schneider.Hillsboro;Dustin Kinder. Livingston; Dustin Pearson, Huntsville;JaysonHill,Cleveland:Jess Widener, Colmesneil;ReaganPillack,Agua Duke;AmandaThompson.Mission:Jeff Petter,Pleasanton; Paul Harding, Lyford:

GregCoats,Kilgore

UTAH:

Braden Hancock.Dixie;Melissa Swenson.Payson: Wyatt Gardiner.Morgan;

MandyBushman. Bingham;Laurel Evans.

Weber

VIRGINIA: LeslieFunkhouser.Strasburg;

BethStover.TurnerAshby;Scott Russell.

Carroll Co.:Jason Carpenter.Culpeper:

AmandaAvery. Dinwiddie;MatthewHickey, BuffaloGap;BartKite.PageCo.;Bridget Sine,Central;LukeTurner. Louisa;Ben Grove, TurnerAshby

VIRGIN

ISLANDS: ^{Sue Matty,}St.Croix EducationalComplex: KimeshaMichael,St.

CroixCentralHighSchool Agrisience

VERMONT:

KristinQuesnel. Middlebury:

SidneyVanderWey,Vergenne

WASHINGTON:

Abbie Kammerzell.

Colfax; JoeBrown.Fernoale:Atiya Palmer.

Medical Lake;EmilyHyland, Cascade:

AmandaMcKinley. Waitsburg: Desire'e Cordas.Sumner;JessicaMackin. Rochester:

MatthewSweezea,Zillah;MorganIrwin.

Enunclaw

WISCONSIN:

ToleaKamm,

New

Richmond:TrishHieronimczak.Pulaski:

CindyDipprey,TurtleLake; Sara Zimmerman, EauClaireMemorial:Katie Lee,Holmen:JenniferSmith, Argyle;

TracySmithback.Cambridge:JulieHoller.

Lodi;JakePeissig.Colby:JimMelby.

Waupaca;MatthewReinders.Johnson Creek; Jed Bauer. Spencer: CortneyPeissig.

Wisconsin Colby; BethPlanz,Waupaca.

RebeccaKyles.Green BayPreble

WEST

VIRGINIA: Tyrell Childers,St.

Marys;JeremyFletcher. Tyler;Benjamin Collier.Philippi;JoshHolmes.Belmont:

ChristyMorrison.Ravenswasu

WYOMING:

JeremyBurkett.Burns:

JessicaClark,Burns:MichelleVigil.

Riversude: StacyChild.Cheyenne

You

havemail!

FFA members

wereabletosend electronicpostcards acrossthecountry usingcomputer stations. Computer laboratorieswere sponsored by

USAccessBank.A

Division ofThe Central

Bank USA,

Inc.and

DoughNet

as a special project oftheNational

FFA

Foundation.

reports

committee

agricultural

education trends

We recommend:

Alliance

Development

*1. Develop mediaalliancesallowingagriculturaleducationand

FFA

tobe seen, heardandreadbythe generalpublic.

2. Developpromotional piecestobedistributed toschool administratorsandfaculty,

parentsandotherinterested partiesto illustratethe benefitsofagriculturaleducationandFFA.

3. Developmaterials foradvisorsandstateofficersaddressingthedo'sanddon'tsof developingand continuingalliancesupport.

4. Establishin

FFA New

Horizonsandthe

FFA web

siteanalliancerecognitionpagewith references^to theirsupport.

5. Buildallianceswithfederalofficials,includingtheU.S.President, tobuildrecognitionandsupportfor agriculturaleducationandFFA.

6. Createadirectoryofstaterepresentativesfromnationalsponsors.

Technologies

and

TeachingStrategies

*1. Createapartnership withindustrysponsorshiptoprovideeveryagricultureprogramwithcomputeraccess (allowing studentstoexperience

new

technologiessuchase-mail, worldwide

web

andpowerpoint).

2. Developanationalprogramtoeducate teachersontheimportanceandbenefitsof teachingstudentsabout the

new

technologiesavailableinagriculture.

3. Createapartnershipwith National

FFA

andtheagricultureindustrytodevelopacurriculumforan advancementinagriculturetechnologyclass forstudents.

4. Establishasystem of updateson

new

technologytobeusedbyeducatorstoteachstudents (i.e.,

CD-ROM,

^video,newsletters).

Teacher

Development

*1. Thatthe

FFA New

Horizonscreateasection for star agricultureteachersinconjunctionwiththestarstudent section togive recognitiontoagriculturaleducators.

2. ThattheNational

FFA

Organizationdevelopa "sisterschool"program,allowingforcommunication and interactionbetweenchaptersandadvisorsnationwide.

3. ThattheNational

FFA

Organizationupdatestatisticsandinformation about job opportunitiesavailableto agriculturaleducationinstructorsineachstate,bycontactofallstateassociations.

4. Developaninterstateagriculturestudentexchangeprogramfollowingthesamestructureas the international

FFA

exchangeprogram.

5. Establish a nationallyrecognizedagricultureprogramsuchas"Gold

Emblem

Chapters"asmodelsforother chaptersinthatstate.

6. Explorethe possibility fordevelopingmaterials for stateandlocalusetoimprove

new

teachersand

new

teaching techniques.

7. Improve promotionof

new

teacherworkshoptostate staffandteacher educators.

AgriculturalLiteracy

*1. Thatthe

FFA New

Horizonsrunapermanentarticlefeaturinginformationon oneortwohotagricultural topicswiththe

FFA web

siteprovidingextrainformationonthem.

2. Thata task forcebe^setuptoexplorewaysthatagriculturalaspectscan be incorporatedintootherdisciplines.

3. ThattheNational

FFA

Organizationdevelopapacket consisting ofideasstateassociationsuseatlargepublic- events(ie: State Fairsandconvention)topromoteagricultural literacy,andtheresourcestobeutilizedat suchfunctions.

4. Thatthe agriculturalissueforumbepromotedmoreoften toencourageparticipation;andtheFood For America Programbeexpandedtoincludegrades6-8,9-12andadults.

5. ThattheNational

FFA

Organization usethemediatopromoteagriculturalawareness(forexample,

TV

commercials andworldwideweb).

6. Thatthe

FFA New

Horizonsbesenttomajorsupportersandadministrators.

Respectfully Submitted:

Tolea

Kamm, WI

(Chair)

Ryan

Maloch,

AR

(ViceChair)

Braden

Hancock,

UT

Dave

Axt,

ND

Ben

Pigg,

TX

TristaColbenson,

MN

CraigFix,

NE

HeatherPierson,

LA Amanda

Williams,

NC

Jeffrey

Rudy, KY

JessicaGoicoechea,

NV

Luke

Browning,

CA

Tanse

Herrmann, SD

KeithWassal,

NJ

Kevin

Mathy, CA Abby

Smith,

MO

DesireeCordas,

WA

Jared Robison,

OK

NicoleKoerner,

NY

Sara

Zimmerman, WI

Jarid Burley,

OR

Emily

Howard, GA

ErinSchroeder,

TX

JesseBuxton,

OH

Jason Carpenter,

VA Adam

Bates,

OH

BartGill,

PA

Justin Pratt,

OK

ChristianWilson,

NE

Kimberly

Wright,

TX

Will Dickison,

TX

StephanieSolorio,

TN

DebiBatini,

CA

Aaron

Caswell,

MA

Azori

Dodd, NM

JoshDozier,

AL

Krystal Bailey,

CA Adam

Lang,

KS

JustinHoozee,

CO

Robin Niehaus, IL HilaryJohnson,

IA

Kyle

Shaw, FL

JenniferO'Banion,

KY

Matt

Morris,

IN

chapter activities

Respectfully submitted:

Brandon

Reed,

KY

(Chair)

Amy

Kenley,

AK

(ViceChair) Krista Hartley,

MD

Joe

Brown, WA

CarrieWest,

SC

Matt Smith,

OH

Jackie

Pembrook, OK

Ann

Beckerik,

NY

TrishHieronimack,

WS

Sherry

Baum, AR

Mariah

Handlin,

DE

LeinaaTaPosey,

HI Carnen

Terry,

TX

Lorin Wolf,

TX Amanda

Padgett,

GA

Zach

Bush,

CA

Dean

Knell,

ND

JoshHolmes,

WV

Adam

Longenecker,

PA

AprilChaney,

CA Immy

LeFils,

FL

LaurenBuslinger,

NC

Karen

Wilhelm,

TX

Glen

Gaugh, TN

KatieLee,

WI

SethHarrison,I

A

Connie Reeves,

LA

Andrew Copen, CA

Landon

L. Lingle,IL

Mandy

Kidrowski,

MN

ClayCade,

TX

Lindsey Bugbee,

CA

Nancy

Hildebrand,

MS

Devon

Lewis,

NC

JoshJohnson,

AL

Knox

Phillips,

FL

Sarah EdithIrwin,

OR

Ben

Kennedy,

GA

Samantha

Goss,

AL

ErinCardoza,

CA

Heather Hays,

CO

Joey Martin,

IN James

Covey,

KS

JesseHeimer,

MO

Robyn

Sites,

OK

JoshJordan,

TX Amanda

Avery,

VA

We recommend:

Community Development

*1.

Community

developmentworkshopsforstateoffieers,advisorsandstaff. Provide aninstructional book.

withamotivational videoandcomplimenting

CD-ROM.

Utilizetheseresourcestopromotecommunity developmentwithinallaspectsoftheNationalFFA,specificallyall localchapters.

2. Providingawardsforchaptersdemonstrating excellence inanyareaofcommunitydevelopment.

3. SeekingfinancialsupportfromtheCouncil,theNational

FFA

Foundation,and anyother appropriate organizationsfortheseinitiatives.

Chapter

Awards

*1. Offergrants to nationalwinnersinallthreeareasoftheProgramofActivitiesintheamountof $3,000 tobe usedattheir discretioninadditiontocurrentawards.

2. Assistwiththecost for nationalfinalistscomingtonationalconventioninterviews.

3.

Make

informationmoreaccessible by:

A. Providinga

web

link thathasan obtainableapplication, instructions,examples ande-mailaddresses of contact persons.

B. Featuringthewinnersin

FFA New

Horizonsalong with information abouttheaward.

2. Provideateacherpacket with informationand exampleforcurrentteachersandteacher educators.

3. Provideworkshops:

A.Atnationalconventionforadvisorsand/ormembers.

B.Atstateconventions, putonbythetop chaptersinthestate.

Middle School

FFA

Opportunities

*1.

The

developmentof careerdevelopmenteventsspecifically tailoredtomeetcurriculumneeds ofmiddle school

FFA

members,separatefromninth to twelfthgradecontests,emphasizingmiddle schoollearning principles. Suggestionsinclude:

--speakingevents: opening/closingceremonycontest --exploratory careerdevelopments(broad based)

2. Promotionofmiddle school

FFA

^chaptersinour organization through:

--

FFA New

HorizonsMagazine