Coleman Harris, Washington, D

NATIONAL FFA CONVENTION

C. Coleman Harris, Washington, D

National Advisor

—

Larry D.

Case,

Washington,

D.C.

Respectfullysubmitted:

CurtisChilders,

TX

(Chair) JohnSchut, Ml(Vice Chair)

Tammy

Yost,

MT

MatthewSyme,

CT Mandy

Hilbert,

PA

NuriaSebazco,

PR

MicahRutland,

MS

ColetteMarkovich,IN KevinPotter,

CA

Tom

Munter,

CA

(Consultant) StacyGartin,

WV

(Consultant) DougDaley,

AZ

(Consultant)

The

newly

elected officersbaskin the spotlight.

From

left,KevinWhite,RickPerkins,

Todd

Hingson,

Dennis

Degner, John Kleiboeker

and

Travis Park.

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Partner Development

representativemeetings,

making

apositiveimpact,

and handling problem

situations.

A

nationalkit

should be

distributedtodistrict

and

localofficersfor their use.

The

Partner

Development Committee makes

thefollowing

recommendations:

Parents,

Alumni, Foundation

1. Include

workshops

inthe

National Leadership Conference

forStateOfficers

about

the

National FFA

Foundation and

the National

FFA Alumni

Association.

Emphasize

their role in

promoting and educating

other

members.

Utilize state

and

nationalstaffassociated

with

the

FFA Alumni and FFA Foundation

tohelp

conduct

the

program.

2. Place

an

article inthe

June/July

^{issue of}

FFA New

Horizons

promoting

the National

FFA Alumni

Association, explainingtheiractivities

and how

they benefit

FFA members. The National FFA Foundation should

helpfind

sponsors

forthis

page

if

needed.

3. Includestate officers

on

the

mailing

listforthe

FFA Alumni

newsletter.

The

newsletterwillenablestate officers to

inform

their

members about FFA Alumni

activities.

Teachers,

Advisors, Students

1.

Produce an

up-to-date

FFA promotional packet

forall advisors. This packetshallconsistofa

video

that coversallaspectsof

FFA,

including leadership opportunities,projects

and

activities,

awards,

scholarships

and

travel.

People

inthe

video

shall

be portrayed

inreal-lifesituations.

The video should motivate and be geared toward high

school students.

A

teaching

curriculum and

other

supplemental

materials,

such

as posters

and

brochures,

should be developed

for

use

ⁱⁿconjunction

with

thevideo.Similar packets

should be developed

for agricultural

promotion

for

elementary

students

and

for

FFA

recruitment^forjunior

high/middle

school students. Beforedistribution,a panel of

FFA members and

advisors

should

evaluate thepacketsto

ensure

effectiveness.

Business/Industry and Policymakers

1

.

Initiateaplanforeducatinglegislators,

heads

of

government and

other

policymakers about FFA.

Packets similartothosefor State Presidents'

Conference about how

tocontactlegislativerepresentatives

should be

sentto participantsin

Washington Conference Program and NLCSO.

Participants

should

schedule

appointments with

theirrepresentativesprior toattending theconferenceto

promote an understanding

of

FFA. Conferences should

incorporateasessionto

prepare

participantsfor visiting

government

officials.This session

should

include:

how

^to

contact theofficial,

how

^to

communicate

effectively

on paper and

ⁱⁿperson, strongly

encourage

participantsto relayinformation

back

to theirchapters,

and how

^to

promote

contact

with

local

and

statepolicymakers.

2.

Conduct

asessionat

NLCSO promoting

relationships

between

business

and

industry,

and

the

FFA. The

session

should

include

making

contact

with

abusiness,

developing an

outline

agenda

forthebusiness

Principals,Administrators,

Counselors and

StateStaff

1. Createa

handbook and video

fortraining officers

above

thelocal level for

one-on-one

contact

between

principals, counselors

and

administrators.Officers

should

help

educate

principals,counselors

and

administrators

about

FFA and

agriculturaleducation,itsbenefits

and

opportunities.

2.

At NLCSO,

discuss

how

to utilizethe

book and video

to theirbest

advantage. A program should be presented

to principals,administrators

and

counselorsatadistrictor stateconference

about

agricultural

education and FFA.

3.

Use

the

handbook

toexplain

FFA,

opportunities

available,

new

technologies,

how FFA can be

beneficial to a school,

and how FFA can

helpcreate apositive

image

fortheschool

and

help

improve

scores

on competency

tests.

4. Tellprincipals

and

administratorsthat

an FFA program

willhelp

promote

apositive

image

oftheschool

through

leadership

and communication

skillslearned

through

the

program.

Also,tell

them

students learnto setgoalsfor school,career

and

life

and become

role

models

for their peers

and

intheir

communities.

5. Tellcounselorsparticipation in

FFA

willhelp students

become

betterscholarshipcandidates

while being

ableto

apply

for

almost

$1,000,000

worth

ofscholarships available

only

to

FFA members.

Also,present the career opportunitiesintheagriculturalindustry

along with average incomes and

jobstatistics.

FFA provides

students

with

leadershipskillsthat

can be used throughout

theirlives,

provides

technical

knowledge

necessaryto

improve

scores

on competency

tests

and provides

students

with

avarietyof

avenues

forlearning

such

asfieldtrips

and hands-on

experiences.

6. Includeⁱⁿthe

handbook

the

committee

proposal,

purpose, recommendation

ofusage,objectives,

proper

businessetiquette

such

as

phone

calls,letterwriting

and

other

ways

to associate

with

professionals.

7.

Supplement

the

handbook with

the

video

togive

examples

of

how

topresentallthe ideas

noted

inthe

handbook.

Respectfully submitted:

MarkRuff,OH,(Chair) JulieBerry,NY,(ViceChair) TroyMcCrum,

ME

StevenMeeks,

GA

Jason Coe,AL DavidHart,

CA

Sue AnnStuever,Ml NancyD.Fox,

MO

Diane Nelms,TN

Jennifer Berkenbile,

OK

StevePieshala,DE

ElaineDeaton,TX

LizSimon,IN

RobKrebbs,TX BenCluff,UT RobinPerez,

CA

MattFlynt,

AR

Jenny Morgan,

NC

NicoleSmith,Rl MattGriffith,CA AngieFoister,FL MichaelW.Gardner,KY JasonSkinner,

OH

BillSullivan,Wl KylePrior,NV Beto Garza,TX

TaitJ.Martin,LA

TarlYundt,

NY

BrendaK.Mika,Wl TimWood,AL LindaSloan,AZ RobOlmstead,IL

DanDurheim,

MN

BenEhrhart,PA LindaBurton,Wl MariaRudd,TX

JeffTucker,

GA

ToddHarrell,TX Audrey Larman,

OK

Christina Baladia,

GU

DannyPalmer,TX WesMundie,VA KevinA.^Keith,Wl

(Adult Coordinator)

FFA

Program of Activities

The Program

of Activities

Committee makes

thefollowing

recommendations:

1.

Develop an index

forthe

Program

of Activities in chronological

order

oralphabetically.

2. Eliminate the

Program

of Activities

Committee (found under

Article 8 oftheNational

FFA

Constitution)atthe 66thNational

FFA Convention because

there are 10

programmatic committees

thatalready

impact

the

Program

ofActivitieswithintheirindividual

committees.

Respectfullysubmitted,

MarkRuff,

OH

^(Chair)

DevryBoughner,

CA

(Secretary) AaronBall,

AZ

BillyJohnson,

CO

Jason Kuhlemeier,^IL RhettLaubach,

OK Tammy

Hoobler,

KS

PaulFriedrichs,

KS

CoreyFlournoy,IL

Dwayne

D. Faidley, IA RichardKatt,

NE

(AdultCoordinator)

It

was

dancing

room

onlyatthe first-ever,sold-outnational

FFA

danceas

more

than2,500

members

dancedthenight

away

ⁱⁿBartle Hall.

After traipsingthroughtheCareer

Show

gatheringgoodiestotakehome,these

members ham

it

up

forthecamera.

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Committee Reports

Student Publications

The Student

Publications

Committee makes

thefollowing

recommendations:

Other

Publications

1.

Send

Update

and

^ifpossible,

FFA

Advisors

Making

a Difference, toallstate officers to

keep them

informed.

2.

Update everything

intheStudent

Handbook

a

minimum

of

every

fiveyears.

3.

Send

ageneral publicationto

every

U.S.school (including

Puerto

Rico,

Guam, and

the VirginIslands)

grades

7-10to

educate them about

agriculture.

The

publicationcontent

should

include:agricultural careers, stressingthe

monetary and

leadershipgains;

prominent

individuals

involved

inagriculturaleducation,

and

the

many

benefits

FFA

hastooffer.

The

publication

should be

translatedin

Spanish

orpartially in

Spanish

for

Spanish-speaking

students.

Editorial

Content

1

.

Dedicate

the

FFA New

Horizons

magazine

to

motivating members

to

be

interested

and involved

in

FFA and

agriculture,

informing and educating members about

opportunitiesin

FFA,

building character

and

personal

development and providing

this

information

ina

new and

excitingstyle.

2. Feature

more

celebrities

with backgrounds

inagriculture

and

/or

FFA.

3.

Provide

a seriesofcut-outarticles

on

contests,

awards,

personal

development

conferences,etc.,to

motivate and inform younger members.

4.

Provide

articles

with information on

controversial issues inagriculture

and how

todeal

with

thesetopics.

5.

Provide

articles

on new

associations

and

affiliatesto

expand knowledge

of various culturesof

FFA members.

6.

Make

availableaversion of

FFA New

Horizonsin

Spanish by

requestfor

Spanish-speaking members.

7. Includearticlesthat

encourage members

tofurther

educate themselves

after

high

school

by

attending colleges as well as vocationaltechnicalinstitutes.

Member Involvement

1.

Develop an

editorial

board

consisting of

one member

per state(chapter

member) and

threeat-large

members per

region(state officers).

One

oftheselocal

members would be

thestudent coordinating chairperson

per

region.

The board should be

selected

by an

applicationplacedin

FFA New

Horizons.

One

regionalstudent coordinator per region

would be

selected

by

the nationalstaff

from

the local

members on

theboard.

The

application

should

include general

background

information

and an

essay

on why

the applicant

would

liketoserve

on

theeditorial board. Individuals

should hold one-year

terms,

but can hold

successive terms.

Members would respond

toa

survey

after

each magazine

issue

and be

allotted

two

conferencecallsper regionperyear.

Conference

calls

would be conducted

at

beginning

of

term and

priorto nationalconvention.

Regional

student coordinators

would

attend a

dinner

function

and meeting during

the national

convention each

year. Statestaff

members would

receivea starterlettertoexplain the

purpose and

function of the

board

inadditionto

an

articleinthe

magazine. The board would

accuratelyreflectstudent input

and opinions on

the

magazine.

2.

Create

a

system

tofeature student-writtenarticles.

A

list

oftopics for ayear

would be developed and

printedin the

magazine. Students would respond

tothesetopics.

One

or

two

ofthe

response

articles

would be

selected for inclusion.

The

topics

should be

varied

and

include agricultural topics,

FFA

issues,

humorous happenings, and

currentevents.

Students submitting published

articles

would be recognized

attheirrespectivestate

conventions and awarded with

cash,

plaques and

/or pins.

Award funding would come from

thecurrentfree- lancebudget.

3.

Implement more

studentcontests.

A

differentcontest

should be

featuredin

each

issue

on

arotational basis.

Possibleideasinclude

photo

contest,

drawing

contest, poetry contest

and

lyriccontest.

Recognition would be given

tothe

winners

attheir state

conventions

inaddition tofeaturing the

winning

entry inthe

magazine and

possibly receiving asmallcashprize.

Reader Promotion

1.

Use

graphics, action

photos and

or

photos

ofrole

models

/celebrities to interestreaders.

2. Relocate the joke

page

in

each

issue.

Add two

or three inspirational

quotes on

the

bottom

ofthe

page and

a

female

sidekicktothe"Charlie the

Greenhand"

feature.

Also add

a section offictionalstories

about

Charlie the

Greenhand with

a

moral

to

each

ofthestories.

3.

Use

ink-jetpersonalizingtogive

members

afeelingof personalimportance.

Respectfullysubmitted:

BillyJohnson,

CO

^(Chair)

GingerPrice,

OR

(Vice Chair)

BillHoblit,

WY

VickiRogers,

MO

JenniferEvans,

SC

TiffanyRoberson,NJ BeckyMills,

MD

EwalaniLimtiaco,

GU

JaneTaft,

OH

CoreyHaggett,

VT

Brenda Young,

OH

JoeGottschalk,

NV

RebeccaSchuette,

TX

LanaFreston,

UT

TrentHoward,

KY

SusanJohnson,

CA

PhillipMetcalf,

AL

DaveKruse,Wl Mitch Hockett,

TN

CarolBettis,

AR

Bradley Wolter, IL

CheriseVance,IN Sherri Keatts,

WA

MarieSalwey,

MN

HeatherRetzloff,

TX Wanda

Arocho,

PR

HollyNichols,

TX Amy

Byers,

PA

Allen Pettey,

CA

Judd McLeod, LA SteveYoder,FL RickGobel,

CA

JeramyRich,

OK

MirandaDaniels,

WY

PeteBarnum, Ml

Gus

Simmons,

NC

MicahLesley,

TX

JamesM. Holder,

MO

Daniel Metcalfe,

AL

ZmerAndranigian,

CA

KristaTiegs,ID

Amanda

Chastain,FL CaseyNiemann,

KS

JeffSchaumburg,

MO

PatriciaTurnage,

NC

KristyPerkins,

OK

Charity Smith,

TX

JohnK.Wilkinson,

GA

(AdultCoordinator)

In the News

For 65^years,the

Kansas

CityStarhas

covered

the national

FFA

convention. This

newspaper, now

thecity'sonlydaily,has aggressively

pursued FFA

topics recently. Reprinted

with

permission hereare several ofthestoriesthatkept

Kansas

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1992wasJack Pitzer's(right)firsttryat

managing

theNational Agricultural CareerShow.

Shown

herewith National Vice PresidentShaneBlack

and

PatGleason, acareer

show

exhibitorwiththeIndustrial SafetyEquipment Association, Pitzerhasbeenwith thenationalorganization_for

25

years.

Convention Managers

Woody

Cox,

Alumni

Carol

Duval,

Contests

Greg

Egan,

Awards Co-Manager

Lennie Gamage,

Registration

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Coleman

Harris,

Convention

General

Manager