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July/ August 1996

features

McPeak Speaks

Ca t c h up with ch a mpi o n b eac h vo ll ey b a ll p laye r H o ll y McP ea k o n th e r oa d to th e

Olympic Games .

Trading Places

At th e C hi cago M e r ca ntil e Exc h a n ge fo r - tun es ca n ri se a nd fa ll with th e wave o f a ha nd.

Se e what a ll th e exc it em e nt i s a b o ut wit h a form er FFA m emb er who's ri g ht a t h o m e in th e c h ao .

The World ' s Quickes t Personality Quiz

L ea rn a littl e a b o ut w h a t make s y o u ti c k in thi s o n e- qu es ti o n fun qui z .

The Balancing Act

FFA m eetin gs ... b a k e tb a ll

pr ac ti ce ... h o m ework . H ow do y ou s t ay on t o p of it a ll? W e 'll give

yo u a few p o int ers .

FFA ^Mission

FFA ^{makes a} positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership,

personal growth and career success through agricultural education.

Agricultural Education Mission

The mission of Agricultural Education is to prepare and support individuals for careers, build awareness and

develop leadership for the food,

fiber and natural resource systems.

departments

2 national oHicer Q&A 3 fast track

4 the buzz 5 FFA stars

6 FFA in action

23 what 's hot/what's not 24 last laH

cover story

Musi c with a M essage

When Jared Tyler Frederi k of 0\va o, 0 klahoma , mixe hi con iderable mu 1cal talent \Vl t h

h i bound l e enthu 1a m for

FFA , the re u lt i a toe-tapping

countrv record that celeb

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Describe your FFA career.

We ll, I'm from th e outh Ada m s Ind ia na, FFA

Chapter. I wa a c h apter office r, th o ug h I n eve r

quj t e ac hi eve d m y goa l of beco m in g c h ap t er pre i-

d e nt. I was In di a n a State A oc ia ti on pres id ent in

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\Vho has been the greatest influence on your life?

M y grandp a Ca ff ee . M y gr andpa r ent li ve ju t

down th e road fro m u . I grew up farm in g with

them. I w ish I h ad h a lf t h e en ergy t o d ay that h e h a

at 80 . H i vvork ethic and p o itive a ttitud e h ave h ad a r ea ll y tr o n g influence on me. H e h a two a rt i fi - cial knee an d a n a rtifi c ia l

hip, o we w eld e d ex tr a

t ep o h e ca n still ge t up on t h e tra c t o r. H e' not

abo ut t o qui t.

Wh y did you decide to run for national office?

I fee l that t o day th er e i a really strong n ee d fo r p o - 1 tivc peer inf1 uence . An d

th( 1t is so mething I h ave

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Was the national officer selection process tough?

I t wa a chall e n ge, bu t I t h orough ly e njo ye d t h e

proc e . I t wa in cr e d i b le how it mad e me look

i n id e m y e lf. You ha d t o know who yo u were a nd w h a t d rov e y o u to r un for

a national office .

What is your goal for your year as a national officer?

I want t o h e lp FFA me m - b e r r ea li ze th a t t h er e i s a bri g ht fut u r e in the ag ri - cu ltur e indu tr y. Th e

opport u niti e are e nd less, and peop le n ee d to be

awar e of t h at.

What are the high points of being a national officer?

Ever y t at e co n ve n t io n I go to i a hi gh poi nt. It g ives m e a c h a n ce to

reach t h e la r ges t a mo unt of m e mb er s a nd m ee t

th e mo t p eo p le . I t l e t m e ee m emb e r in

action a nd find o ut

wha t th ey a r e d o in g in th eir h o m e c h a pter s . I

r e a ll y ge t an e n er gy

boo t eve r y tim e I go to a t a t e co n ve n n

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Position: · 'l}r'esiuent·~entral region Hometowh .. !':d!ana

FFA Chaplet ,_ P..t'arns FFA FFA ^{Advisor: •}

SAE: Beef and '- agricultural pi'OCe tural communicatior,

College/major: Purdut agricultural education

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What do you like to do in your spare time?

I lik e co untr y m u sic ; m y f avo rite p er fo rm er is

C hri s L eD o u x . I a lso r ea d just a bo ut a n y t h ing I ca n

ge t m y h a nd s o n. B eli eve it o r n o t , m y f avorite a ut h o r is Dr. Se u ss . Th er e is a lo t of wi s d o m in his w o rk .

Fo r exa mpl e, in hi s las t b ook, " Oh The P laces Yo u ' ll Go," h e says th a t eve r y d ay w e h ave a ll

th ese n ew a nd exc iting o pp o rtuniti es a nd jus t

n ee d t o b e a w a r e of h o w

t o t a k e a d va nt age o f t h e m . I r ea ll y love b as k etb a ll- t o p lay it a nd w a t c h it.

But unfo rtun a t ely, I d o n ' t

ge t muc h c h a n ce t o p lay

th ese d ays .

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National FFA President Seth Derner meets with President Bill Clinton and Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman in Washington, D.C.

t w as a lea rnin g ex p e ri- e n ce f o r b o th sid es . Fo r o n e v er y busy d ay ea r- li er thi s yea r, th e n a ti o n a l FFA o ffi ce r t ea m s h a d -

o w e d t o p offic i a ls of th e Unit ed St a t es D ep a rtment

o f Ag ric ultur e, ga ining a se n se o f th e h ectic p ace of the ir ty pica l w o rk d ays

and o f th e imp o rta nt p o li - cy d ecis io n s th ey mu s t

m a k e o n a d a ily b as is .

Na ti o n a l FFA Pr es id ent Seth D ern er s p ent th e d ay with Ag ri c ultur e

Secr e t a r y D a n G li c km a n , and the exp e ri e n ce w as b o th exh a u s tin g a nd

ex hil a r a tin g .

"Secr et a r y G li c km a n h a d s u c h a tr em end o u s sch edul e f o r th e d ay a nd ye t h e t ook tim e t o as k qu es ti o n s a b o ut m e a nd FFA, a nd h e m a d e sur e I

w as in vo lve d in everything th a t h e p a rti c ip a te d in ,"

Seth says . " I w as pleasa nt - ly s urpri se d t o see h ow

mu ch a ca bine t m emb er of th e U.S. gove rnm ent ca r e d a b o ut p eo pl e a nd a b o ut o ur o r ga ni za ti o n. T oo

o ft en , I think we f ind it easy t o cr ea t e a n ega u

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ve p e r cepti o n o f th ose in t h e f e d er a l governm e nt , but

thi s exp e ri e n ce prove d t o m e th a t m os t offici a ls

r ea ll y d o ca r e a nd a r e tr y- in g t o d o th e ri g ht thin g . '

Se th a nd Sec r et a r y

G li c km a n bl aze d thr o u g h a puni s hin g sc h e dul e th at d ay, whi ch a pp a r e ntly is fa ir ly ty pi ca l fo r

G l i c km a n , a fo rm er con - g r ess m a n fr o m W i c h it a, K a n sas . Th e d ay st ar t e d

w ith a rece pti o n h oste d b y Ma r y l a nd FFA member s .

Th e n it wa on throu g h a ti g htl y pa c k e d agen d a

of m ee tin gs p eec h es an d

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wh er e Glickm a n h ad to s t ay on top of iss u es

ranging from th e e n vironm ent a l

impact of th e

Fa r m Bill to th e effect of tr a d e po lic ies o n th e potato indu tr y . N eve rth e l e

Seth and Secretary

Glickman did m a n age t o q u eeze 1n

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lun c h a t McDona l d .

Seth c lear 1 y gained an a ppreci a t ion for th e

d e m a n ds of th e sec r e tar y's jo b. W h at did he hop e

Sec r e t a r y Glick1nan wo uld learn from th e ex p e r ience?

Sec r et ar y G lickman

was not an FFA m ember in sch oo l in Wi chi t a growing

u p, so I h ope h e learn ed h ow tremend o us an

impac t FF A n1 akes on peo- ples live s ' Seth ay . "I b eli eve that h e better

appreciat e h ow FFA i p r e p a ring fut ur e lea d er

for th e agricultur e indu try and for our co mmuni tie . ''

Th e ab o lu te hi gh point of t he d ay came during

t h e late m orning \vhen Se t h was introduced to

P r e id e nt Bill Clin t on a nd Vic e Pre sid ent Al Gore

both of whom had been

a ddr e sing a confe r en e a t

Nation al officers on tour

Washing t on's hi to ric Wi ll a rd H otel.

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When Pr esident

C lin ton finished peaking he walked directly to me t o sh ake my hand. I \Va in a we ! The pre ident

knew the blue jacket ,, .a FFA a nd \vas a symbo l of youth th e future and agri- cu lture leader s hip! ' eth

ays . It d idn " t end there . . A . h o rt time later ecretarv

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over fo r a more formal introdu c ti o n t o th e pre i- d e nt an d vice pre ident.

" It al m o t didn't eem like it cou ld h ave been r eal .,,

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h a d o\v a t th e U D . A .. E ach t eam member \V a paired

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agency offi ial. Ea tern

R egio n Vi e Pr e ident Bill Ca t a ni a , for example

experi en ed th e demand o f agricu ltur alla\v , a

caree r in ter e t of hi ., bY

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U DA General oun el Jim Gilliland. Gilliland i the

t o p-r a nkin g a tt o rn ey at the U DA. a nd a d,- i e the e - retary o n a ll lega l i ue .

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Alumni watch

ecause many of yo u wonder what former

national FFA officers d o once their terms a r e

over, we thought you might enjoy

this snaps h ot of 1994-95

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I hav e always believed the leadership the FFA

own way, I realized this

dream when I was named Instructor of the Year by the Society of Fire Service

Instructors during the annual Fire Depar.tment

Instructors Conference. As I stood before a crowd of

7,000 fire officers from arouiKI the world, I could

not help but remember

a tte nding the national EFA

co~vention

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esta baished i n m e from

na ti ona I FF A secret ary Travis Hagen speak ing

r ecently in Peoria, Arizona.

Hagen sp oke to m o r e than 600 ag ri c ulture students

during the 11th Annual Peoria FFA Leadership Camp sponso r e d by the Peoria FFA C h apter.

According to Stephanie Weller, Peoria FFA

assist an t reporter, th e lea d ers hip camp was a

24- hour , round-the-clock event that featured

motivational speakers like Hagen, d evelopmenta l

workshops, a d ance and even a foot rodeo. •

which I draw every day.

Peter Duran

Deputy State Fire Marshal Santa Fe, New Mexico

Edit or's No t e : We

apprec iate your su pp ort, Mr. Duran ! Your l etter

.--- proves that FFA is not

just for agricu lturis t s, but for fu ture leaders across all occu pations an d wa lk s of life . Whether an F FA

member becomes a

farmer or a fire ma rshal , the prem i er l ea d ers h ip, pers o nal grow th , and

career su ccess fos tered by our or ganiza t io n t ru ly

la st a lifet i m e .

FFA New Horizons

wants vou

as yo ur c h apter ever been featured in FFA New Hori z ons? ^What

abo ut your fellow

members? If not, we want your stories for FFA in

Action and FFA Stars . Whether it's abo ut a

f u nd-ra i ser, a c h apter trip or someo n e deserving

specia l recognition, let us h ear from you . Just write a few brief sentences o n the Action st ory or the Star nomination

(inc ludin g names, dates

and any details ), throw in a good snapshot or two

and send it a ll in to FFA New Hori z ons, 5632

Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, P.O. Box

15160, Alexandria, VA 22309-0160 . We'll d o

our best to include yo ur submission in an

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uss Lo t s pe i c h , a se nio r, w as a n a ti o n - a l fin a li s t in th e We nd y's Hi g h

Sch oo l H e i sm a n All-Am eri ca n co n - tes t. No t o nl y is Ru ss ( pic tur e d , le ft ) a ll -di s- tri c t a nd a ll -r eg io n in f oo tb a ll , h e's ca pta in o f hi s high sch ool b ase ba ll t ea m , t oo. O ff

th e fi eld, Ru ss k ee p s up a hi gh GP A w hil e t a kin g a d va n ced pl ace m e nt co ur ses in ca l- c ulu s a nd En gli sh. In a dditi o n , h e m e nto r s e lem ent a r y-age d stud ents thr o u gh th e P ALS progr a m a nd co mp e tes in p a rli a m enta r y

proce dur e a nd liv es t oc k judging in FF A.

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foo tb a ll tea m ca pta in (a nd b as k etb a ll t ea m ca pta in ) a nd w as simil a rl y n a m e d t o a ll -

di s tri c t a nd a ll -r eg io n foo tb a ll squ a d s . A se ni o r , A la nthu s se r ves as FFA c h a pt er se n -

tin e l a nd c h a irm a n o f th e ch a pter 's com -

mun ity er vice committee. H e i a memb er of t h e p a rliam e nt a r y procedure for e try

and so il tea m . Over the holidav rhi ^FFA

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skill s, M a ri e, a 16-yea r- o ld juni o r fr o m th e Co lb y FFA C h a pte r, c urr e ntl y

r ei gn s as bo th Th o m as Co unt y R o d eo Qu ee n a nd th e 1996 N a ti o n a l Littl e Britc h es R o d eo Assoc ia ti o n ( N LBRA )

Qu ee n. Th e N LBRA is o n e o f th e o ld es t juni o r r o d eo assoc i a ti o n s in th e ^U.S.

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Kimberly Hannum

In a dditi o n to competing o n New H a m p hir e fir t fe m a l e tractor-drivin g

t ea m , a n d h olding va ri ou offices in th e P inkerton

Aca d em y FFA C h a pter

K imb e rl y wa n amed her st a t es Ou t tandin g

V oca t io n a l-Te hni cal

Hi g h Sc h ool tud ent of

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Andy Zinnel

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of ag-related acri,rjtie .

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New Smyrna Beach Senior

FFA members Janelle Ciaffoni, Sarah Hall, David Luznar and Debra Poveromo and New

Smyrna Beach High School principal Kevin Tucker thank Miss America Shawntel Smith for helping to kick-off the

national School-To-Work program with Florida students.

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with Miss America and FFA

Recently, four members of the New Smyrna Beach

Senior FFA Chapter participat- ed in a School-To-Work

presentation featuring Miss America Shawntel Smith.

Smith, who also spoke at last

Last month, we showed you how FFA members across the country are busy surfing the 'Net. We also introduced you to the National

FFA Organization's home page on the World Wide Web. The home page can be found at http://www.

ffa.org. Check it out soon!

year's national FFA convention, discussed the importance of preparing for life after secondary school. In turn, the FFA

Here are a few comments from members and alumni who've

already taken a peek:

"Great to see FFA on the Web. It is encouraging to see the organi- zation keeping up with the times.

members demonstrated classroom skills necessary for the successful transition from school to the workplace. The

members also presented Smith with a certificate of appreciation for her visit and for her dedication to this far-reaching program.

Submitted by Debra Poveromo

I 'II be visiting regularly to see what's going on. Hopefully, this will

become a good place to keep up with cur- rent information as well as alumni news."

John w. ^Rose

1983-84 State Vice President, Cookeville, I Tennessee

"Hello from Mountain View FF A! I think this website is fantastic. I will definitely come

back to use a lot of the info for encouraging students or getting new people to join FFA.

FFA is great!" I

Wendy May

Mountain View FFA, Mesa, Arizona

''As a way to enhance our chapter newslet-

ter, I think I would like to include a section ¹¹ about what is going on in the nation and/or

news from other chapters. FFA Online is a

er cassene and S15 er CD along with S1 lor

great way to share information about agri- culture to the world."

Joia Jones

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While we're talking about the Internet, we need to update you on last issue's cover

story "Agventures in Cyberspace." Richard Gallo, of the East Brunswick, New Jersey, FFA Chapter, tells us his chapter's World Wide Web address has changed. The new

address is: http://pages.prodigy.com/FFA.html.

What ' s on your plate?

A big week in Watertown

Th e L a k e Area Multi -Dis tri c t ^{F FA} o f Wa tert o wn , S o uth Dakota,

co m1n emora ted National ^{FF A} Wee k ( Fe b.

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sch edul e o f ev ent s. Th ey kick ed o ff th e exc itement by workin g o n

ca r ee r deve l o pment, pr e pa rin g fo r upco min g co ntes t s a nd show ing

fr es hm a n m embers th e pro per w ay t o ti e th e ir o ffi cia l ^{F FA} ti es . Next, me mb e rs h a d th eir ph o t o t ake n fo r th e l oca l news p a p er a nd a few lu c k y

s p o k es p er so n s w ere inter vie wed o n the l oca l radi o s ta ti o n . C h ap t e r o ffi ce r s eve n vi sit ed city hall, wh er e W a te rt ow n 's n1 a yo r si g n ed Jn offi cia l proc la mati o n d ec la rin g it Na ti o n a l ^FFA W ee k . Fin a ll y, th e

ch apter w r a pped up its fun -fill ed week by h a r ing d o nuts \Vi th l oca l

bu si n esse w h o supp o rt ^{F FA .}

Su b mitt e d by H e id i L ange nfe ld and Jim M ad se n

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As you can see, he truly considers every day an FFA Day!

Vi Agr., now give yo u the too l it take t o get int o pr eci i o n fa rmin g at introdu ct o ry price . Order no" · to be gin o ptimi z ing input u age and improving yo ur o perating efficienc i e and profitability.

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FFA chapter offi·

cers pay a visi1 to city hall to watch the mayor sign an official National

FFA Week proclamation. Left to right: Amber Layton, treasurer ;

Heidi Langenfeld, president; Laura Bruns, vice president; Nathan Graf, sentinel; Jim Madsen, reporter;

Feather Webb, secretary; Craig Weinkauf, advisor. Seated:

Watertown Mayor Brenda Barger.

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Whether it 's a camping trip, a ch apter o uting or a community

service proj ect , let other FFA mem- bers know in an upcoming iss ue!

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She ' s d etermined to win the gold medal ... or dive trying .

hat can yo u lea r n from omeone

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1V1cP ea k: e lf-di cipline, d et e rmin a ti o n a nd grace

und er pre ur e .

Holly McPeak

M cPea k, a o uth ern

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vo lley b a ll ?

I fi r t picke d up a vo ll ey- ba ll wh en I wa abo ut 1 0 . I t a r ted p lay in g organize d vo ll ey ball in event h gra d e, and t hi i m y ixt h yea r

p ia yin g profe io n a lly.

Do yo u p lay o th er spo rt s?

I pia ye d occe r in hig h c h oo l and u ed t o r un l OK', but vo ll ey ba ll h a

a ] ~ray

bee n m y love.

D esc rib e th e sport of b eac h vo ll ey b a ll.

We ll , beac h vo lleyba ll is p layed in o ft and o n a r eg u la t ion - ize vo lleyba ll

court. But th e r e ' o n ly two pla ye r p er id e o it '

very ph y ically c ha ll e n g- in g . Yo u ha ve to be a

sm a rt, w ell - roun d ed pl ay- er to cove r th e arne

gr o und that ix p eo p le cover indoor .

H ow d oe s it fee l t o b e pl aying in t h e S um m er O lym pic G ame s ?

Th e O ly mpi c i uch a

pe c ial event. I' ve watche d it on TV fo r o lo n g , and t h e feeling p eop l e ge t

w h e n th ey win give me chi ll . I t m a k e m e wa n t

to do the a rn e thin g. P lus, w e r e p l ay in g in o ur co u n -

try and I' m r ea ll y exc it ed a nd proud t o r epre e nt

th e Unit ed tat e .

T n so uth ern Ca lifo rni a, b ea ch vo ll eyb a ll r ecei ves

a lo t of a tt enti o n . H ow d o yo u fee l a b o ut a ll

th e a tt enti o n yo ur s p o rt w ill r ece ive o n th e

O lympi c st age?

I think it 's grea t. We' r e go in g t o h elp spr ea d

beac h vo ll ey ba ll a r o und th e wo rld w h e n p eo p le wa t c h u in A tl a nt a . We co n sid er o ur se l ves 'a mb a - sa d o r o f th e s p o rt. '

W h a t a b o u t h a ndlin g all t h e press ur e?

T o t ell yo u th e truth th e

o nl y pr ess ur e w e f ee l

co m es f r o m w ithin. We kn o w w e' r e th e s tr o n ges t t ea m in the wo r ld , so we

ju s t h ave t o p lay o ur ga m e a nd we' ll be fin e .

H ow imp o rtant is co m - muni ca ti o n b et wee n yo u

and yo ur p a rtn er?

We ll , it ' ve r y imp o rt a nt beca use in t h e O lympi cs we' r e n o t a ll o w ed to h ave a coac h o n th e s id elin es . So co mmun ica tin g a nd

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recog n1 z1 n g o ur o pp o - n ent ' wea kn es e a nd str en g th s is imp o rt a nt

-so we ca n d o so m e thin g a b o ut it ri ght away.

Yo u and p artne r Nan cy R en o d omin a t ed t h e pro ci r cuit l as t yea r wi th 11 co n sec uti

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ve t o urn a m e nt v ict o ri es . Wha t a d vi ce d o yo u ha ve f o r FFA m em -

b er s loo kin g f o r th e co mp e titi ve e d ge?

N umb er o n e, p lay yo ur sp o rt w h en eve r yo u ca n .

D o n ' t wa it fo r yo ur

sp o rt ' seaso n t o pr ac ti ce . Aft er a ll th e m o r e yo u

p lay; th e be tt er yo u ge t.

Also, in hi gh ch oo l,

d o n 't wo rr y a b o ut p e nd - in g lo t s o f tim e in th e

we ig ht r oo m. D o n t pu sh yo ur b o d y w ith we ig h t -

li f tin g . In s t ea d , d o

e er ci ses li ke pu sh -u p a nd sit - u ps w hi c h b ui ld yo ur tr eng th n a tur a ll y.

Pr eve nti ve exe r cises ( i n m y case, sh o u ld e r

ro ll s) are a lso imp o rt a nt.

But , aga in , th e bes t thin g t o d o is ju st p lay th e

sp o rt it se l f.

You earned a college d egree from UCLA .

How important i s an edu - cation toda y, even for a

pro athlete like your self ? O h , it 's up er- imp o rt a nt.

Above a ll , yo u h ave t o t a k e yo ur e du ca ti o n eri - o u ly . Injuri es ca n end

a th le ti c ca r ee r ' lik e that,' so yo u h ave t o d eve l o p

yo ur mind . Y o u can

a l ways fa ll back o n yo ur edu ca t io n .

VITALS

Age: 27

Birthplace: Hollywood, California

Years Pro: 6

High School: Mira Costa, Manhattan Beach,

California '8 7 College: UCLA

Degree: B.A., English '92 Recent Awards: 1995

Women's Pro Volleyball Association Most

Valuable Player and Top Defensive Player

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may not be laun ching a world tour like Brook s &

Dunn. But if the buzz su r- r ou n ding hi s debut rec ord - ing is a n y indication thi s ^FFA member fr o m Owas so Oklahoma 1 s definitely a country music a rt is t t o watch .

J ared (w h o p e rfo rm s under the

name Ty le r ) a nd hi s vocal ensemble- includin g Burl ing t on ^FFA member

Kile y R eige r Canadian FFA. member Autumn M c Ent ir e an d Budd y 0\vens a fre shman at Ce ntral t a t e

Univer s ity re ce ntl y r eleased th ei r first profe ssio nal re co rd ing a t th e

Oklahoma s tate FFA conven t ion.

Thr o u ghout Vision of Blue ... H ea rt of

Gold, the artists, enthusiasm for FFA come s shinin g thr o ugh ong aft e r

so ng. The record is sure t o dra \\ "

attention to ^FFA from country music lovers everywhere.

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The pr ojec t actu- all y began m o nth s befo re th e conYen- tion when th e 18-

y ear-old singer/so ng- writer/ guitarist \\ -a

looking for a \Y ay t O give something ba k

to th e o rganizat ion he l ove o mu h.

After meeting ,,·i th r epre entati,·es of

the 0 klah o rna FFA . about hi idea Jared enlisted the h el p of friend and ment o r

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Garrett a T ul a- ba ed rec o rd

producer. W ith a third partner they formed

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Tyler sell copies

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Once th e ta len t wa in p lace

J ared cho e th e r ecord 10 ^{ong -}

a mix of upb ea t ing-a lo n g ong

an d afte r, moti va tion a l ba ll ad . H e eve n co-wro t e half of th e ong him -

elf (Garret t p enn e d th e o th er h a lf ) , drawing in piration from ar ti t li ke

th e blu egra b a nd New Gra

R eviva l p op in ge r J ame Tay lor a nd co untr y mu ic up er tar Ga rth

Br ook . I n fac t, while atte ndin g a

gui t ar camp l a t yea r J a r ed had th e chance to m ee t hi id o l a t a camp -

fire ing -a lo n g on Bro oks prawli ng Tenne ee ranc h .

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b e t mu ician in th e bu in e s, a nd p l ay in g guitar. I h a d to ove r co m e m y fear of me ing up a nd g i ve it

m y b e t h o t. And I m h a pp y to say I think it turn e d out pr e tty goo d! ''

With m u s ic track in h a nd, it was back

t o Garrett r eco rd - in g tudio i n ^{Tu l a}

to a dd th e voca ls . At la t, the final

mix wa wra pp e d up back in Nas h v ill e a nd th e rna ter was se nt t o the rnan u fac tur er t o

pro du ce th e ac tu a l co m - pact di scs a nd ca se tt es .

Be ide s p ea rh ea din g th e ar ti s ti c an d t ec hnic a l e le m ent s in thi s pr o- jec t, J a r e d found him se l f u s i n g

m a n y of th e lea d e r s hip ki ll s h e h a d lea rn e d in

FFA t o promote th e

r eco rd w ith in ves t o r s a nd a udi e n ces a lik e .

' R ea ll y, w h e n yo u think a b o ut it , what we're d o in g i n o t that diffe r ent th a n

brin g in g c r o p s o r li ves t oc k to the m a rk et , h e says .

'M u s ic is a kind of foo d for th e o ul. In st ea d of rai in g l a mb s, I g u ess we'r e r a is in g o n gs . "

If thi s ambitiou s mu s i - c i a n h a it hi s way, a lo t

of people w ill e nj oy th e o n gs h e's carefull y

'ra ise d. " In fact, J a r e d s goa l i t o e ll 50 000

cop ies of Vi sion of Blu e ... H eart of Go ld

w h e n a ll i sa id a nd done.

To get th e re h e a l - r ea dy es t a b li sh e d a

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Call1 -918- 742- 64471or a two - minute demo

featuring songs lrom the recording!

f you'd like your own personal copy of

Vision of 8/ue .. . Heart of Gold, write to:

Vision of Blue

c/o Moo Town Records P.O. Box 6336

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74148

Enclose $9.95 per cassette or

$14.95 per compact disc, plus

$1.00 shipping/handling per copy.

Moo Town Records will pledge a percentage of every copy sold to a new FFA Scholarship Fund.

m e n t in FFA i s so m e thin g that ca n r ea ll y change o ur liv es . Our com- mitm e nt to quality a nd int eg rit y will h e lp u s n o matt er what voca- ti o n we c h oose . I h o p e in so m e

s m a ll way thi s pr o ject ca n h e lp o rn e p eo pl e see th a t. " •

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ph otos t o use in th e video for his so ng

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FFA eve nts in th e m o nth s a h ea d

inc l uding the n a ti o n a l ^FFA co n ve n - t ion in Nov e mb er. But h e' qui ck to

tre that there' more than mu ic o n thi compac t di sc .

" I think a lo t of p eo ple d o n 't rea ll y kn ow w h a t we a re a ll

about " J a r ed ex pl a in . " They

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To honor 50 years of AGCO upp ort for the FFA we re offering a limited edition, 1 / 16 cale, die-ca s t replica of the Alli -Chalmers WD-45.

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Take a peek inside the ac io - p eke

livestock futures pits at the C hi cago Mercantile Exchange with former FFA mem er

and veteran commodities broker

s th e ⁹ a .m. s t ar tin g b e ll so u nd s a t th e C hi c a go Me r ca ntil e Exc h a n ge, th e hog and cat t l e futur e pit s rumbl e int o ac ti o n. Hund reds of men and wom e n in v ibr a ntl y co l o r e d j ac k e t s beg in t h eir d ai l y routin e of s h o utin g o ut li ves t oc k o rd ers, wav in g th eir h and a nd , o n occas i o n , gra bbin g eac h o t her b y t h e lap el a th ey a tt empt t o ge t th e a tt en t ion of o th er trader .

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Services. While on the floor, he must keep ADM's clients up to date on what's going on in the livestock markets.

and running around. At times, fike this one, the pace slows down enough to joke around with others on the floor.

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nt to learn more about the com- modities market and experience what trading is like first hand? The

National FFA Organization sponsors

two commodities marketing programs that allow its members to do just that:

Commod ity M arketing Activity:

This program gives FFA members an opportunity to experience commodity t rading in a real-life setting. During a

six -week session, teams of three to six FFA members pick a minimum of three commodities to track and trade.

The teams call in their orders to the Stewart-Peterson Group, a commodity brokerage firm. Students experience real prices and market conditions but do not exchange money. Teams

monitor their commodities every day using Stewart-Peterson's AgEd

Network and take a 100 question test at the end of the session.

Winners are chosen at the state level based on their trading and test

performance. Two Commodity M arketing Activity sessions run

each year in the spring and fall. Up to t hree teams may participate from each school. The Commodity

M arketing Activity is sponsored by the Stewart-Peterson Group, the

Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Data Transmission Network.

• Commodity Ch a llen ge:

In this annual activity, FFA members select a commodity to research and track, and then write a final report on their findings. Each chapter selects a Commodity Challenge winner based

upon the thoroughness and quality of the report. The chapter winners advance to the state level and then to the national level. Six national

winners receive a free trip to

Chicago to spend three days at the Chicago Board of Trade, including a

visit to the action-packed trading floor.

The Commodity Challenge is spon-

sored by the Chicago Board of Trade.

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more information on how to take par+ ;n these programs, call Greg

Eg...- -t '~e Nat ional FFA Center, 1031:.. . , "'!600 ~ ext. 264.

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o n e in w h ic h bi ll i o n of d o ll a r s wo rt h of li ve rock f utur e a nd o pti o n s co n - tr act ex h a n ge h a nd d ai ly .

O ne uch ^CME m emb er is Art

Pa ul rud a fo rm er

^FFA

m emb er a nd 15- year ^CME co mm o di ty bro k er. S p o rtin g a r ed co tton j acke t a nd a Loo n ey Tun es

n eck ti e P aulsr ud m a n e u ve r hi s way

fro m th e po r k be llie pit t o th e li ve ca ttl e p it in h i q u es t t o bu y a nd se ll li ves t oc k fu ture a n d o ptio n co ntr ac ts fo r his

e mp l oyer, ADM In ves t o r Servi ces Inc .

T h e ^{C ME} o ffer br oke r s like P a ulsrud a p lace t o condu ct th eir commo d iti e tra d -

in g b u in es thro ugh th e purch ase a nd ale of fu tur es a nd o pti o n co ntrac t

wi th o u t h avi n g t o trek fr o m fa rm t o fa r m aer o s th e g lo be. Futures tra ding give in ves t o r s a way t o m a k e m o n ey t hr oug h pec u la ting a nd fa rmer s a nd comme rcia l b u sin e e a t oo l fo r lessen -

ing th e r i ks of d o ing bu in ess thr o u g h he d g in g. Wo rkin g t oge th er , sp ec u la t o r s an d h ed ge r s m a k e up th e acti o n -p acke d , ofte n ch ao tic futur es n 1ark et.

'Wh a t s h a ppenin g on the fl oo r loo k tota ll y ch ao tic, but beli eve m e it is fa irl y we ll -o rga ni ze d ," r ea tu· e P a ul sr ud w h o left a li fe o f fa rming in a m a ll t ow n in

we t ern I owa in 1977 to pursu e a car ee r in t he co mmo diti e m a rk et .

'' It' like wa tc hin g a bee hive . Y o u ca n it th ere a nd look a t it b ut i f yo u d o n ' t know anything abo ut bee , then yo u ' re pro ba bly goin g to think th ey a ll look th e sa m e a nd th ey' r e a ll ju t go ing every-

w h er e . But if yo u k n ow a lo t a bo ut bees, yo u know th er e a r e ce rt a in o n es d o ing

ce rt a in jo bs a nd th a t it r ea ll y is o rd erl y . Li k e bees everyone o n th e CME fl oo r perfor m very sp ec ific a nd imp o rta nt j o b funct io n s , a nd th e co lo rfu l j ack e ts h elp

di tinguis h th e p eo p le w h o a r e actu a ll y doi n g t h e t ra ding fr o m co mp a n y cl erk and t h e CME offi cia l m o nito rin g th e ac ti o n in the p it . A id e fr o m tr a d i n g

liv e rock co mm o d iti e fro m 9 a . m. t o

1 p .m . da ily a t t he C ME, Pa u l srud ' jo b r equ ire him t o k eep a breas t of w h a t'

go in g on in ca tt l e a nd h og m a rk et s so

t h at h e ca n m a k e tra din g ugges ti o n a nd mark et predicatio n fo r ADM's c li ent .

H e p e n d h i m o rnin g a nd a ft ern oon tr ack in g mark et tr end , wr iting wire

r e p o rt abo ut th e h og a nd ca ttl e m a r ke t s, a nd trying t o ma k e th e bes t predictio n s abo u t w h at m ay h a ppen in th e m a rk ets .

"What yo u a r e d oing o n the tra din g fl oo r i a l ot lik e go ing to Las V ega , '

a y Pa ul srud , w h o wa a m emb er o f t h e Map l e Va lley

^FFA

C h a p te r in B a nb ury,

I owa . " It 's gu essing w hich way the m a r -

k et is go ing t o e bb an d fl o w, and w o rking w ith l o ts o f o th er p eop le w h o a r e tryin g t o d o the sa m e th ing . Y o u ca n n ever be a bso lutel y sure w h a t w i ll h a ppen next. "

Let's make a deal

In o rd er t o tr a d e a t t h e ^CME, a p er so n

mu st h ave w h a t is ca lled a "sea t. " A fu ll

CME sea t co t upwa rd s o f $700 000 . O n l y tr a d er p eo ple w h o tr a d e fo r t h em se l ves-o r br o k er s p eop le l ik e Pa ulsrud w h o a r e li ce n sed t o tr a d e fo r cu st o m er s ca n bu y o r se ll futur es o r

o ptio n s o n th e exc h a n ge fl oo r . Floo r tr a ding o n ly occ ur during p ecified

h o urs of th e d ay . T h e ca ttle a nd h og pits a r e o p en fo r bu in ess fr o m 9 a .m. t o

1 p.m. During this time, ^CME m emb er s ca ll o ut th eir co mmo dity bids a nd offer s

i n the h o p e of a ttrac tin g a buye r o r se ller .

" Th er e a bu ye r a nd a se ll er fo r every co ntr act tr a d ed Pa ul s rud exp la in s. ' At

the ^{C ME,} tr a n sac ti o n s ta k e p lace verb a lly . Y o u might gr a b h o ld o f so m e bo d y o r

give them a p a t o n th e back t o m a k e sure they und er ra nd yo u 've ju t m a d e a tr a d e w ith th em . Y o u a l ways d o ub le -c h ec k t o m ake sur e th e d ea l we nt thro u gh. "

Th e k ey t o uccessfu l tr a ding is t o buy low a nd se ll hi gh , Pa uls rud says . Pr etty simple. Wh o d et ermines futur es prices?

Th e t ra d er d o . Fo ll owin g ba i c law s o f supply a nd d em a nd , if m o r e tra d er s a r e loo king to buy p o rk b ellie th a n th er e a r e se ll er s, th e price goes up. The price fa lls if m o r e tr a d er s a r e trying t o sell

.l!r ro 1ng has signaled the end of trading for the livestock pits,

Paulsrud reviews his trades for the day with a CME clerk.