The FFA-Basics

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The FFA-Basics
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National Structure

• State Delegates
• National Officers
• National Advisor
• National Board of Directors
• US Dept. of Education

• Regions (National Officers)
• President
• Secretary
• Central Region
• Eastern Region
• Southern Region
• Western Region

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State Structure

• Organization
• Chapter
• Heart of the FFA
• District Organizations
• Area Association
• Areas 1-10
• State Association

• Chapter Delegates
• State Officers
• State Advisors
• State Department of Education.

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FFA Membership

• Types of Membership
• Active
• Collegiate
• Alumni
• Honorary

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FFA Emblem

• Cross-section of an ear of corn
• The rising sun
• The plow
• The owl
• The words
• Agricultural Education
• FFA

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Colors?
National Blue
Corn Gold
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Motto?
Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to
Live, Living to Serve.
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Salute?
Pledge of Allegiance
How is it said as an FFA member?
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The FFA Creed

• Why should members learn and recite the creed?
• Tradition
• Bond between members
• Mission Statement
• Feeling of respect and pride for the industry and
  organization.
• Meaning Spirit of the FFA

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Official Dress (O.D.)

• Official Dress For
• Boys
• Girls
• Official Dress FFA Jacket Rules
• Pledge

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Promoting Healthy Lifestyles

• Why encourage a healthy lifestyle?
• Your influence is greater than you think!
• Positive - Keep working all the time
• Negative - It only takes once

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FFA Code of Ethics

• Students Pledge to the Code
• Why do we teach a code of ethics?

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BE BIG!

• This is the point where you instill pride,
  enthusiasm, and a love for the FFA in freshmen.
• If you are not excited and motivating they will
  not be.

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BE BIG!

• Be charismatic, your charisma will instill an
  attitude in your freshman while reminding upper
  classmen of the feelings of excitement they
  experienced as freshmen.
• Your upper classmen can also be your greatest
  asset. If successful and motivated, they will
  do most of if not all of your recruiting.

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A Precursor to Competition

• Doing a good job of teaching the basics is a good
  start to a number of LDEs.
• Creed Speaking
• Quiz
• Chapter Conducting

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Whats Next?

• What makes a successful FFA program!