FFA TRADITIONS

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FFA TRADITIONS
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FFA MOTTO

• LEARNING TO DO
• DOING TO LEARN
• EARNING TO LIVE
• LIVING TO SERVE
• 12 words to live by

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The FFA Creed

• The FFA Creed was written by E.M. Tiffany and
  adopted at the 3rd National FFA Convention. It
  was revised at the 38th and 63rd conventions. The
  creed contains five paragraphs.

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FFA Colors

• The FFA Colors are national blue and corn gold
  representing the blue field of our nations flag
  and the golden fields of ripened corn that unify
  our country.

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The FFA Salute

• To properly conduct the salute, face the United
  States flag, place the right hand over the left
  part of the chest, and holding it there say the
  U.S. Pledge of Allegiance.
• You should not pause following the word Nation.
• The Pledge should be used at official closing
  ceremonies for all meetings and other FFA
  gatherings.

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FFA Official Dress

• Females-
• Black skirt
• White collared blouse
• Official FFA blue scarf
• Black dress shoes with a closed heel and toe
• Black panty hose
• An official FFA jacket zipped to the top
• Males-
• Black slacks
• White collared shirt
• Official FFA tie
• Black dress shoes
• Black socks
• An official FFA jacket zipped to the top

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FFA Official Dress

• There are 12 rules for the proper use of the FFA
  jacket
• The jacket is to be worn only by members
• The back of the jacket should have only a large
  official FFA emblem, the name of the state
  association and the name of the local chapter,
  region, district or area. The front of the jacket
  should have only a small official FFA official
  emblem, the name of the individual, one office or
  honor an the year of that office or honor.
• The jacket should be worn on official occasions
  with the zipper fastened to the top. The collar
  should be turned down and the cuffs buttoned.

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FFA Official Dress

• The jacket should be worn by members and officers
  on all official FFA occasions, as well as other
  occasions where the chapter or state association
  is represented. It may be worn to school and
  other appropriate places.
• The jacket should only be worn to places that are
  appropriate for members to visit.
• School letters and insignia of other
  organizations should not be attached to or worn
  on the jacket.
• The emblems an lettering should be removed if the
  jacket is given or sold to a non-member.
• Members should refrain from us of tobacco
• No more than 3 medals should be worn on the
  jacket. These should represent 1) the highest
  degree earned, 2) the highest office held and 3)
  the highest award earned by the member.

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Code of Ethics

• FFA members conduct themselves at all times to be
  a credit to their organization, chapter, school,
  community and family.
• It was adopted by the delegates at the 1952
  National FFA Convention and was revised by the
  delegates at the 1995 National FFA Convention.

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Levels of Membership

• In addition to active membership, individuals can
  become members in three other categories.
• Honorary
• Alumni
• Collegiate
• A member may retain active membership until
  November 30 following his or her fourth national
  FFA convention after graduation from high school.

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FFA Degrees

• The Discovery FFA Degree, the Greenhand FFA
  Degree and the Chapter FFA Degree are awarded at
  the chapter level.
• The highest degree, the American FFA Degree, is
  conferred upon an elite group of members at the
  national level.

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FFA Degrees

• Discovery FFA Degree
• Must be a dues-paying member of the FFA at local,
  state and national levels.
• Greenhand FFA Degree
• Be enrolled in agricultural education and have
  satisfactory plans for a supervised agricultural
  experience program
• Chapter FFA Degree
• Must have satisfactorily completed the equivalent
  of at least 180 hours of systematic school
  instruction in agricultural education at or above
  the ninth grade level

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FFA Degrees

• State FFA Degree
• Must have earned and productively invested at
  least 1,000 or worked at least 300 hours in
  excess of scheduled class time, or a combination
  thereof, in a supervised agricultural experience
  program
• American FFA Degree
• Must have graduated from high school at least 12
  months prior to the national convention at which
  the degree is to be granted