FFA Personal Statement

The National FFA Organization is a broad organization that impacts thousands of students’ lives daily. The friendships and dedication to the FFA define who we will become and the future we hold, thus presenting the significance of having it in the education field. FFA becomes a family to students and without it, our next generations would not have as many great leaders as the FFA has

The Rio Vista FFA Chapter means a lot to me. The officers, as well as the members, are like family and the organization is my life. I schedule my everyday activities around my FFA priorities and that does not faze me. I even have attended an FFA meeting over the phone when I was sick because I felt guilty for not being there in person. I love FFA one hundred percent because of how much I love my animals and get to be around them. Not only do I love it because it gives all of the more reason to tell people my animals come first but because of the additional things I get to be involved in. Being in all of the activities I have joined has changed my attitude toward hard work. FFA has showed me what priorities really are, what they mean, why a lot of things have to be put last, and the purpose of leadership, respect, and responsibility. The things I get to do in FFA helps me to realize that hard work will pay off and that it’s not all about livestock, fertile soil, crops, and leadership. The things I have done in FFA have not only made me a better person but also improved my skills and my self-confidence.

The National FFA Organization has six areas of focus related to premier leadership. The six areas are action, relationships, vison, character, awareness and continuous improvement. My goal as a teacher is to hit all of these areas throughout a student’s agriculture education experience. I hope to help students become the leaders they are capable of becoming. I will also will be working a lot with my officer team. They are the students leading the FFA and I believe they are also the students, in many cases, leading the school.

In addition, the FFA means leadership and that is one thing I am for. Leadership leads to organization and that's key. Leadership is one thing that want to learn more about because I'm always trying to find ways to be a better leader. Whenever there's a time for leadership I will try and have an input in it. Without leadership the world wouldn't be the way it is.

My favorite part of being a member was the conventions and leadership conferences. The conferences are upbeat and attention grabbing with great speakers. The first convention I attended I was amazed at the loud music, dancing and the awesome energy I felt. The enviroment gave me the feeling that this is where I belong and this is what I want to do as a career. The FFA motto is "Doing to learn, learning to do. Earning to live, living to serve". That means to learn new things and use them in everyday life. FFA also builds up the confidence in students and in their work through speaking events, making presentations, and helping the community.

The FFA is definetly one of the younger organizations in the U.S. But, throughout the last ten years, it has delivered a tremendous impact to students, teachers, and the nation along with it’s future.

At the end of my Junior year I was elected to be FFA Chapter President my Senior year, immediately we started having officer meetings to decide how we could best serve our members, school, and community. I started new community service projects such as getting a local farm to donate pumpkins to the FFA, the FFA members then helped the special education students paint the pumpkins for Halloween. I also started a project where the FFA chapter painted Christmas ornaments shaped like cows and donated them to the residents of the local nursing home. The chapter now plans to make these events that I implemented annual

In my first year as a Freshman FFA member I had no idea what to expect in the FFA, yet I was challenged and excited to participate because I saw how much the organization had changed my brother. I was driven to be the first one to say the FFA creed to my advisor on the first day of school, and who knew this personal drive was just the beginning of my FFA career and the endless opportunities provided to me in the past three years. As a freshman I was elected a Greenhand officer and was able to attend my first National FFA Convention. I was taken under my brother’s wing, and he was able to show me the pathways and his passion for the FFA, thus I began to love the organization more and more as the year progressed. My Freshman year I tried out

At the beginning of the year I helped set up for the chapter banquet and helped do opening ceremonies with the conduct team. This was when I was elected chapter reporter.

If you decide to become one you must go through an application and list why you think you should be an officer. After all applications are reviewed the teacher will pick the eight best students for the roles. From then the other members will get to vote from the eight picked on which office they will go to for the school year. Your role as a Chapter officer is to lead your FFA association at school. To gain these leadership skills you must attend the proper workshops at the State Conventions in the summer before you start as an officer. Also, to be a part of the officer team you must have participated in a CDE event. CDE stands for Career Development Event. CDE events are designed to help prepare FFA members for careers in agriculture. Even if you are not going into a career in agriculture it’s a fun set of competitions to participate in. The officer team is also the team that puts together all events such as meetings and banquets. At the end of the year each officer will get a pin with the office they held that year to stick on their jackets serving as a completion to the officer

Throughout my school years, I have always tried to be a positive role model for younger students as well as my peers. This year I decided that the best way to serve my school was to participate in our school’s Student Leadership Council. It has proven to be a fantastic decision for me. I succeeded in getting the most votes out of all of the candidates and have had a great experience taking a leadership role in my school. I feel like I have become a much better leader and role model because of Student Leadership Council. I have been really fortunate to be exposed to the Jeter’s Leaders program, since they come to our school to mentor us as SLC members. It has been an incredible experience, and I would really love to continue with it. As an eighth grader at Saint Augustine, we are required to mentor our younger students. I

While being a junior in high school I often thought to myself what I would want to do after graduation. I had no general idea of what I wanted to do but knew I would want to attend a college near my hometown. I was active in my FFA serving as the chapter historian and was an active member for four years prior to becoming an officer. While being on the officer team and taking an abundance of agriculture classes I learned how much of a passion I would have for agriculture. That spring I had attended Career Development Events for FFA competing in food science and technology and the following year I participated in floriculture.

The field of education sparks my interest and it is the field I would love to be working in, in the near future. The role of a teacher is a very important one and is one that is not suited for everyone. A teacher needs to respect students, create a sense of community and belonging in the classroom, be warm, accessible, enthusiastic, and caring. These are all qualities I hope to be acquiring with my experiences working with young children. Being in the school of education and human services here at PCTI has been a wonderful learning experience throughout the years.

Volunteering at local shelters by raking leaves and giving companionship always seems to put smiles on the faces around me. Being involved with 4-H for the past eleven years I have participated in countless activities from public speaking finals in Bozeman Montana, to the Montana state 4-H horse show in Lewistown Montana. Through 4-H, my horizons have been broadened and I have been given the experiences I need in order to grow. High school sports have taught me how to collaborate with others to achieve goals and reach standards, while my personal pioneered business has taught me how to push myself and learn how to be independent. I am currently Thompson Falls high school student body president, and continue to learn the responsibilities that coincide with being a leader.

My choice to attend FIU was one of the easier ones I’ve made so far in my academic career. I was drawn to the university as I felt a sense of community here that has only been further enhanced as a legacy, with both my mother and stepfather having completed their Bachelor degrees at this institution. The relationships and connections my parents were able to build here were a testament to FIU’s ability to bring together people from so many different backgrounds and create a family. I experienced an even greater connection as my stepfather found a lifelong friendship and mentor in an FIU staff member and honored him by making him the godfather of one of my younger brothers. Thus, FIU has been a special part of my life even before college was