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FFA Symbolism

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You've all seen the kids walking down the school halls in the jeans and boots or the students that hang out with their animals, right? Most of them are involved in FFA (which isn't just for farmers now a days) and with being in FFA comes the highlight of every member's life: being able to wear the official dress worn by other members sharing the same passion. FFA. Future Farmers of America. These four words mean more than cows and plows. It's leadership skills. It's growing as an individual. It's becoming the person you thought wouldn't come of yourself. When you see the national blue and corn gold, (the official colors of FFA) you feel a sense of being welcomed. This organization is not just a group of farm kids that wear jeans and boots …show more content…

These symbols and meanings have been associated with the FFA as long as the jacket had been adopted. First, the owl. The owl symbolizes wisdom given to us by our advisors as well as the wisdom we have gained from others. The plow is placed in the middle of the emblem. It indicates the labor and tillage of the soil, because without labor nor tillage we can't accomplish much. The rising sun is the final symbol included on the emblem which is meant to lead us out of the darkness of selfishness and into the glorious sunlight of brotherhood and …show more content…

There's jackets for different positions. For example the jacket that says your chapter or school on it, is saying that's your home chapter. If throughout your FFA career you realize this is something you love or have a passion for, you can run for a chapter office. That jacket is the same as any other chapter member. As of August 2016 Indiana FFA has 11,856 members and 206 chapters. So to make things easier, the state is divided into "chunks" if you will. Our state has 12 districts, and within those districts are chapters. An example would be Bellmont. Bellmont is is district six along with fourteen other schools. Then the districts are grouped together into sections. Indiana has four sections. You're probably wondering what that has to do with anything about official dress. Don't worry I'll tell you. FFA has many opportunities to offer. One of those are becoming a district officer. To relate this back to official dress, the back your jacket would say Indiana and instead if your chapter, you pull have your district on the back. Me, for example, had the chance to become an officer. The back of my jacket says Indiana and below the emblem it says District

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