FFA Basics
What are the 3 components of the 3 circle model of ag ed?
Classroom, FFA, and SAE
Who wrote the FFA creed?
EM Tiffany
What does corn represent?
Unity
What year did FFA begin?
1928
Before being allowed to be official members, what were women involved in FFA called?
Sweethearts
FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier ___________, personal ________ and career __________ through agricultural education
leadership, growth, success
What are the first two words of each paragraph of the creed?
I believe
What are the OFFICIAL FFA colors?
National blue and corn gold
What did the Smith Hughes act of 1917 do?
Put into law that agriculture/shop classes be taught in the high school setting.
What did NFA stand for?
New Farmers of America
What is the FFA motto?
Learning to do, doing to learn, earning to live, living to serve.
What year was the FFA creed written?
1928
What does the rising sun represent?
What city was the first national FFA convention held in?
Kansas City
What degree are 7th and 8th grade members eligible to recieve?
Discovery
What did FFA previously stand for?
Future Farmers of America
What year was the creed officially adopted into the FFA?
1930.
What does the eagle represent?
Freedom
In 1988, FFA voted to change their name to what?
Just FFA (no acronym)
What is the FFA pledge?
The pledge of allegiance
Where is national FFA convention currently held (city)?
Indianapolis
List ALL components of official dress.
black shoes, black pants/skirt (with nylons), white button down, scarf/tie, official FFA jacket
What does the owl represent
knowledge/wisdom
What year did FFA and NFA merge?
1965
What fabric is the FFA jacket made out of?
Corduroy