People of the FFA
Important Dates
Amazing Facts
"I Second the Motion"
The Creed Monster
100
Besides being a former FFA member, this "country turned pop" star wrote many albums like her most recent one: named after her birth year.
Who is Taylor Swift
100
The official colors—national blue and corn gold—are adopted.
When is 1929
100
The FFA emblem appears on the FFA jacket this many times.
What is twice
100
The term for the minimum amount of members that must be present to conduct business
What is a quorum
100
Paragraph: "...in the promise of better days through better ways, even as the better things we now enjoy have come to us from the struggles of former years..."
What is paragraph one
200
This important man was an agricultural education instructor from Blacksburg, Virginia. He organized the Future Farmers of Virginia for boys in agriculture classes. Soon similar groups are established across the country.
Who is Henry Groseclose
200
Corey Flournoy of Chicago, Illinois, is elected national FFA president, becoming the organization’s first African-American president and first urban student leader.
When is 1994
200
This is a national symbol which serves as a reminder of our freedom and ability to explore new horizons for the future of agriculture.
What is the eagle
200
Parliamentary procedure is based upon several of these "by the people, for the people" principles.
What is democratic principles
200
Paragraph: "...I know the joys and discomforts of agricultural life and hold an inborn fondness for those associations which, even in hours of discouragement, I cannot deny..."
What is paragraph two
300
A boy from Freehold, New Jersey, who in 1928, was elected president of the FFA and dues are set at 10 cents annually.
Who is Leslie Applegate
300
Delegates to the national FFA convention change “Future Farmers of America” to the “National FFA Organization” to recognize the growth of agriculture and agricultural education to encompass the more than 300 careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture. Delegates also opened FFA membership to middle school students.
When is 1988
300
How many times was the FFA creed revised?
What is twice
300
Three taps of the gavel signifies this.
What is to stand or rise
300
Paragraph: "...in the ability of progressive agriculturists to serve our own and the public interest..."
What is paragraph three
400
First female National FFA President who later became an economist and professor of finance at the Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University.
Who is Jan Eberly
400
The New Farmers of America (NFA), the organization for African-American agricultural education students, merges with the FFA, adding 50,000 members.
When is 1965
400
The FFA motto has this many words (without repetition!)
What is nine (Learning, Do, Doing, Learn, Earning, Live, Living, Serve, to)
400
Motion when something more urgent must be discussed at that time
What is lay on the table
400
Paragraph: "...in the life abundant and enough honest wealth to help make it so--for others as well as myself..."
What is paragraph four
500
He was the first president to address a national FFA convention.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower
500
The FFA celebrates eighty-seven years since it was founded.
When is 2015
500
The FFA is headquartered in this sector.
What is the U.S. Department of Education
500
Appeal the decision of the chair and Parliamentary inquiry are both examples of this type of motion.
What are incidental motions
500
Paragraph: "...to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success..."
What is not in the creed
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