What is FFA?

FFA Is… A dynamic youth organization within

agricultural education FFA prepares students for

Premier Leadership Personal Growth Career Success

What do the letters FFA stand for??? Future Farmers of America However in 1988 the name was changed to

the National FFA Organization to reflect the growing diversity in agricultural education. This the name that FFA is known by and does

business under.

FFA Organizational Structure 3 levels

Local State National

National FFA Lead by a board of directors and 6 student

national officers Officers represent the members and

actively guide the course of the organization during their year of service.

Officers are President Secretary 4 regional Vice Presidents

State FFA Lead by 6 student officers in SD Function within the constitution of the national

organization Chapters are chartered through their state association

SD State Officers

President: Maria Rausch Vice President: Brittany

Gassman Secretary: Kiley Kaufman Tresurer: Spencer Chase Reporter: Danielle

Busselman Sentinel: Hannah Johnson Advisor: Mrs. Tiffany

Sanderson

Local Chapter Heart of the organization FFA chapters may be chartered in any public

school with an agricultural education program. Leadership comes from student officers and

the agricultural teacher who serves as an advisor to guide the chapter

Menno FFA Officers Pres- Ellie Wintersteen VP- Emily Schnabel Secretary- MaryJo

Mettler Treasurer- David

Schelske Reporter-Courtney

Schaeffer Sentinel- Jay Edleman Student Advisor-

Robert Schoenfish

FFA Program as a Whole FFA is part of a larger program called

AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION Ag Ed works to prepare students for future

careers in agriculture through three integral components: Classroom/Lab FFA Supervised Agriculture Experience (SAE)

Cont…FFA

Classroom/LabSAE