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January 2010
-Creature-Focused Careers
-Former Members Reflect: Dr. Dwight Armstrong
-Levy Randolph
-Safety on Speed Dial
-Preserving Their Culture
-Off and Away

November 2009
-Former Members Reflect: Emilie Bocker
-Turn That Down!
-Car Smarts
-So Much Cooler Online
-Laila Hajji
-The Water Way
-A Greater Cause

June 2009
-Stretch Your Summer Income
-Riley Branch
-Turn That Down
-Behind-The-Scenes Star

May 2009
-Welcoming Women
-Regina Holliday
-Job Interview Jitters
-So Much Cooler Online
-Questioning Your College Choices?

-A Can-Do Attitude
-Former Members Reflect: Michele Payn-Knoper

April 2009
-Hannah Crossen
-Cowboy Book With a Cause
-From FFA to 33Miles
-There’s Cash in Your Future
-I’m Angry…Now What?
-For the Love of Landscaping
-Perfect Balance
-Gardening For A Cause

February 2009
-Blue-Ribbon Banjo Player
-FFA as an Art Form
-Wild About Animals
-Nessie Early
-Be a PAL
-Full Throttle
-Living to Serve
-Special Invitation

January 2009
-All About National FFA Week
-Paul Moya
-Justin Floyd
-Partners for the Planet
-Finding Balance
-Swimming in Aquaculture
-Breaking Records
-Take It Slow

December 2008
-National FFA convention to rotate homes

November 2008
-Dr. Al Snyder
-Scholarship Secrets
-Gear Up for National FFA Week
-Kari Boettcher
-Resist Peer Pressure
-Good to the Last Crop
-All Creatures, Great and Small
-Sparking Interest

September 2008
-Agriculture Accuracy
-Crissa Fruechte
-Brady Revels
-Get Up!
-Proceed With Caution
-All in Good Taste
-Clutch Performance
-Step Right Up

July 2008
-Take It to a New Level
-Deep-Rooted Interest
-Take a Deep Breath
-Tyler Tenbarge
-Inspired by FFA
-On the Right Track

May 2008
-In the Vault
-Your Money: Keeping Records
-National Officer Q&A
-We’re All Unique
-Best in Show
-Grab Life by the Reins

March 2008
-Call to Order!
-Reality Check
-Turtle Power
-By the Numbers
-Dale Darling
-A Token of Appreciation
-National Officer Q&A

January 2008
-National Officer Q&A
-Back Talk: Paul McCutchan
-Building Bright Futures

November 2007
-National Officer Q&A
-Back Talk: Corey Flournoy
-Biofuels Mean Business
-Go, Team, Go
-A Tractor Tradition

October 2007
-National Officer Q&A
-Back Talk: Kristie VerMulm
-Give them an A+
-Cranberry Crazy
-Racing to Indy

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Inspired by FFA

Elizabeth McKenie shares her poem about FFA

July 2008

To Elizabeth McKenzie, a member of West Virginia’s Hampshire County FFA Chapter, FFA means a lot. She recently wrote a poem about her FFA experience and shared it with her college English class.

She wrote, “FFA members are more than they seem, but to be one, more than a few know what it means. It’s being a leader, always doing your best, working as a team, right along with the rest.”

She concludes her poem with, “It’s being prepared for whatever may come your way. It’s understanding what it means to be in FFA.”

What It Means

Blue corduroy jacket, black dress skirt, a blue scarf, and a white button-up shirt. Overall, it’s quite a sharp outfit, and there are many who are truly proud of it.

This is an outfit that you may have seen, perhaps at a banquet, or while buying tangerines. FFA members wear this official dress, eager for achievement and success.

FFA members are more than they seem. But to be one, more than a few know what it means. It’s being a leader, always doing your best, working as a team, right along with the rest.

It’s standing up tall, bursting with pride, helping those that others may have denied. It’s making sure the job gets done, doing all the things it takes to be number one.

It’s being trustworthy, honest, and sincere, and looking forward to an agricultural career. It’s having faith, and knowing what’s right, using your manners, and being polite. 

It’s not about being popular or smart, but how everyone can do his or her part. It’s supporting fellow members, showing you care, not always winning, but always playing fair.

It’s smiling while receiving second place, congratulating the winner with the utmost grace. It’s knowing that you make a difference, and try your hardest at competitions.

It’s knowing there’s always a fence to mend, manure to dump, and cows to tend. Record books to fill out and complete, and trying to find spare time to sleep.

It’s about possessing character, strength, and spirit, that when you’re mistaken, it’s okay to admit it. It’s being prepared for whatever may come your way.

It’s understanding just what it means to be in the FFA.

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