FFA Student Handbook: The Three Circle Model and FFA Mission, Study notes of Ethics

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Official FFA Student Handbook

The Big Picture

Three Circle Model

• Instruction
• FFA
• Supervised

Agricultural

Experience

Instruction

SAE^ FFA

Premier

Leadership

Personal

Growth

Career

Success

Three Pillars of the FFA Mission

FFA

FFA Precepts

Premier

Leadership

Personal

Growth

Career

Success

Action

Relationships

Vision

Character

Awareness

Continuous Improvement

Physical Growth

Social Growth

Professional Growth

Mental Growth

Emotional Growth

Spiritual Growth

Communications

Decision Making

Flexibility/Adaptability

Technical/Function Skills in Agriculture

Opportunities in FFA

• Lead
• Travel
• Earn Money
• Be Part of the Team
• Civic Engagement
• Succeed
• Make Positive Choices
• Have Fun
• Scholarships (6 mil)

FFA History

First Leaders

• Dr. Charles Homer Lane, First National FFA Advisor
• Henry C. Groseclose, First National FFA Executive

Secretary and Treasurer

• Harry Oscar Sampson, Founder of the Young Farmers

Organization of New Jersey

• Harvey Owen Sargent, Co-Founder of New Farmers of

America

• G.W. Owens, Co-Founder of New Farmers of America
• J.R. Thomas, National NFA Advisor
• David Simmons, First National NFA President

FFA CREED

By Erwin Milton “E.M.” Tiffany

I believe in the future of agriculture, with a faith born not of words but of deeds - achievements won by the present and past generations of agriculturists; 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.

I believe that to live and work on a good farm, or to be engaged in other agricultural pursuits, is pleasant as well as challenging; for 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.

I believe in leadership from ourselves and respect from others. I believe in my own ability to work efficiently and think clearly, with such knowledge and skill as I can secure, and in the ability of progressive agriculturists to serve our own and the public interest in producing and marketing the product of our toil.

I believe in less dependence on begging and more power in bargaining; in the life abundant and enough honest wealth to help make it so--for others as well as myself; in less need for charity and more of it when needed; in being happy myself and playing square with those whose happiness depends upon me.

I believe that American agriculture can and will hold true to the best traditions of our national life and that I can exert an influence in my home and community which will stand solid for my part in that inspiring task.

FFA Creed

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I believe in leadership from ourselves and respect from others. I

believe in my own ability to work efficiently and think clearly,

with such knowledge and skill as I can secure, and in the ability

of progressive agriculturists to serve our own and the public

interest in producing and marketing the product of our toil.

I believe in less dependence on begging and more power in

bargaining; in the life abundant and enough honest wealth to

help make it so--for others as well as myself; in less need for

charity and more of it when needed; in being happy myself and

playing square with those whose happiness depends upon me.

I believe that American agriculture can and will hold true to the

best traditions of our national life and that I can exert an

influence in my home and community which will stand solid for

my part in that inspiring task.

Only Blue Will Do

Significance of the Blue Corduroy Jacket:

• The most recognizable symbol of the FFA

Organization

• Allows members to be on an even playing

field when participating in various FFA

events.

• Legacy began in Fredericktown, Ohio
• Today more than 66,000 blue corduroy

jackets are sold to FFA members each

year.

Official Dress for

Male Members

1. Official FFA jacket, zipped to the top

2. Black slacks (no jeans)

3. White collared shirt

4. Official FFA tie

5. Black dress shoes (no boots, sandals,

open-toed shoes or tennis shoes)

worn with black socks

New Farmers of America

• Started in Virginia in 1927
• Official colors were black and gold
• Eblem was similar to the FFA emblem,

featuring a boll of cotton instead of a cross

section of corn

New Farmers of America Creed

I believe in the dignity of farm work and that I shall prosper in proportion as I learn to put knowledge and skill into the occupation of farming.

I believe that the farm boy who learns to produce better crops and better livestock; who learns to improve and beautify his home surroundings will find joy and success in meeting the challenging situations as they arise in his daily living.

I believe that rural organizations should develop their leaders from within; that the boys in the rural communities should look forward to positions of leadership in the civic, social and public life surrounding them.

I believe that the life of service is the life that counts; that happiness endures to mankind when it comes from having helped lift the burdens of others.

I believe in the practice of cooperation in agriculture; that it will aid in bringing to the man lowest down a wealth of giving as well as receiving.

I believe that each farm boy bears the responsibility for finding and developing his talents to the end that the life of his people may thereby be enriched so that happiness and contentment will come to all.

Women Join FFA

• In 1969 FFA opened

membership to females

• 1976 first female to hold a

national office, Julie Smiley

from Washington