The FFA

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The FFA
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• 1. Purpose of the Smith-Hughes Act

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Provided money for high school vocational
agriculture classes.
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2. Where was the first Future Farmer club
started?
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Virginia
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• 3. Who was he father of the FFA?

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Henry C. Groselcose
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• 4. When did the FFA begin?

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1928
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• 5. In what city was the first National FFA
  Convention was held?

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Kansas City, Missouri
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6. Where is the National FFA convention held
today?
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Indianapolis, Indiana
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7. Wrote the FFA Creed and in what year?
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EM Tiffany 1930
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8. The year the Official FFA Jacket was created
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1933
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9. Who was the first National FFA President
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Leslie Applegate
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10. What did Public Law 740 do for the FFA
in 1950?
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Gave the FFA a federal charter and recognized the
organization as an intracurricular part of the
agriculture education program.
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• 11. When did the FFA become international?

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1955
COUNTRIES
JapanBrazilColumbiaSouth KoreaMexicoPanamaPh
illipinesThailand
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• 12. When the FFA allow African American students
  to join?

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1965
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• 13. When did girls first join the FFA?

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1969
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• 14. When did the Future Farmers of America name
  change to the National FFA Organization?

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1987
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• 15. (a) The meaning of a cross-section of an ear
  of corn on the FFA emblem

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Represents our common agricultural interests
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• 15. (b) The meaning of rising sun on the FFA
  emblem

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Progress in agriculture and the confidence we
have in the future
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• 15. (c) The meaning of the plow on the FFA emblem

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Labor and tillage of the soil
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• 15. (d) The meaning of the owl on the FFA emblem

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Wisdom and knowledge
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15. (e) The meaning of the eagle on the FFA emblem
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Symbolizes the national scope of the FFA
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• 15. (f) The meaning of the words Agricultural
  Education on the FFA emblem

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Shows that the FFA is an important part of the
Agriculture Education Program
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• 16. The FFA Motto

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(No Transcript)
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17. Write a short statement explaining what you
think the FFA Creed means.
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• 18. What is the purpose of the FFA Code of
  Ethics?

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Guidelines for how students should conduct
themselves at school and FFA activities
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19. Summarize the proper use of the FFA jacket.
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• Wear it to official FFA events
• Zipped all the way up
• Dont have more than 3 award pins on the front

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• 20. Summarize the aims and purposes of the FFA

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To help students develop agricultural leadership,
cooperation, and citizenship skills, and to
prepare for a successful career.
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• 21. What are the 4 degrees of FFA membership?

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Greenhand Degree
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Chapter FFA Degree
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State FFA Degree
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American FFA Degree
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22. Pick one of the FFA team contests, read
about, and write a short description.
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Agricultural Mechanics Agricultural
Sales Dairy Dairy Foods Farm Business
Management Floriculture Forestry Livestock Meats N
ursery/Landscape Parliamentary Procedure Poultry
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• Our Chapter President this Year

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Amberlea Hansen