FFA has evolved from its original way of being; it is now not only offered to people who live in a rural area, but also to those who live in cities.
“"My favorite part of FFA is that it's really hands-on, so when you go to all these contests, you can be right up next to the animals, walking around, talking to people, it's not a structured sit down listen to a lecture like a lot of school activities are," Kinley, President of the Hagerman FFA chapter.
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FFA is a national organization that promotes leadership in students. It also helps students with their career and teaches them how to function in society. There are two different types of contests that FFA competes in; LDEs and CDEs. LDE stands for leadership development event, and CDE stands for career development event. LDEs mainly focus on public speaking, while CDEs mainly focus on judging animals.
The Hagerman FFA is accepting new people all year round. The only requirement is to be in an AG class; some of the AG classes include welding, food Science, Metal Fabrication, Range, and AG 180. FFA was created by students that wanted to be more involved. FFA used to be offered to just farm kids, but now anyone can join. FFA used to stand for Future Farmers of America, but it has since changed and is now the National FFA Organization. You may think that FFA is just for people that are going to have a career that involves agriculture, but FFA can help with every career.
Now you may be wondering, "why would someone even want to be in FFA" and "FFA is just extra school work", but FFA helps with leadership and career skills, you can sell animals to make a profit, and it is also somewhat competitive. "It really helped me to find my career path and what I want to do in life," Kinley, the President of the Hagerman FFA chapter stated. FFA can be competitive sometimes, but if you don't like competitive competitions, you can always find an alternative contest.
Kinley said, "My favorite part of FFA is that it's really hands-on, so when you go to all these contests, you can be right up next to the animals, walking around, talking to people, it's not a structured sit down listen to a lecture like a lot of school activities are." FFA functions allow you to meet new people, learn many things, and travel to many different places.