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Welcome to the Fredericktown FFA official website.
We Thank You for your interest in your local FFA Chapter. Thanks for
your support, be sure to revisit soon!
What is the FFA?
The FFA is a national organization dedicated
to preparing members for leadership and careers in the science, business
and technology of agriculture. Local, state and national activities and
award programs provide opportunities to apply knowledge and skills
acquired through agriculture education. During the 2004-05 academic
year, the Ohio FFA Association had 21,531 members in 317 chapters.
FFA History
The original inspiration for
the organization began after the Smith-Hughes National Vocational
Education Act of 1917 established vocational agriculture courses.
Virginia's Future Farmers clubs for boys in agriculture led to the
establishment of a national organization, The Future Farmers of America,
at the Hotel Baltimore in Kansas City, Missouri in 1928. The FFA was
granted a federal charter in 1950 when Congress passed Public Law 740.
In 1965 the organization consolidated with the New Farmers of America,
the organization for black agricultural students. Girls were permitted
to join as members in 1969. In 1988, the official name of the
organization was changed from the Future Farmers of America to the
National FFA Organization.
The FFA is structured on the
local, state and national levels. The National FFA Organization is led
by a board of directors and six student national officers. Delegates
representing the state associations vote on recommendations and policy
issues at the national convention. National FFA staff members carry
through the policies and provide programs and services while the
national officers represent the members and guide the organization.
The Ohio FFA Association is led
by the state officer team, consisting of a president, vice president,
secretary, treasurer, reporter, sentinel, and a district president
representing each of Ohio's ten districts. Chapter members serve as
delegates to the state convention and elect the state officers and
conduct official business.
FFA Mission Statement
FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of
students by developing their potential for premier leadership,
personal growth and career success through agricultural
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