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Doesn't want FFA program put on chopping block By Jennifer Bright Personal commentary of the writer To Whom it May Concern: I am not able to attend the meeting Monday evening concerning Adair County's FFA chapter due to previous obligations. However, I would like to voice my opinion on this matter. I am a former member/officer of the Adair Co. FFA and to see my chapter being put upon the "chopping block" truly disheartens me. FFA is not simply a club you sign up for while in high school, it is a life-long commitment; a lifestyle. The program teaches skills useful in life such as welding and wood working, but it goes much deeper than that. FFA instills young people with the most important attributes any person can hope to achieve in life: confidence, achievement, character building, teamwork, communication, human relations, social interaction, patriotism, and many more. In short, FFA is excellence! Excellence is what a member of the FFA always strives for because it is not only within the walls of the school that excellence is expected, it is within the world. People that have learned this while being a member in high school have gone into the world and kept leading with the confidence that this organization teaches. To anyone that has never been involved with the FFA, have you ever done any research on this organization? If not, you should! First and foremost, check out the FFA Creed. You may not be aware that the creed is the way of life for members of this organization. I believe if every citizen lived by this creed we would live in a better world, and an employer is definitely going to value an employee that lives by it. Look into all of the competitions that the members are involved with. I guarantee that most adults would not be able to draw a subject that they know nothing about and have five minutes worth of research time then be able to give a three minute impromptu speech on the subject. All the while under the pressure that your chapter is counting on you to give the best impromptu speech and claim victory on their behalf. These young adults do, and they do so with ease because they have been taught by the most caring and concerned instructors out there. I'm not saying other instructors/teachers are not caring, concerned individuals, but agriculture instructors go above and beyond the call of duty. They are always there, to guide you along the processes required for competitions, to teach you how to perform a skill (welding, wood working, growing crops, tending animals, etc.) that becomes the livelihood for most, and to never let your confidence fall. Even if you don't score the win for your chapter in competition the instructors in FFA never let you see it as a failure, only as a learning experience. Nothing in life is a failure as long as you gave it your best and learn from the process. To learn things such as this in high school when you are young sure does pave the rocky path into adulthood. I have had my own personal growth from the FFA, and I can say without a doubt that being a member of the FFA is responsible for the good things in my life. Friendships made from far and near are life-long, the confidence I have within myself will always remain, and the respect/courtesy for others will never end. Excellence was instilled within me by the FFA and my instructors and it shall forever remain! I am asking that you not take this program away from today's youth. The FFA in Adair County should not be cut! It is not fair on any account to deprive our youth from being able to experience the FFA to it's fullest! Sincerely, Jennifer Slaven-Bright This story was posted on 2012-08-17 12:34:53
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