Missouri FFA News Releases

COLUMBIA , Mo., April 16, 2009 – Monroe City FFA placed 28^th out of 317 chapters in the state, earning a Top Chapter Award at the 81^st Missouri FFA Convention. Only 10 percent of state chapters receive the Top Chapter Award each year.

Chapter activity awards, sponsored by FCS Financial, are given to chapters achieving excellence in student, chapter and community development. Monroe City advisors are Lindsay Grotjan, Stuart Shifflett and Steve Yates.

Monroe City FFA student development activities included attending multiple leadership conferences throughout the year, including National and State FFA conventions, area leadership conference, greenhand motivational conference and FFA Camp.

Chapter development activities are designed to promote excellence within the chapter. A “Meet Your Teacher Night” was held for freshman and eighth graders to meet the FFA advisors, officers and members, as well as tour the agriculture building and try on FFA jackets. Power points and booths were used to highlight the activities of the Monroe City FFA.

Monroe County ’s community development included “Washers for Nick” in efforts to raise money for one of Monroe City ’s chapter members whose family lost their home to a fire. All of the entry fees from the tournament, plus any donations made that evening, were given to the member and his family.

The top chapters are submitted to the National FFA Organization where they compete for the National FFA Chapter Award. The competition will be this fall at the National FFA convention in Indianapolis, Ind.

The Missouri FFA has 24,410 members representing 317 chapters. The national organization has over 507,000 members representing 7,439 local chapters in 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands .

The FFA Mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.

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