Missouri FFA News Releases

COLUMBIA, Mo., April 16, 2009 – Milan FFA placed 11th out of 317 chapters in the state, earning a Top Chapter Award at the 81st 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. Milan FFA Chapter advisors are Jack Green and Jarred Sayre.

The Milan FFA student development activities included sending two students to attend public speaking academy in Warrensburg, Mo. These students gained many valuable public speaking skills, including self-confidence. By improving their speaking skills, allowed these members to speak at chapter functions and competitive speaking contests.

Chapter development activities are designed to promote excellence within the chapter. Many junior and senior FFA members’ served as role models for the younger students. This mentoring relationship helped build camaraderie within the chapter.

Milan’s community development activities included members who volunteered at the Milan Community Theater the second Sunday of each month. They operated the concession area as well as collected money from patrons. Without the volunteers, the theater would not remain open.

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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