Shearing a Path to Victory: The Gilbert FFA Lamb and Goat Auction
Through their auction, Gilbert FFA in Arizona helps 4-H and FFA livestock showmen find animals and gain leadership experiences.
FFA Members Just Want to Have Fun
The AAEC-EM FFA Chapter in Arizona planned and hosted its third annual barn dance, which included dancing, games and entertainment.
How Dreams Became a Reality for Kimes Ranch
FFA Alumna Amanda Kimes and husband Matt apply hard-earned lessons when running their Arizona-based apparel and cattle companies.
Arizona FFA Member Is Living to Serve With Her SAE
In Arizona, AAEC-Estrella Mountain FFA member Angelina Smith fosters kittens through the BARK organization for her SAE.
Alumna Learned Leadership in FFA
Irene Higgs’ life path was paved by the community she found and the leadership skills she developed in FFA.
Ag Teacher Isaiah Govea on Creating Your Own Culture
By combining ideas and insights from across industries, Isaiah Govea works with his Arizona FFA chapter to create a unique culture.
Q&A With a Family of FFA Leaders
The Mellon family boasts three FFA members who served as Arizona state presidents. FFA leadership involvement and training gets credit for many of their accomplishments.
National Officer Podcast: Ian Bennett Interviews Bryce Cluff
National FFA Southern Region Vice President Ian Bennett recently started the "Setting Roots with Ian Bennett" podcast.
Monument Valley FFA Chapter Featured On PBS NewsHour
The agricultural education program of an impressive Arizona FFA Chapter earned more recognition this week as it was featured on PBS NewsHour. Monument Valley FFA Chapter, located in Kayenta, Arizona, is home to a career and technical education program that defies odds and serves students inside the Navajo Nation. The program is coordinated by Clyde McBride, recently named as an Education Week Leader To Learn From: McBride, who is the director of career and technical education in the 2,000-student Kayenta Unified school district, started this program in 1990 and has built it into a powerhouse that catapults students past the odds they’d face without it. In a Native American community of high poverty and unemployment, his 200 students outscore their peers statewide on math and English tests, and 100 percent graduate from high school, outstripping the statewide average by 22 percentage points. Three-quarters of McBride’s graduates enroll in college or training programs. The rest go straight into the workforce. “The work he does and the successes of his students are phenomenal,” says Jeanne Roberts, who oversees [...]
