Q: National FFA Week is a time for alumni, supporters and members to come together to celebrate the past, present and future of our organization. What is your favorite FFA Week event, activity or memory, and why?
FFA Week with my hometown chapter, Corunna FFA, was a ton of fun because we always had an Ag Olympics competition. Whether it was throwing hay bales, eating whipped cream on a plate without your hands and finding a gummy worm in it, or doing a pop-chugging contest, it was a ton of fun. It was a great way to bring our chapter together and celebrate FFA.
– Amara Jackson, National FFA President
I’m proud to come from the Mexico FFA community, and one of my favorite activities is our supporters’ luncheon. We’d wear Official Dress to school, then prepare meals to serve to our chapter’s alumni and supporters. Our community came together to see what our FFA members were doing, so it was a great way to connect with those folks who might not know what was happening in the agriculture building and to thank them for their support.
– Grant Norfleet, National FFA Secretary
My favorite experience is when FFA members converge at the state fairgrounds in Tampa each February. It’s a unique opportunity I cherish, and the highlight is when we all come together for FFA Day. It’s these casual encounters I treasure the most — spending time with fellow members, building camaraderie and getting to know each other on a personal level. These moments hold a special place in my heart and remind me why I love FFA and our blue jackets.
– Carter Howell, Southern Region Vice President
My favorite memory is undoubtedly the week I spent traveling to different chapters across my district and state as a state officer. Whether it was a teacher appreciation breakfast or the unconventional donkey basketball, it was about bringing everyone together and realizing the value FFA brings to both agriculture and personal growth. It was a unique and crazy experience, and stands out as one of my most favorite activities during that remarkable week.
– Kanyon Huntington, Central Region Vice President
My Ohio FFA state officer team and I did a Leadership Night curriculum across the entire state that was geared around the idea of FFA for All. We were connecting students’ goals at the local level to what these could look like on the state and national levels. FFA
Week really shows students there is something bigger than your local area, and I watched their eyes light up. I don’t think I’ll ever forget this experience because facilitating it felt very special.
– Morgan Anderson, Eastern Region Vice President
There were three different chapters in my county in New Mexico, and we always held a Grant County FFA Olympics to see which chapter could really be the best in everything. We had all kinds of contests, including pie eating and relay races. It’s one of those
traditions I truly cherish because we were able to be a family. Although we were technically “rival” chapters, it was a day where we had fun through building community and fostering a foundation of friendship.
– Emily Gossett, Western Region Vice President
