FFA Timeline Quiz Study Guide Begin a new

FFA Timeline Quiz Study Guide

Begin a new activity: FFA History Wait for objective and procedure. Bell ringer: Write the following questions AND your answer: What is the FFA? What does the FFA stand for? Who can be in the FFA? What is a benefit of membership in the FFA?

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

What is FFA? …an organization of high school students in agricultural education students from all 50 states plus the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

FFA History

1917 – Smith-Hughes Act Named after a senator from Georgia. Provided federal funding for Vocational Agriculture in public high schools.

1920’s Future Farmer Clubs Virginia was the first Boys only No females No African Americans (or any other minorities)

1928 – Future Farmers of America FFA was established The 1 st convention was held in the Hotel Baltimore in Kansas City, Missouri The first dues were 10 cents Current chapter dues are $13. 00

Leslie Applegate First National FFA President

FFA History 1929 – FFA colors are adopted - National Blue and Corn Gold FFA membership is restricted to only males First FFA manual is printed

FFA History 1930 FFA Creed is written by E. M. Tiffany 1933 FFA jacket was adopted as official dress

New Farmers of America 1935 Organization for African-American males in high school agriculture classes. Colors were black and gold Found mostly in southern states

FFA History 1950 Public Law 740 Gave the FFA a federal charter The law said that each school teaching agriculture must have an FFA program (3 Circle Model)

FFA History 1952 First issue of the National Future Farmer is published (The FFA magazine)

FFA History 1953 FFA issues a postage stamp for the 25 th anniversary of the founding of the National FFA.

FFA History � 1965 � FFA and the NFA merge � 1969 � Girls were admitted into the FFA

FFA History 1974 Fred Mc. Clure of Texas becomes the first African American National FFA officer.

FFA History 1976 Julie Smiley becomes the first female elected to National FFA office

FFA History 1982 Jan Eberly becomes the first female National FFA President

FFA History � 1988 �Future Farmers of America changes its name to the National FFA Organization � 1989 �National Future Farmer Magazine changes its name to FFA New Horizons

FFA History 1994 Corey Flournoy becomes the first African-American National FFA President

FFA History 2003 Javier Moreno becomes the first National FFA President from Puerto Rico and the first National FFA President with English as a second language.