Gallatin FFA Officers at LEAD Conference: Front row from left, Courtney Shubert, Megan Cox, Taylor Rardon, Kaitlyn Bird, Mattison Ishmael, Addison Burns; second row, Tayton Terry, Colin Beck, Graydee Rains, Jarod Rains, Tanner Johnson, Owen Schweizer, Declan Schweizer, Jacob Wilson
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Over 1200 local chapter FFA officers and 186 advisors from 138 chapters attended the annual LEAD training. The LEAD (Learn, Educate, Advance, and Develop) training is designed to help prepare each officer team for their term of service for the 2016-2017 school year.
The officers were provided team-building and bonding opportunities, the opportunity to increase their knowledge about advocating for agriculture and agricultural education, work on their chapters Program of Activities, guidelines for leading a chapter meeting, and help with planning an FFA event.
They also had the opportunity to attend breakout sessions on leading a meeting, planning events, and more in depth knowledge on advocating. The choice to become active team members and make a positive difference in the lives of local FFA members, school and community was evident at each site. These conferences are sponsored by the Missouri FFA Leadership Fund and were held May 31-June 3, 2016 throughout Missouri.
The facilitators consisted of past state officers and they were divided into a north and a south team. The trainings were held at eight different locations throughout the state, including North Central Missouri College Ketcham Center, Trenton and Richmond High. Through interactive workshops the facilitators encouraged the officer teams to reach outside their comfort zone to provide leadership opportunities for their local chapters.
FFA is a national youth organization of over 620,000 student members preparing for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture with 343 chapters and more than 25,800 members in Missouri. The FFA strives 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.