LAST NAME: Willis FIRST NAME: ____Lauren______BLOCK:_3rd______ DATE:__1/13/2021_____ Use the link below to go to the FFA website and access FFA Basics Online activity. https://www.ffa.org/AgEdAcademy/ffabasics/story_html5.html FFA History 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Smith- Hughes Act is: the legislation that established Vo-Ag classes in high school When and where was the FFA formed : it was formed in 1917 and in state of Virginia How many states were represented at that 1st meeting? 18 states Explain what the FFA Foundation is and some of things funded. What was the NFA and how was it different than the FFA? When did the NFA and the FFA merge? 1965 The FFA allowed women to join in 1969 and now women represent 50% of membership. FFA Creed 8. What’s a Creed? A creed can be a formal doctrine 9. Write out the FFA Creed. I believe in the future of agriculture, with a faith born not of words but of deeds – achievements won by the present and past generations of agriculturists; in the promise of better days through better ways, even as the better things we now enjoy have come to us from the struggles of former years. 10. Choose one line of the FFA Creed (or the video) that stands out the most to you and explain why. FFA Official Dress 11. Why does the FFA have an Official Dress? It provides identity and gives a distinctive and recognizable image to the organization and its members. 12. Describe the Official dress for: women White collared blouse and official FFA blue scarf. Black dress shoes with a closed heel and toe (No boots, sandals, open-toed shoes, or tennis shoes.) NUDE color nylon hosiery. Official FFA jacket zipped to the top and tucked in. Men an official FFA jacket zipped to the top. The collar should be turned down, and the cuffs buttoned. Black skirt or black dress slacks. FFA Basics 13. Gold and blue are the FFA colors. What do they stand for? National Blue and Corn Gold. The blue was taken from the blue field of our nation's flag. The gold, however, stems from the golden fields of ripened corn. 14. Write the FFA Moto: Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve 15. Choose any line from the FFA motto and explain what it means to you. Earing to live means instead of just taking handouts you learn a skill to be able to afford. 16. The Code of Ethics is also the FFA Pledge. FFA Emblem 17. List the five symbols in the FFA Emblem and explain what they represent. Cross-section ear of corn: A symbol of unity, corn can be found in every state across America. From the first Thanksgiving to a staple in American agriculture production, corn is a fundamental symbol of the National FFA. Rising sun: This signifies progress. Just as agriculture continues to progress through new technologies and by responding to consumer demand, so must the National FFA Organization and its members. Plow: This simple image stands for so much more as it truly shows agriculture is the backbone of America. Our country and the National FFA are rooted in the labor and tillage of the soil. Owl: A symbol of wisdom and knowledge. It takes smarts to be successful in the agriculture industry today. Eagle: America is home to the free and brave, thus it is only fitting the National FFA Emblem include the eagle. The eagle is a national symbol that serves as a reminder of our freedom and ability to explore new horizons for the future of agriculture. Legislation 18. Explain Public Law 105-225. An act to revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to patriotic and national observances, ceremonies, and organizations, as title 36, United States Code, ``Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations''.
