virginia polytechnic institute was the original location of the national ffa convention.
virginia polytechnic institute was the original location of the national ffa convention.
where was the original location of the national ffa convention?
virginia polytechnic institute
national ffa organization is an american 501(c)(3) youth organization, specifically a career and technical student organization, based on middle and high school classes that promote and support agricultural education. it was founded in 1925 at virginia polytechnic institute, by agriculture teachers, henry c. groseclose, walter newman, edmund magill and harry sanders as future farmers of virginia. in 1928, it became a nationwide organization known as future farmers of america. in 1988 the name was changed to the national ffa organization, now commonly referred to as ffa, to recognize that the organization is for those with diverse interests in the food, fiber and natural resource industries, encompassing science, business and technology in addition to production agriculture. today ffa is among the largest youth organizations in the united states, with 669,989 members in 8,630 chapters throughout all 50 states, puerto rico, and the virgin islands. ffa is the largest of the career and technical student organizations in u.s. schools.
national ffa organization
in 2008 millennium's parliamentary procedure team won the national championship in indianapolis, indiana at the national ffa convention, making them the top-ranked team in the nation for that year. in 2012, millennium took six career development event teams to the national convention, the most ever by a single chapter in the history of the arizona ffa: parliamentary procedure; conduct of meetings; forestry management; agricultural issues; dairy evaluation and management; and livestock evaluation and management. each of the six teams received either a bronze or silver placing. in 2013, millennium returned to the national ffa convention in louisville, kentucky, bringing two teams; parliamentary procedure and agricultural issues. parliamentary procedure earned a gold, placing as runner-up, and agricultural issues earned a silver medal, ranking them fifth in the nation. the chapter has produced multiple arizona ffa state officers and candidates.
millennium high school (arizona)