FFA SENTINEL
INTRODUCING THE ALABAMA FFA'S 2022
NATIONAL OFFICER CANDIDATE: WILL AYCOCK
While learning the FFA Creed in eighth grade, I never pondered on the fact that I would be 20 years old and still grasping the concepts which E.M. Tiffany penned so many years ago. I recall the first time I recited the FFA Creed to my peers in our first-period Agriscience Education class at just past seven-thirty, one morning. Beyond the fact that most of us were half asleep, I questioned what exactly the words of this creed meant yet felt right at home in my blue corduroy jacket. The fact is that through the encounters Through the time invested in my Supervised Agricultural Experience project, I have gained a love for the production agriculture and veterinary medicine industries. With the support and interests of my parents, I have been able to market purebred and commercial swine for students to exhibit in Alabama.
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Pictured is the election of the 2019 - 2022 State FFA Officer Team (as seen left to right Garrett Springs, Ka’Shiya Mckinney, Megan Woodall, Terrance Crayton, Alyssa Glover, Will Aycock)
of my time in the National FFA Organization, I have arrived at an understanding of such. Now not all these experiences have been the most pleasant; however, they all present an opportunity. What I have found is that Mr. Tiffany portrays a passion found in the lifestyle that we farmers and agriculturists choose to live. During my time as a member of the National FFA Organization, I have found that with passion and a chance for the opportunity, the sky is the limit. As the saying goes, “I believe that the best sermons are not preached but rather lived.” During my senior year of high school, I was honored to serve as the Alabama FFA Association’s State President. Throughout the course of the 2019-2020 school year, I was able to travel and visit
