2020-21 State ffa officers Officer • Chapter Justin Eddy • Columbia President Mackenzie Porter • Archie 1st Vice President Jenna Perry • Liberal Secretary Vice Presidents Rachel Holt • Chillicothe Anna Milazzo • Grundy Co. Erin Heinecke • Paris Lauryn Robnett • Audrain Co. R-VI Colin Wilburn • Van Far Kiersten Helm • Lexington Kaylee Lower • Weaubleau Cade Shepherd • Mt. Vernon Felicity Cantrell • Seymour Lauren Gilbert • Chadwick Dakota Pemberton • Richland Madison Moll • Perryville Ricanna Spargo • Naylor State Officer Mentor Kensie Darst • Aurora Department of Elem. & Sec. Education P.O. Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102 Phone: (573) 751-3544. District Supervisors: Leon Busdieker, Marie Davis, Keith Dietzschold, Lisa Evans, David Higgins & Jim Spencer. Missouri FFA Association Joann Pipkin, Director of Communications Email: joann.pipkin@missouriffa.org Phone: (417) 827-2756
President’s
Perspective
elcome to 2021! I think we all can hope that this year is nothing like the last. As we approach spring, we can look forward to all of the opportunities FFA continues to offer during this challenging time. Over that past few months, your state officer team has been traveling around the state to present Greenhand Motivational Conferences (GMCs). While these are typically held at the start of January, we decided to modify the conference and instead visit each chapter individually bringing energy and enthusiasm to our greenhand members! If you have had a GMC already this year, I hope you enjoyed it! If not, be on the lookout for a state officer to be heading your way very soon! February marks a time for us to celebrate National FFA Week. It is a time when FFA members from around the country engage in fun and memorable experiences to celebrate our organization. Regardless of how your chapter is celebrating FFA week this year, we want to hear about it! Be sure to tag Missouri FFA on Instagram and Facebook with
pictures of the fun you all are having this year. As we approach what I call FFA season, let’s reflect on why we do what we do. Why do we participate in chapter activities? Why do we compete on contest teams? Why are we members of FFA? I hope that while we know we have fun during these events, there is a deeper meaning behind it. For me, I know that every time I participate in an FFA activity or contest, I am helping to achieve our vision of Growing Leaders, Building Communities and Strengthening Agriculture. As you work to do the same within your chapters, I encourage you to press on as the spring season approaches. FFA members, be excited! 2021 is here, and we are going to make it the best one yet! I cannot wait to see what we accomplish this year!
Missouri FFA Vice President Colin Wilburn works with Jamestown FFA members during a recent Greenhand Motivational Conference. Wilburn and State President Justin Eddy helped students explore opportunities in agricultural education and set goals for their time in FFA. Members wrote opportunities on the sheets of paper and then used the paper to build an “opportunity tower.” The activity demonstrated how members could achieve new heights by taking advantage of multiple opportunities.
Brandelyn Martin Twellman, Social Media Manager Email: brandelyn.twellman@missouriffa.org The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, or disability in its programs and activities. Inquiries related to department programs and to the location of services, activities and facilities that are accessible by persons with disabilities may be directed to the Jefferson State Office Building, Director of Civil Rights Compliance and MOA Coordinator (Title VI/Title IX/504/ADA/ADAAA/ Age Act/GINA/USDA Title VI), 5th Floor, 205 Jefferson Street, P.O. Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480; telephone number 573-526-4757 or TTY 800-735-2966; email civilrights@dese.mo.gov.
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