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Flashcards by Emma Castillo, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Emma Castillo
over 5 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| FFA originally started as the _______ | Virginia Boys |
| When did FFA become FFA | 1928 |
| When did Congress pass the National Charter for FFA | 1950 |
| What year did NFA and FFA merge | 1965 |
| When were girls allowed into FFA | 1969 |
| Today there are over ______ members and FFA is the ________________ organization | 70,000 and largest high school youth |
| Name the 5 different levels in order | Chapter-AVHS, section-High Desert-9 schools, region-Southern-59, state-Cali-330, and national |
| What are the official colors of FFA? | Corn Gold and National Blue |
| What is the FFA motto? | Learning to do, doing to learn, earning to live, living to serve |
| What are the symbols of the emblem and what do they stand for? | cross-secion of ear of corn-unity, rising sun- progress and new opportunities, plow- labor and tillage of soil, eagle-freedom and patriotism, owl- wisdom and knowledge, "Agriculture Education"-learning and leadership |
| The quote on the FFA emblem changed from "________________" to Agriculture Education. | Vocational Agriculture |
| What does the dress uniform look like? | Official jacket, white button-up shirt, official scarf/tie, black slacks/knee-length skirt, black socks/ neutral nylons, black dress shoes, winning attitude |
| What does the show uniform look like | Official jacket, white button-up shirt, blue jeans/ white jeans, and covered boots/ shoes |
| What is the FFA Creed | A 5 paragraph statement that outlines the basic beliefs of FFA |
| Who was the creed written by and what year was it made? | E.M Tiffany and 1930 |
| What year was the creed revised | 1990 |
| Who are the class officers and what are their symbols | President-Hannah-Rising Sun, VP- Priscilla-plow, Secretary-Ear of Corn- Lana, Treasurer-Ciana-Emblem of Washington, Reporter-Destiny-Flag, Sentenel-Ainsley-Hand Clasp, Historian-Lyla-Scroll |
| What are the degrees you can get | Greenhand-bronze-Attend workday, Chapter-silver-must invest 150$ in FFA project, State-gold- Must earn $1000 profit from project, American-gold key-must earn 10k from project |
| What are the competitions you can compete in | horse, dairy, livestock,etc.,Public speaking, parli pro, computers, agriscience, and farm power |
| What are the awards you can get? | Star Greenhand- most involved first year student, Star chapter degree-most involved second year, Outstanding Acheivement- top leader, Dekalb- senior, workhorse, sparkplug, Proficiency Awards- best projects |
| How do you start a Parliamentary Procedure | Make a motion-"I move..." and you must have a second-"I second that motion" and then it is open for discussion. |
| How does voting work | The majority must agree- the chairman only votes if there is a tie |
| What are amendments and how do they work | Amendment= to change a motion- must have a second You can amend an amendment but you can't strike out a word 3 times After done with amendment(s) then vote on amendments and finally vote on motion |
| What do you do if a motion is beyond the meeting room and you need further verification | Refer to a committee and then report back or take action |
| What do postpone indefinitely and postpone definitely mean | pp. ind.=postpone forever-needs a 2nd pp. def.=postpone to later date-needs a 2nd |
| What does table the motion mean | To put off to the side for later in that meeting and sometimes till another meeting-non debatable |
| What does take from the table mean | To pick up the topic that was previously set on the table |
| What does previous question mean | To stop discussion and vote- needs 2/3 majority |
| What are the incidentals/jump ups | Point of order-president makes mistake, question of privilege, Division- if there was a vote and the president says one thing and you disagree-results in revote |
| What types of gavel taps are there and what do they mean | 1=sit down, 2=come to order, 3= stand |
| What is the meeting response | To practice brotherhood, honor agricultural opportunities and responsibilities, and to develop those qualities of leadership which an FFA member posses |
| What is the FFA mission statement | Premier leadership, personal growth, and career success. |
| What are 5 of the 11 ways promised to accomplish the mission | 1.Develops competent and assertive agricultural leadership 2.Increases awareness of the global and technological importance of agriculture and its contribution to our well-being 3.Strengthens agriculture students’ confidence in themselves and their work 4.Promotes the intelligent choice and establishment of an agriculture career 5.Encourages achievement in supervised agricultural experience programs 6.Encourages wise management of the community’s economic, environmental, and human resources 7.Develops interpersonal skills in teamwork, communication, human relations, and social interaction. 8.Builds character and promotes citizenship, volunteerism, and patriotism 9.Promotes cooperation and cooperative attitudes among all people 10.Promotes healthy lifestyles 11.Encourages excellence in scholarship |
| What are the 7 meetings | GLC-greenhand-AV doesn't go HDSLC- High Desert Leadership Conference- Nov. 14th-85$- Big Bear So Cal L.C-officer training only MFE-Made for excellence-$100-soph ALA-ADV. Lead. Conf-$100-JR State Convention-Anaheim-$200-4 days-10-12 National Conv.-7 days-$1600-11-12 |
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