Nimitz High School FFA Students Shine at District Leadership Development Competition
Future Farmers of America teaches students more than agriculture. It develops leaders.
Nimitz FFA students show off their recent wins.
[dropcap color=”#888″ type=”square”]W[/dropcap]hen people hear the term Future Farmers of America, they immediately associate it with raising animals. For students in FFA, it’s also about growing leadership and responsibility.
Animals are a big part of the organization. But FFA has so much more to offer students. Students can take part in speaking events to horticulture and welding to even baking sweets. A lot of students might be surprised to find that FFA has something to offer them.
Famous FFA Alumni
Jimmy Carter — Former U.S. President and Nobel Prize Winner
Sam Brownback — Governor of Kansas and former U.S. Senator
Chris Johns — Editor in Chief, National Geographic Magazine
Nicholas Kristof — Columnist for the New Your Times; Pulitzer Prize Winner
Johnny Cash — Country musician
Trace Adkins — Country music singer
Lucas Black — Actor
Don Henley — Rock music singer/member of the Eagles
Lyle Lovett — Country music singer
Tim McGraw — County music singer
Reba McIntire — Country music singer
Sheryl Crowe — Musician
Bo Jackson — Heisman Trophy winner at Auburn University, former professional football and baseball player
Sterling Marlin — Former NASCAR driver
Jordy Nelson — Professional football player, Green Bay Packers
The program also strives to develop leadership skills. This includes community development and teamwork skills.
The Nimitz High School FFA students recently proved those skills. The group competed at the District 2 Leadership Development Events Competition in Crosby. At the competition, students must utilize public speaking skills; demonstrate skills in parliamentary procedure and answer questions based on agricultural knowledge. Aldine, Humble, Spring, Crosby, Bellaire, Houston, and many more school districts comprise FFA District 2.
AISD Livestock Show 2015 — Nimitz HS’ Madison Kelch poses with her Grand Champion steer Clifford.
Nimitz Results
[ul class=”list list-search”] [li]1st Place in Senior Creed Speaking[/li] [li]1st Place in Junior Creed Speaking[/li][/ul]
[ul class=”list list-search”] [li]3rd Place in Agricultural Quiz[/li] [li]3rd Place in Senior Chapter Conducting[/li][/ul]
[ul class=”list list-search”] [li]3rd Place in Junior Chapter Conducting[/li] [li]5th Place in Agriculture Advocacy[/li][/ul]
[ul class=”list list-search”] [li]6th Place in Job Interview[/li][/ul]
Madison Kelch and Caleb Everett won the Senior and Junior Creed Speaking events. They will be advancing to the Area 3 FFA Competition on November 21.
Sophia Sifuentes, José Bustos, Rachel Torres, Abigail Tack, Adriena Mata, Ashlei White, Adrianna Thomas, Isabel Rojas, Faith Nass, G.U., April Foster, Juan Montalvo, Jeff Wright, Kyera White, Malcolm Phillips, Samantha Soto, Bradley Haines, and Rosa Salas also took part in the competition.
Congratulations!
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