convention

Many put on a happy face to meet the needs of society; however, what we don’t see is the struggle that could by lying underneath the smile. In this retiring address, 2019-20 National FFA Secretary Kourtney Lehman shares how we stop faking it and start facing it.

From the day we are born, there is a value and purpose for our life. It is important to remember everyone is different and brings different skills, talents and knowledge to the table. Everyone is valuable in their own unique way. In this retiring address, 2017-18 National FFA Eastern Region Vice President Gracie Furnish discusses how valuable each person is and why we need to see ourselves as valuable too.

Success boils down to two important components, persistence and focus. In this retiring address, 2017-18 National FFA Southern Region Vice President Ian Bennett discusses how we encounter challenges on our path to success and how we need to be persistent and focused throughout these many challenges to achieve success.

This educators’guide is a resource for advisors who bring students to national convention and/or have students remain at school during convention and also includes a follow-up component for use after convention.