I congratulate all Minnesota FFA members who have been:
-Investing the time into to take their SAE to the proficiency interviews. Yes, the application looks pretty intimidating when it is empty with no numbers. Trust me, once you get through one year of records, the next seems easier followed by the next. My first year took about 2-3 hours to fill out. This year, just about 30 minutes. Good luck at your interviews!
- Practicing for CDE competitions. I wish you all the best as you compete against the best in your regions for the opportunity to represent your chapter at the state level. If you are not sure if you are practicing enough, evaluate what you do in a typical day. Is time spent on Facebook more valuable than your CDE? You decide.
-Gathering the successes of the past 3-4 years you have had at the local an state level while filling out your State Degree. This is quite an honor, and it is the highest level of membership you can receive in Minnesota. Not only will this help you in a possible pursuit of running for a State Office, but also provide a stepping stone to the most honorable award in our organization the American Degree. Only 1/2 of 1% of all FFA members receive this award. You can be that.
-Not getting enough sleep because you are so nervous about region office interviews! So far, out the of the 8 regions in our state, Region VIII and Region VII have slated the 2010-2011 officer team. I know that later today, Region I will be having interviews, followed by Region V this weekend. To all candidates- I wish you all the best.I believe that being elected as a region officer is exciting, but never forget what it was that lead you to this position, and why you were drawn to it.Thank people that helped you.
If you are not elected, again- never forget what got you to interview. Think about what you have accomplished over the past 2-4 years, you still have many more to make a difference in this organization. AN OFFICE SHOULD NEVER DEFINE YOUR SERVICE TO FFA.
-Gathering the successes of the past 3-4 years you have had at the local an state level while filling out your State Degree. This is quite an honor, and it is the highest level of membership you can receive in Minnesota. Not only will this help you in a possible pursuit of running for a State Office, but also provide a stepping stone to the most honorable award in our organization the American Degree. Only 1/2 of 1% of all FFA members receive this award. You can be that.-Not getting enough sleep because you are so nervous about region office interviews! So far, out the of the 8 regions in our state, Region VIII and Region VII have slated the 2010-2011 officer team. I know that later today, Region I will be having interviews, followed by Region V this weekend. To all candidates- I wish you all the best.I believe that being elected as a region officer is exciting, but never forget what it was that lead you to this position, and why you were drawn to it.Thank people that helped you.If you are not elected, again- never forget what got you to interview. Think about what you have accomplished over the past 2-4 years, you still have many more to make a difference in this organization. AN OFFICE SHOULD NEVER DEFINE YOUR SERVICE TO FFA.
Alright, enough of my rant- good luck to you all at your regional events!
I'm off to my animal science lab, we are evaluating carcasses... FUN!
-OH! One more thing-
If your advisers has been running around like a chicken with its head cut off, stop and take sometime to thank them for everything they do for Agricultural Education. It's alot.
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