Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Anyone here a member of the FFA in HS?

I started in 9th. grade. We used to go on field trips to castrate bull calves & pigs, shear sheep, cut cow horns, dock lamb tails. Mr. Kresge taught us a lot about life growing up. Everyone had a "project" animal with record keeping which we all got graded on. There were cows, bulls/steers, pigs, chickens, rabbits, sheep, goats, & horses. He was also our wood & metal shop teacher too. Our school was small, 25 - 30 kids in the senior year graduation class. We had an old '53 Chevy panel truck that we'd all pile into. Sure can't do that today. Mr. Kresge is in his 90's now.

Yes.

Nope, but I grew up less than a mile from their former HQ, they had an awesome piece of land with big hardwoods and tidal creeks with lots of fish. As kids, we were all over that place.

Yep, still have my jacket and pins 45 years later.

No they had FFA before, and after I was in High School.

I wasn't but most guys were. Our FFA instructor back in the 70's is now well into his 90's and just received a state-wide award for his contributions to agriculture. I still see him out on the tractor but his work is, of course, somewhat limited. His son took over his teaching job and he's now retired as well. They are a stand-up family - active in school and church, ran a vegetable and flower stand that everyone visited. I hear he still does a funeral service once in a while.

I was not in it. Wanted to be but I was in Bldg Trades and already had 7 classes and was on honor diploma pathway.

All my buds was in FFA though.

Got my daughter into so I could live vicariously extended through her. They have a big ass greenhouse and aqua/hydroponic now. Can take plant or animal Ag.

Yes. But our focus was on taxes and investing. Once in a while pig, sheep and cow judging. If I'd of been smart I'd of done more with cattle. My dad had a nice little herd he was building.

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Yes, in west central Ks, all four years in high school in the late 60s. Learned arc welding, oxyacetylene welding/cutting, land judging, insect identification, grain grading and other things.
Out teacher was Ed Brenner, and he was a disciplinarian. There was no BS in his class. It was 100% boys and mostly farm kids. Now there’s quite a few girls in that class.
Wish I still had that blue corduroy coat, not that it would fit.

That's great your daughter is in the FFA. One of our local papers just had a photo from a school in our area with it's FFA members. Probably 20 kids & most were girls. FFA has really changed and gotten diverse over the years which is good for the kids. A lot more project options now.

Yup 9th thur 12th ..then moved 3000 miles ills away..... so I didn't have to baby sit cows etc..

I was in Ag class 9, 10, 11. In 12 grade it conflicted with Physics.

Never was in FFA, but I did all the same activities before and after school. The only thing I missed out on was parlimentary procedure. That would have come in handy later in life. But I learned on the run.

I was in FFA all 4 years of high school. I loved every minute of it.

Osceola, Ia. Class of 73. Dolecheck and can't remember the other's name. Good guys. Enjoyed it lots.

Neighbor girl is working with a pig. She named him Porkchop.

FFA actually means Father's Feeding Animals.

Good kid wants to be a vet.

Yes . All 4 years of high school. Class of 80. We had a very good teacher ... Mr. Jake...

Yes

If you are a former member, do you force your family to hold meal-time discussions according to Robert's Rules of Order?

Mr. Stuteville was my Ag teacher and I was in FFA all 4 years of high school.
Mr. Stuteville taught welding, a little wood working and mostly classroom stuff.
Mr. Stuteville was the manager for the local peanut co-op.
We spent quite a bit of time building equipment they used at the co-op.
We also built pipe gates that were sold through the co-op.
Can't say that I ever saw a penny for all the blood and sweat I donated in the shop!

I wasn't but both my kids raised sheep and pigs. Since they're feeding and working them every day we'd buy an extra animal for our freezer..