The Morrisonville FFA chapter is taking extra steps this academic year with respect to outreach and networking.  They have a program to help comprehensively introduce their activities and opportunities to junior high school students.  In addition, chapter members have been able to connect with other chapters and elected officials. 

Rian Deardorff, Adelaide Dunkirk, and Ava Walton are the chapter’s president, vice president, and reporter, respectively.  They discuss the “discovery members,” who are eighth grade students who can attend FFA events.

Dunkirk also serves as the vice president of her FFA section.  The experience has allowed her to meet FFA members from other schools and learn how their chapters operate. 

This Friday, the trio will attend a conference hosted by an organization known as Women Changing the Face of Agriculture (WCFA).

They will also take part in Ag Legislative Day.  It’s an opportunity to make agriculture-related needs heard to elected officials in Springfield. 

The three officers say the diversity of experiences – along with developing soft skills and leadership skills – are what stand up to them about the FFA experience.  

More information on Morrisonville’s FFA chapter is on their Facebook page.  You can also learn more at www.ilaged.org.

Rian Deardorff, Adelaide Dunkirk, and Ava Walton appeared as guests on the WTIM Morning Show during National FFA Week.