Murray FFA will celebrate National FFA Week Feb. 21-28. This year’s theme is “Go All Out!” and it embraces more than 80 years of FFA traditions while looking forward to the organization’s future.
More than half a million members will participate in National FFA Week activities at local, state and national levels. These members have a passion for agriculture.
Designated as National FFA Week in 1947, the week of George Washington’s birthday is FFA Week, and runs from Saturday to Saturday. FFA Week gives FFA members an opportunity to educate the public about agriculture. During the week, chapters conduct a variety of activities to help others in their school and community learn about FFA and agricultural education.
Murray will celebrate National FFA Week by participating in the following activities:
Dress Up Days:
Monday — “Agriculture/FFA embraces all colors of the rainbow” — Color War
Tuesday — “You won’t catch Agriculture/FFA sleeping” — Pajama Day
Wednesday — “We are MURRAY FFA” — FFA T-shirt Day
Thursday — “Wearing your Blue and Gold with Pride” — Official Dress Day
Friday — “Everyone LOVES Flannel” — Flannel Friday
In appreciation for the support and encouragement from the faculty and staff at Murray Community Schools, chapter members have planned a surprise for the teachers after school one day. The chapter will host the ninth annual Farmer Breakfast 7:15 to 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, in the new multi-purpose room.
Murray FFA invites local agriculturalists in for breakfast prepared by our students.
Monsanto’s America’s Farmers Grow Communities, along with donor Raymond and Betty Johnston, will be on hand Wednesday morning for a $2,500 check presentation.
On Thursday, Feb. 26, Murray FFA will partner with the Murray FCCLA to sponsor the annual Sweetheart Dance. FFA members and FCCLA members voted on the Sweetheart candidates (Guadalupe Carranza, Jade Lecy, Shelby Myers, Samantha Prescott and Deena Snyder) and Beau candidates (Seth Baumfalk, Braydon Held, Jack Jones, Trey McHenry and Owen Tracy) to represent our organizations.
Voting will take place during the week and the Sweetheart and Beau will be crowned at the dance. The dance will be held in the Jerry Brown Gymnasium from 7 to 10 p.m.
Throughout the year, Murray FFA members also participate in: FFA National Convention, state convention, Mrs. Claus and her Elves blanket creation and donation, fruit sales, Candy Canes for a Cause, chapter banquet, elementary petting zoo, derby cleanup, third grade field day, monthly chapter meetings, Clarke County Fair, Iowa State Fair, Greenhand Fire up, servers at the cattlemen’s banquet and Murray development meeting, C.O.L.T, Leadership Conferences, Graceland Ag Day, hospital petting zoo, spring break field trips, SAE visits, FFA week, farmer breakfasts, baby contests, rodeos, swines shows, Sweetheart Dance, participation in grant applications, and career development events (CDEs) including soil judging and livestock judging, milk quality and products and leadership development events: creed speaking, greenhand quiz, treasurer’s book, public speaking, parliamentary procedure, ag sales and chapter website.
Today’s FFA members are the innovators and leaders of tomorrow. Through agricultural and hands-on learning, they are preparing for more than 300 career opportunities in the food, fiber and natural resources industry.
National FFA Week is sponsored by Tractor Supply Company as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.