Greene County FFA members were among those who attended the southwest district FFA Greenhand Fire Up conference at Atlantic High School March 6. Six new FFA members attended from Greene County, and Greene County FFA alumna Gwen Black led one of the sessions.
The annual conference is planned and facilitated by the southwest district and Iowa FFA officers.
While at the conference, district and state officers lead four interactive workshops for first year high school FFA members, also known as Greenhands, for the annual Greenhand Fire Up conference. The workshops facilitated were leadership focused with an emphasis on the experiences that occur in the lives of beginning high school students.
“Greenhand Fire Up provides a chance for first-year high school members to get a sneak peek of the opportunities that FFA holds, and is a conference for members to meet and interact with state and district officers,” explained Iowa FFA president Mickayla McGill.
The officers prepared and facilitated workshops of: authenticity, balancing priorities, communication, and FFA opportunities – in order to provide the first-year FFA members with skills they would use both within and outside of FFA. The goal was to engage FFA members in learning about the tools that would allow them to be successful in anything they are part of through high school and beyond.
Greene County FFA advisor is Raelyn Harris.
Greenhand Fire Up is made possible with support from the Iowa FFA Foundation.
