FFA Overview

  • General Information

    When looking at FFA membership and participation by the numbers, here are a few highlights:

    • 135 FFA members
    • 8 high school officers
    • 6 middle school officers
    • 4 high school committees
    • 5 Middle school committees
    • 40 members received their own FFA jacket
    • 9 seniors received a banner and applied for a National FFA scholarship
    • 1 District Winning Proficiency Award
    • 10 Attended Indiana FFA Convention
      • 2 members performed talents on stage
    • 64 Attended National FFA Convention
      • 1 member competed in National Talent, earning a spot in top 10!
    • 10 Career Development Events (CDE’s) competed in and number of members
      • 6 Milk Quality Products Evaluation
      • 4 Meats Evaluation
      • Livestock Skill-a-Thon
      • 20 Livestock Judging
      • 5 Horticulture
      • 12 Crops Evaluation
      • 1 Forestry
      • 1 Entomology
      • 4 Welding
      • 6 Dairy Evaluation
    • Leadership Development Events (LDE’s), including 42 participating numbers
      • 37 Chapter Meeting (Parli)
      • 18 Demonstrations
      • 3 Public speaking
      • 1 Ag Sales
      • 1 Employability skills (job interview)
      • 1 Essay
      • 8 Quiz bowl
      • 1 Multimedia scrapbook
      • 7 Traditional scrapbook
      • 6 Exhibit
    • Community Involvement
      • Dog Walk
      • Indiana State Fair
        • Pork Tent
        • Indiana FFA Pavilion
      • Tipton Pork Festival
      • Threshing Show
      • Becknology Days
      • Women’s Fund Tea
      • Breakfast with Santa Setup
      • TMS and NJHS Pillows for Miller’s Merry Manor
      • Harvest meals
      • Valentine’s Cards for Miller’s
      • FFA Week Community Appreciation Breakfast
      • Kiwanis Guest Speakers
    • Youth Agriculture Education
      • 10 Elementary classes visited
      • 440 students visited the FFA Week Petting Zoo
      • Petting zoo and interactive exhibit at Threshing Show

    Biggest Accomplishments

    • National FFA Living to Serve Grant - our chapter was awarded this grant in order to provide fresh pork, beef, and produce for the Good Shepherd Food Pantry. FFA members raised the animals and the produce was produced in the tower gardens at school.
    • National FFA Day of Service Grant - TMS FFA members utilized grant funds to make hand-tied pillows for Miller’s Merry Manor.
    • Active Advisory Board and Friends of Tipton FFA - Both of these groups are comprised of community members who provide support and resources to the agriculture program and FFA chapter throughout the year.
    • Greenhouse - Thanks to the fundraising efforts of Friends of Tipton FFA, Tipton County Foundation, and Tipton Community Schools, a new greenhouse is set to be built this spring/summer behind THS.
    • Cohesion between middle and high school - we have strived to make a unified Tipton FFA organization that meets the needs of both middle and high school students.