FFA Greenhands
Launch the media gallery 1 playerFive Essex FFA Chapter members attended the Greenhand Fire Up Conference in Atlantic Wednesday, Oct. 15. During the event, 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.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.Iowa FFA President, Chloe Zittergruen, stated, “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.” Greenhand Fire Up is made possible with support from the Iowa FFA Foundation. Essex students participating were, from left, Piper Maher, Paityn Vanatta, Isaac Fulton, Bentley Bowers, and Colt Nelson. The Essex Chapter Advisor is Kaitlyn Brammer. (Photo by Kaitlyn Brammer)