Special to the Times Vedette
Panorama FFA Member Ella Carico participated in the National FFA Washington Leadership Conference held in Washington, D.C., June 17-20. During the conference, Carico shared a room with three other members from different states. While at the conference Carico, along with 300 other FFA members from around the United States, attended leadership workshops. During the workshops, members sat at tables with complete strangers and were tasked with different group activities that got everyone out of their comfort zone. She talked, listened and learned during the workshops, and they helped her develop more communication skills and gain new confidence.
Other adventures that were shared in D.C. were exploring the city. All members had the chance to visit the national mall, visit the capitol, and had the choice of visiting the Museum of Natural History or the Museum of American History.
On the last day of the conference, there was a small group and large group reflection to review the conference and discover what had been learned.
Panorama FFA advisor participates in national training
Special to the Times Vedette
Panorama FFA Advisor Steven Hameister participated in the National FFA Washington Leadership Conference Advisor program held in Washington, D.C., June 17-20. The program was designed for advisors to learn from National FFA staff as well as other agricultural professionals in areas of agricultural advocacy, classroom management, advancing technology in the classroom and student leadership development.
Hameister attended various workshops over the course of the week and networked with other Agricultural Educators and FFA Advisors from across the country.
“This is the second time I have had the opportunity to participate in the Advisor program during the Washington Leadership Conference in D.C., and each time I’ve been able to gain new resources to help advance the Agriculture and FFA program here at Panorama,” Hameister said.
“The program is available to advisors who chaperone FFA members attending the WLC conference,” he said. “I was one of three advisors chaperoning the Iowa group this week. We bussed out 47 FFA members from across the state, including Panorama’s FFA President Ella Carico.”
In addition to workshops, advisors had some free time to explore the city with other advisors and help build relationships and learn more about programs from across the country.