Front row: Evelyn Hummel and Ella Carico Back row: Cody Kastner, Bridget White, Kelsey Laabs, Maddy Carstens, Baylyn Herring, Sawyer Simmons and Zach Hayden
By Zach Hayden | Panorama FFA Reporter
On June 4, the Panorama FFA officers attended the Southwest Iowa District FFA COLT training at Atlantic High School. Officers joined more than 160 FFA officers from other schools where and rotated through various workshops based on leadership development and how to be better FFA officers within their own chapters.
Workshops were led by past and current district and state FFA officers. Activities included “Collaboration Nation,” where they learned about what different chapters did and the importance of collaborating and sharing ideas. “In The Know” was an activity that explained some of the issues in agriculture and why it is an officer’s job to make sure others know the truth. “Be a Pro” taught officers how to be professional and what not to do. Finally, “Live to Serve” showed people how to be good leaders and how to inspire others to be leaders. After finishing the leadership workshops, officers attended workshops specific to their duties.
“COLT conference provides a chance for FFA members to learn more about their responsibility as a local leader and is a conference for members to meet and connect with state, district and other chapter officers,” Iowa FFA President Collin Bauer stated.