Author Archives: Thomas Shaw
Food For All: Hinsdale FFA (MT)
Listen as the Hinsdale FFA Chapter as they explain the grant they received from the National FFA Organization to help fight hunger in their community… http://www.ffaconvention.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Interview_HinsdaleFFAFood4All.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Warner University’s Collegiate FFA
Listen as Thomas Shaw speaks with members of the Collegiate FFA at Warner College in Florida…. http://www.ffaconvention.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Interview_CollegiateFFAWarnerUniv.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Life as a National Officer Parent: Mr. & Mrs. Joe Myers
Life as a National Officer is crazy but rewarding, so is the life of their parents and families. Listen while Thomas Shaw talks with Joe and Toni Myers, the parents of the 2014-2015 Eastern Region Vice President Ruth Ann Myers… … Continue reading
National FFA Job Interview CDE Winner, Mark Borges of Hughson FFA, CA
Winners of the National FFA Job Interview Career Development Event (CDE) were announced Friday at the annual awards banquet. The event was held in conjunction with the 88th National FFA Convention & Expo in Louisville, Ky. Mr. James Shiflet with … Continue reading
Paul Larson of Wisconsin, Named NAAE Region III Outstanding Agriculture Teacher
The Region III Outstanding Agriculture Teacher is Paul Larson from Freedom High School in Freedom, Wisconsin. Since becoming the agriculture teacher at Freedom High School in 1987, Paul has grown the program from fewer than 50 students to a thriving … Continue reading
Annie Hall of West Virginia Named NAAE Outstanding Agriculture Teacher
Annie Hall is the agriculture teacher at Valley High School in Pine Grove, West Virginia, a small school that serves a rural community. More than 50 percent of the students in her school are enrolled in agricultural education. At Valley … Continue reading
Kentucky State Fairboard President & CEO, Rip Rippetoe
Listen while, Rip Rippetoe, Kentucky State Fairboard President and CEO, explains what it takes to bring over 60,000 FFA members, advisors, and guest to Louisville for the 88th National FFA Convention….
Amberley Snyder-4th Session Keynote Speaker
Listen as Amberley Snyder recaps her Keynote speech with Thomas Shaw at the 4th General Session of the 88th National FFA Convention… http://www.ffaconvention.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Interview_AmberleySnyder1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
I Scream, You Scream, The FFA Screams for Ice Cream
The Versailles (OH) Agriculture Education Food Science and Technology students throughout the 2014-2015 year have been participating in a project to develop a variety of Ice Creams for the Velvet Ice Cream Company in Ohio. Students in the class worked … Continue reading
Student Led = Student Made Decisions
The 88th National FFA Convention and Expo is full of many exciting moments around Louisville. Nine energetic sessions, numerous motivational speakers, countless educational workshops, and endless aisles of the expo and shopping malls. Held in conjunction with the annual National … Continue reading