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District FFA 2012
District II Area III
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What provided funds for agriculture to be taught in public schools? | Smith-Hudghes National Vocational Educational Act of 1917 |
| What state first had a Future Farmers organization? | Virginia |
| Who was Aurthur Elise of New Waverly? | The first Future Farmers of Texas President |
| Who was Howard Strother? | The first Texas FFA President |
| Who was the "father of Future Farmers" | E.R. Alexander |
| What court case upheld segregation? | Plessy vs. Ferguson |
| What court case said that separate schools were inherently unequal? | Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education |
| What year did FFA and NFA join? | 1965 |
| Who was the last NFA state president under segregation? | A. D. Pinson of Neches |
| Who was the first black Texas FFA President as well as National officer and when? | Fred McClure of San Augustine 1972 |
| Who was the first hispanic Texas FFA president? | Aaron Alejandro of the Boys Ranch Chapter |
| What were females allowed to due prior to 1969? | be a sweetheart or a typist |
| Who moved to allow females to be members in FFA? | Texas FFA President Bill Sarpalius 1968 |
| Who was the first female state officer? | Becky Leake of Sherman |
| Who was the first female state president? | Erica Clark of Mansfield 1991 |
| When did Texas FFA start engaging their alumni? | 1936 |
| Who can be a member of the Gold Key Club? | Past state and American degree recipiants |
| What is Younge Farmers of Texas (1953) known as today? | Texas FFA Alumni Association |
| When was the Texas FFA Alumni Association created? | 1971 |
| Who was the first Alumni President? | E.C. “Dick” Weekly |
| Who was the first Collegiate FFA president? | Vanessa Brossman of Sam Houston State University |
| When were Collegiate FFA chapters given their own constitution? | 2003 |
| Who made The Texas FFA Foundation possible due to their donation? | C. J. “Red” Davidson |
| Who was the first chairman of the Texas FFA Foundation Board of Directors? | Jay Eudy 1987 |
| Who teamed up to underwrite a significant portion of the 78th Texas FFA Convention in Fort Worth, 79th in Corpus Christi, and 80th in Lubbock as part of a three-year commitment? | Justin Brands and Farm Credit Banks of Texas |
| Who was the state's first title co-sponsors? | The Texas FFA Foundation in 2006 |
| When did the Texas FFA Foundation start the Capital Campaign and with how much? | at the 74th Texas FFA Convention in Fort Worth in 2002 with $15mil |
| Who became the catalyst for the development of the agriscience fair scholarship program and is one of the leading individual contributors to the Texas FFA Foundation? | Former Texas FFA President and National Officer Jim Prewitt, now a prominent Dallas-area nurseryman |
| Who made Texas FFA history by becoming the Texas FFA Foundation’s all-time leading contributor with gifts totaling more than $1.5 million? | Richard Wallrath |
| What does the Texas Education Agency do? | provides leadership for all of Texas education |
| Who is the head of the Texas Education Agency? | State Education Commissioner Robert Scott |
| Who chairs the state board of education? | Barbara Cargill of The Woodlands |
| Who is the leadership member for Texas agricultural education? | Ronald Whitson |
| Who serves as the president of the Texas FFA Alumni Association? | Kelly White of Del Valle |
| What is Texas Education Code Section 29.182? | an integral part of the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Career and Technical Education program |
| What is a "membership year"? | September 1st - August 31st |
| When are membership fees due for fall semester? | November 1st |
| When are memberhsip fees due for spring semester? | Marst 1st |
| What is the affiliation fee model program? | allows chapters to pay an affiliation fee based on total instructional program enrollment, plus other non-enrolled members |
| When was the affiliation fee model program started? | 2009 |
| When is the membership deadline for delegate count? | March 10th |
| What is required by Texas FFA from a student to be able to compete? | they must have to be enrolled in an ag class |
| What is required to be in the Junior FFA Program? | third grade and eight years old |
| When do junior FFA member fees due? | December 1st |
| What is a requirement to be an Alumni Member? | be a supporter of agricultural education and the FFA |
| What is the Texas FFA’s primary leadership development vehicle? | local Chapters |
| Who must have their state degree? | People trying out for State office |
| Who was the fist National Officer from texas? | Roy Martin of Cotulla in 1936-37 |
| Who is the most recent Texas FFA member to serve as National Officer? | Randa Braune of Bellvill in 2009-2010 |
| How many delegates were there at the 2010 National Convention? How many were from Texas? | 475,59 |
| When does the national delegate process start? | long before convention |
| What is the grassroots process? | where any member has the opportunity to have an issue or idea to be considered at the national level |
| What is peer instruction? | "learning to do" |
| How many area officers are there? | 74 |
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