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Chad AucoinAgriculture Instructor
Lake Charles-Boston Academy of Learning Agriscience Program
Learn about Agriscience:◦ Plant Science◦ Animal Science◦ Agronomy◦ Agribusiness◦ Leadership◦ Career Opportunities ◦ Food Science
Why Ag Education
Agriscience II is recognized as the fourth science for both TOPS and CORE4.
◦ Agriscience I is the prerequisite of Agriscience II.
Why Ag Education
20,000 Total Students enrolled in Agricscience Courses in Louisiana◦ Mix of male and female students
Females in Ag are increasing dramatically
Local schools which already offer Agriscience Courses:◦ Sam Houston Bell City◦ Iowa DeQuincy◦ Vinton Starks
Agriculture Education in Louisiana
Strong FFA Organization on State Level◦ Every FFA member has the opportunity to excel
through FFA◦ FFA offer training in many areas
Most training events are student led conducted by Area and State FFA Officers
Trainings are geared to be fun and educational. FFA is an organization which gives back as much or
more than what is put in.
Agriculture Education In Louisiana
Classroom Instruction◦ Building the Foundation
FFA◦ Leadership Aspect
SAE◦ Applying what is Learned
Components of An Ag Education Program
FFA is an Intra-curricular organization which is associated with Agriculture Education. One cannot be a member of the FFA without being enrolled in an Agriculture class.
FFA offers many opportunities for its members◦ Career Development Events◦ Leadership Development Events◦ Chapter Awards Programs
What is FFA
Leadership Development Events include:◦ Parliamentary Law◦ Prepared Public Speaking◦ Extemporaneous Speaking◦ Gulf of Mexico Speaking Event◦ Go Teach Ag Ed Leadership Event◦ All of the above have competitions on the local,
parish, district, area, state, and national levels.
What is FFA
Nursery/Landscape Floriculture Forestry Agronomy Dairy Cattle
Judging Livestock Judging Poultry Judging
Electrical Farm Business
Management Job Interview
Demonstration Agriscience Fair Dairy Foods
Judging
Career Development Events (CDE’s)
180/360 Leadership Conference State FFA Convention Area Leadership Camps National FFA Convention Local CDE events FFA has events throughout the year
FFA Events
One important thing to remember that as with any other school organization, you must keep up your grades in order to be eligible to attend any FFA event.
Grades
Questions????
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