HOUSE RESOLUTION 9

(By Delegate Pinson)

[Introduced February 22, 2021]

Declaring the week of February 20, 2021 National FFA Week in West Virginia.

Whereas, The National FFA Organization prepares students for future career and leadership success through agricultural education in middle and high schools; and

Whereas, The West Virginia membership of the FFA organization continues to be strongly represented by agriculture education students in eighty-three chapters throughout the state with four thousand seven hundred seventy-eight members; and

Whereas, The motto of the FFA organization, “Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve”, motivates members to be active members in their community, school, state, and nation; and

Whereas, The National FFA week is for students, educators, alumni, and supporters to celebrate the continual growth of the organization and its’ role in the development of the United States’ future leaders; and

Whereas, The House of Delegates of West Virginia recognizes the importance of agriculture to the economy of this state, as well as the importance of the education and training students receive through agricultural education programs that develop competent and assertive agricultural leadership; and

Whereas, National FFA Week always runs Saturday to Saturday and encompasses Feb. 22, George Washington's birthday; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Delegates:

That the Congress here assembled accept that February 20th be declared the official start to National FFA Week in West Virginia; and be it

Further Resolved,       That the House of Delegates of West Virginia also recognizes and commends the 2020-2021 state FFA officers as follows: Creed Ammons, President; Emily Yates, Secretary; Natalie Phillips, Vice President; Kaley Sponaugle, Vice President; Zane Cogar, Vice President; Jocelyn Prado, Vice President; Lucas Moreland, Vice President; Marlee Norris, Vice President; Rayne Thompson, Vice President; and be it  

Further Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution be sent to the State President of the West Virginia FFA State Association.