FFA Students Attend SLC Event
This summer 27 students from Jasper County attended a Summer Leadership Camp (SLC) at the Georgia FFA-FCCLA Center in Covington, on the banks of Jackson Lake.
Summer Leadership Camp is open to FFA and FCCLA students from all over Georgia.
Casey Elias took the group for a week of camp where they participated in a leadership program designed to build relationships, develop teamwork and leadership attributes, and of course have a great time. They competed in team competitions such as softball and volleyball, and they also competed in individual events such as ping pong, cornhole, crafts, speech contest, and an essay contest.
There were many fun camp activities such as a blob and swimming. The last day of camp is highlighted by one final team event – the mud course.
The theme of Summer Leadership Camp this year was Drive. Life is a journey to be experienced, and we are all in our own driver’s seat. Through this theme, we hope campers recognize that the only impossible journey is the one you never begin.
“Summer Leadership Camp is a unique experience for students that is full of memorable activities and real leadership development. One of the best aspects of camp is that some of the best teachers in the state spend a week with these students and truly invest in them to make a difference in their lives,” says Russel Towns, Camp Manager.
The students from Jasper County chapter attending camp included: Casey Cheek, Mackenzie Greninger, Allie Allen, Sarah Skinner, Sarah Martin, Calleigh Stanley, Mckenzie Murell, Maddie Cantrell, Rachel Beatty, Haley Beverly, Loralye Irwin, Faith Cook, Connie Jenkins, Kensley Delk, Maegan Stanley, TarevaChine Lightfoot, James Delacerda, Respress Morton, Preston Russell, Nathan Alexander, Hunter Sorrows, Houston West, Nolan Carroll, Lucas Helton, Emmett Ferguson, Nolan McMichael, and John Williams.
Founded in 1928, the former “Future Farmers of America” brought together students, teachers and agribusiness to solidify support for agricultural education. The name of the organization was changed to the National FFA Organization in 1988 to reflect the growing diversity of agriculture. Georgia FFA is the third largest state association in the nation with more than 42,000 members. There are 342 FFA Chapters and more than 475 agricultural education teachers in Georgia. The FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success, through agricultural education.
Family, Career, Community Leaders of America, founded in 1945, is a dynamic and effective national student organization that helps young men and women become leaders and address important personal, family, work, and societal issues through family and consumer science education. In the 2017-2018 school year, Georgia FCCLA boasted over 21,115 members in 289 chapters. The mission of FCCLA is to promote personal growth and leadership development through family and consumer sciences education.