Proceedings, 1997
Proceedings, 1997
Proceedings, 1997
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The 70th National FFA Convention<br />
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Participants in this years convention found strength in<br />
numbers. Over 44,000 members, supporters and guests<br />
made the annual midwestern pilgrimage to support and<br />
celebrate the accomplishments of outstanding members.<br />
The best aspects of teamwork were on display throughout<br />
the convention.<br />
Judging teams tested the limits of their combined<br />
knowledge and reaped the mutual fruits of victory. Officer<br />
teams explored the importance of commitment to each<br />
other to ensure success of the chapters' goals. In committee<br />
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People came from far and wide to experience the convention.<br />
Suitcases loaded with official dress and heavy coats were seen being<br />
unloaded from taxicabs, buses and vans all over Kansas City.<br />
Focus and observation are important elements<br />
of a winning judging style, as demonstrated by<br />
this floriculture contestant. Convention-goers<br />
were urged to focus on their goals and look for<br />
opportunities in every situation.<br />
meetings, delegates engaged in open discussion about the<br />
future direction of the FFA and its programs. Even the band<br />
and chorus performed together in concert.<br />
For those who were making their first trip to Kansas<br />
City the stream of blue corduroy flowing through down-<br />
town streets made the world seem a little smaller, and many<br />
fast friendships were formed. Entire chapters came to the<br />
convention by bus, tram, plane and automobile, allowing<br />
everyone to share in the experience and creating collective<br />
memories for the attendees.
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