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South Dakota FFA Foundation

Phone: 605-765-4865 Email: gerri@sdffafoundation.org

Blue Jackets... Bright Futures

South Dakota FFA Jacket Essay Contest

Overview

Save each applicant by your chaptername_studentname. For example: Gettysburg_GerriEide

The purpose is to provide SD FFA members with their own FFA jacket.

Open to all agricultural education students who are active SD FFA members and don't currently have an FFA jacket. Preference is given to students grades 9-11. The Foundation will only award one jacket to a student over the course of their FFA membership.\

Jacket winners will be presented with a gift card to the National FFA Supply Service to be used to order their FFA jacket. A tie or scarf also comes with it. You must indicate which you want on your order.

Jacket winners will be presented with a gift card to the National FFA Supply Service to be used to order their FFA jacket, that covers the cost of the jacket, a tie/scarf and shipping.

Judges will be selected by the Foundation Director. Number of jackets awarded is based on number sponsored.

Chapters can submit up to 10% of their last year's membership numbers in jacket applications (ie. If you had 34 FFA members last year, you can submit 4 student applications.)

Student Name:	________________________________FFA Chapter: ____________________________

Home Address:	___________________________________________________________________

Email address: _________________________ Chapter Advisor(s): _______________________________

Grade level in School: _____________ # of Years in FFA: ___________ (application must include 2 pages)

Short Answer Questions – use only the space provided, and make sure answers are legible.

Why did you sign up for Agriculture Education and FFA?

Why do you feel you need an FFA Jacket?

What would having an FFA jacket mean to you?

4. What goals do you want to accomplish in FFA?

This application is the result of my (my child's) own effort and we permit, for publicity purposes, the use of any information included in this application.

I agree that if I do not maintain FFA membership and participate for at least two years after receiving my jacket, the jacket becomes the property of my local FFA chapter.

Student Signature: ______________________________

Parent Signature: _______________________________

We have examined the application and recommend that this candidate be considered for a new FFA Jacket.

Advisor Signature: ____________________________________ Date: __________________

Administrator Signature: ________________________________