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| 4 | 4 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION 3 |
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| 5 | 5 | | By Jones R |
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| 9 | 9 | | 002600 |
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| 12 | 12 | | A RESOLUTION to recognize and congratulate the 2025 State |
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| 13 | 13 | | FFA Officers. |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, organized in 1928 to promote leadership, personal growth, and career |
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| 16 | 16 | | success among high school agricultural students, FFA continues to play an important role in |
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| 17 | 17 | | ensuring the growth and prosperity of agriculture in Tennessee and the nation by expertly |
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| 18 | 18 | | molding our future leaders; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, the FFA motto, "Learning to do, doing to learn, earning to live, living to |
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| 20 | 20 | | serve," gives direction and purpose to these future leaders; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, the 2025 FFA Officers are one such group of distinguished future leaders; |
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| 22 | 22 | | they are T. Wayne Williams of Woodbury, president; Skylar Baird of Wilson Central, Middle |
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| 23 | 23 | | Tennessee vice president; Sarah Ault of Munford, West Tennessee vice president; Emily |
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| 24 | 24 | | Whitehead of William Blount, East Tennessee vice president; Shelbi Wallace of McEwen, |
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| 25 | 25 | | secretary; Eli Julian of Cookeville, treasurer; Paige Pardue of Hendersonville, reporter; and Lexi |
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| 26 | 26 | | Rush of Portland, sentinel; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, the Tennessee FFA State Officers have collectively achieved remarkable |
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| 28 | 28 | | accomplishments during their term, including completing eighty-two visits to FFA chapters |
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| 29 | 29 | | across the State; providing 147 workshops that focus on leadership, agriculture, and personal |
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| 30 | 30 | | development; impacting 7,673 students by fostering their growth and interest in agriculture and |
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| 31 | 31 | | leadership; facilitating six weeks of FFA camp, which provided students with unique learning |
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| 32 | 32 | | opportunities in a hands-on environment; facilitating seven leadership conferences; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | traveling 41,850 miles to reach FFA members in Tennessee and beyond; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, one officer served as a chair for a national committee, representing |
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| 35 | 35 | | Tennessee FFA at the national level; seven officers traveled to Spain and Portugal as part of |
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| 40 | 40 | | the international agricultural and leadership tour; one officer was selected to serve as a Speak |
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| 41 | 41 | | Ag Pioneer to promote agricultural education nationwide; and one officer served as a national |
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| 42 | 42 | | reporter for FFA in the United States, sharing stories and successes of FFA members from |
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| 43 | 43 | | across the country; and |
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| 44 | 44 | | WHEREAS, it is most appropriate that we commend this outstanding group of young |
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| 45 | 45 | | Tennesseans for their many achievements and contributions to Tennessee FFA; now, therefore, |
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| 46 | 46 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED |
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| 47 | 47 | | FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, that we honor and |
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| 48 | 48 | | commend the 2025 Tennessee FFA State Officers for their dedication and service, extending |
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| 49 | 49 | | our best wishes for continued success in their future endeavors. |
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| 50 | 50 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared |
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| 51 | 51 | | for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy. |
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