High Springs High School - Sandspur Yearbook (High Springs, FL)

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FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA The Future Farmers of Amer1ca 15 a natlonal orgamzatxon of boys studymg vocatronal agn culture It stretches from Marne to Hawau and Washrngton to Puerto Rlco and has as IIS motto Learmng by Domg We of the H1gh Sprmgs chapter try to learn by domg and each boy cames out a proJect dur mg the year rangrng from 25 chrcks up to farmmg several acres wrth d1vers1f1ed crops The FFA assocratron conducts many contests We part1c1pate 1n as many as poss1ble plac mg specral emphas1s on Pub11c Speakmg and Parhamentary Procedure Our 8th grade team placed 3rd rn the state competmon last year Agam thrs year we expect to work hard on the speakmg and Parhamentary Procedure contests Our chapter conducts tours and f1eld tr1ps to create mterest for the boys Twenty boys took part rn a 10 day educatronal tour to Washmgton last summer Durmg th1s year we have had freld tr1ps to the Tampa Fa1r and to the Fat Stock Show rn Ocala to partrclpate rn Judgmg cattle We have a lab plot where fall and spnng gardens are grown by each boy Through these thrngs each of our frfty two members are getung valuable experiences Presrdent Vrce Presldent Secretary Reporter Sentlnel Advrsor Fred Yarbrough Cohn Wrllramson Denms Polk Dale McComb Bud Holt W L Krlpatrrck It ' ' N Treasurer -------- -------- - --------- D ra per Underwood

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