Nashua-Plainfield FFA members attend leadership conferences
By Keagan Betsinger | Nashua-Plainfield FFA Historian
On Nov. 12, students from FFA chapters across Iowa attended the Discovery and 212° Leadership Conferences.
From the Nashua-Plainfield FFA Chapter, Kacie Erwin, Holly Bailey and Michael Stille attended the 212° Conference. Jaycie Bilharz, Jasmyn Jost, Cede Wiese and Cadence Ellifritz attended the Discovery Conference.
The Discovery Conference is a program for students in seventh and eighth grade. During their conference, they focus on shifting the leadership focus from “me” to “we.” Students learned about emotional growth, opportunities in agriculture, and how to become a servant leader.
The 212° Conference, named after the temperature at which water boils, puts the focus on taking students to the boiling point of leadership. This conference is focused on student development and helps FFA members become aware of all aspects of personal growth. FFA members attended sessions that were about finding their passions and core virtues, decision-making, character, and building connections. Leaving students with a personal plan for self-improvement.
Said Erwin: “People should go to these conferences because they can meet a lot of new people and learn a lot of new skills. Some new skills that people could learn is how to work with together with others as a team, how to be productive, and also how to be accountable.”
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Pictured, from left, are Nashua-Plainfield FFA members who attended the Discovery and 212° Conferences, Cede Wiese, Holly Bailey, Kacie Erwin, Michael Stille, Jaycie Beilharz, Jasmyn Jost and Cadence Ellifritz.
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