FFA Personal Statement

Since my freshman year of high school, my passion for agriculture has flourished. I did not come from an agricultural background as my parents worked for the State and Amtrak, but I was intrigued about California’s leading industry. Up until my freshman year in high school, the closest I had gotten to agriculture was when I would grow a garden of vegetables during the spring for fresh produce. I became involved in my school’s FFA chapter and was infatuated with the FFA from the start. I saw it as a way to become involved as well as to expand my leadership and social skills. This also became my escape from home when things became rough with my alcoholic father. I found friends who later I considered my family. Prior to joining the FFA, I had been involved in bad behavior and surrounded myself with negative people. My …show more content…
In order to achieve my goal and dream of becoming an agriculture teacher I need to further my education by attending CSU Chico’s College of Agriculture. I come from a household where income is tight as my mother provides for me and my two sisters. She supports the extra curricular activities me and my siblings want to do. She plans to help fund my college expenses, however it will be a struggle. This scholarship will help be a way to alleviate some of that stress and be a positive investment into my future. I hope to later give back by making a difference in agriculture and the future of the industry through education and leadership development of youth. In addition, I hope to give back to Chico State’s College of Agriculture through the creation of a poultry production program using my extensive expertise in the poultry production industry. Using my leadership skills I hope to dedicate myself to servant leadership around the campus and