FFA is a school-based part of agricultural education programs in public schools, and is federally chartered by congress through the U.S. Department of Education. Chapters are organized in schools with agricultural education programs. There are 7,241 FFA chapters across the country. Ninety percent of the 449,814 members are in grades nine through 12. Student officers work closely with their advisors to conduct business at the chapter, state and national levels.
Advisors are agricultural education teachers in public high schools.
There are more than 11,000 FFA advisors. First place in the regional competition of Landscape Design at the Big E in September, 1999. Three students went to the Massachusetts FFA Convention in March. This was the first time our students competed and they were up against much larger schools. We are very proud of these students who took 3 rd place in the team event in the Nursery and Landscape Career Development event.