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Butler County Junior Fair Section
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tem. Organized in November of 1928, it
JUNIOR FAIR has served to motivate and vitalize the

ORGANIZATIONS systematic instruction offered to students

4-H of Agricultural Education and to provide
further training in ideas of leadership, re-
Ohio 4-H membership is based on a child’s sponsibility, and citizenship.
age and grade as of January 1 of the cur- FFA develops members’ potential and
rent year. Eligibility for Cloverbud participa-
tion begins when a child is enrolled in Kin- helps them discover their talent through
dergarten and is five years old. Eligibility hands-on experiences, which gives mem-
for participation in 4-H projects and com- bers the tools to achieve real-world suc-
petitive events begin when a child is age 8 cess. Members are future chemists, vet-
and in 3rd grade. Any youth age 9 or above is eligible for
project membership, regardless of grade level. Member- erinarians, government officials, entrepre-
ship requires enrollment in an authorized Ohio 4-H club or neurs, bankers, international business
group under the direction of an OSU Extension profes- leaders, teachers and premier profession-
sional or an approved adult volunteer. A youth’s 4-H eligi- als in many career fields.
bility ends December 31 the year he or she turns 19. Join-
ing Ohio 4-H is a privilege and responsibility for individuals FFA is an intra-curricular student organi-
and is subject to the Ohio 4-H Code of Conduct and ap- zation for those interested in agriculture
plicable polices of the Ohio State University. and leadership. It is one of three compo-
nents of agricultural education: Class-
room Instruction, FFA and Supervised Ag-
NATIONAL FFA ORGANIZATION
ricultural Experience *SAE). The official
Jr. Fair Board Members in Charge: Addi- name of the organization is the National
son Roller , Michaela FFA Organization. The Letters “FFA”
McNaughton & Addy stand for Future Farmers of America.

Schwegmann These letters are a part of our history
Adult Advisor: Anna Moeller and our heritage that will never change.
The FFA motto consists of only four
Kari Roberts
FFA is a dynamic youth organiza- lines, but these lines are filled with prac-
tion that changes lives and prepares members tical philosophy reflecting the spirit and
for premier leadership, personal growth, and sincerity that shows the true viewpont of
career success through agricultural education. rural youth, the “Backbone of the Nation”:
The FFA is a National Organization of Learning to do, Doing to Learn, Earning
young people studying Agricultural Edu- to Live, Living to Serve.
cation in public schools. Today, there are FFA is structured by three levels: local
over 1,027,273 FFA members, aged 12- chapter, state association and national. In
21, in 9,325 chapters in all 50 states and Ohio over 30,000+ young people are
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, FFA members of 333 chapters. Agricultural
members in grades 7 through 12 and col- education and the FFA have been repre-
sented in Butler County from the very be-
lege.
Locally, the FFA organization is for stu- ginning of the organization. Talawanda
dents enrolled in Agricultural Education received its charter in 1957, Ross re-
courses in public schools in Butler Coun- ceived its charter in 1972, D. Russell Lee
ty. The FFA has become well known as JVS received its charter in 1975, and
an integral part of the Career & technical Edgewood received its charter in 1981.
Education in agricultural programs that
exist in the American public school sys-