You can expect to see plenty of blue jackets this week as chapters nationwide celebrate National FFA Week. The annual rite of February allows chapters and their alumni groups to celebrate what the organization stands for and the impact FFA has on members. Luxemburg-Casco, Kewaunee, Sevastopol, and Southern Door have chapters for its high school students, while Algoma, Southern Door, Sevastopol, Kewaunee, and Luxemburg-Casco have active alumni groups as well. The group goes beyond the “cows, sows, and plows” moniker people outside the organization have given the FFA over the years. Luxemburg-Casco FFA Chapter Vice-President Caleb Salentine says much of what they do has nothing to do with the farm at all.

The tradition of FFA Week dates back to 1948 not just as a celebration of the organization but also nod to former President George Washington’s legacy as an agriculturist and a farmer. Area chapters will orchestrate events during National FFA Week, which concludes on Saturday.

Picture courtesy of the Luxemburg-Casco FFA Program