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73rd National FFA Convention Key Facts
October 25-28, 2000
Education
Largest annual youth
gathering; nearly 50,000 students, teachers and guests attend
- National Agricultural Career Show covers
400,000 square feet and hosts 350 exhibitors
- 90 Kentucky and southern Indiana based
businesses provide educational tours for students
- 42 student career and leadership workshops
- Speakers: Deborah Norville (Anchor, Inside
Edition), John Alston (Motivational Speaker & Author), Dr. Guy Rice Doud (Former
U.S. Teacher of the Year & Motivational Speaker) and Carolyn Peck (WNBA Coach)
- Approved activity by the National
Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
Career Exploration
Members participate, honored for outstanding
accomplishments in hands-on work experience
- In 1999, 3,000 students participated in 21
career development events
- 2,263 members receive the American FFA
Degree, the organization’s highest individual honor
- 521 chapters recognized as National
Chapter Award winners, the organization’s highest chapter honor
- 180 finalists in the 45 national
proficiency awards program
- 135 students participate in the
Agriscience Fair
Community Impact
The national gathering generates $20 million in
revenue for the city of Louisville each year
- In 1999, 800 local elementary students
participated in PALS (mentoring program)
- In 1999, FFA members and local elementary
students gathered 15 tons of food for Kentucky Harvest
- In 1999, 614 elementary school students
learned about agriculture through the PALS mentoring program
- Over 2,500 volunteers help make the
convention a success; 1,000 Kentucky volunteers alone
- 100 host committee members from Louisville
community
Membership
Today, there are 453,902 FFA members, aged 12-21 in
7,220 chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
- 35% of FFA members are female; women hold
47% of state leadership positions
- 90% of FFA members are in grades 9-12; 5%
are in grades 6-8; 5% are high school graduates
- 27% of FFA members live in rural, farm
areas; the remainder live in rural non-farm (39%), urban and suburban areas (34%)
- FFA chapters are in 10 of the 15 largest
cities, including New York, Chicago and Philadelphia
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