Six new FFA chapters received their charter on Wednesday during the opening session of the 91st Kansas FFA Convention May 29–31, 2019, on the Kansas State University campus.

“Adding new FFA chapters brings excitement and also makes me humbled to serve as an officer in a state that believes in the value of investing in local chapters,” said Scuyler Zenger, 2018–19 Kansas FFA Secretary. “ By establishing these new chapters, Kansas shows an unbreakable passion for agriculture and creating opportunities for youth.”

The new chapters include: Ashland FFA, Chanute FFA, Kiowa County FFA, Lakin FFA, Mulvane FFA and Shawnee Heights FFA.

The focus of the efforts to expand into new communities is to reach communities not yet served by agricultural education and FFA, and to ensure the quality and high performance of current programs providing personal, academic and career education in agriculture.

Chapters can only be chartered in schools where systematic instruction in agriculture education is offered. To receive their charter, each chapter must submit a letter of application, a list of their members and officers, a copy of the proposed local chapter constitution and bylaws, and a copy of their program of activities, as well as have paid current district, state and national dues.

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