California FFA News Summer 2018 | Page 10

ALBERTO ROMAN Galt FFA I had a great time at the Advanced Leadership Academy this year. For our chapter it’s more than just an individual leadership conference, it’s a chance for a big group of us to come together with a common purpose and improve what we do each year. We hold each other to high standards and expect that we will all give our best during the conference so that we can help make Galt FFA the best possible place it could be. One thing I really loved was being able to see people from other chapters doing the same thing - push ing themselves and trying to picture what their chapter could be like. I really enjoyed hearing about what other chapters do to make FFA enga ging and worthwhile- I definitely picked up some great ideas from my time at ALA. Attending ALA has helped push me toward being a more confident, creative and goal-focused version of myself and reminds me that leaders will work toward the improvement of our organization. I am honored I was selected to represent our chap ter and I hope all of us who attended can use what we learned for the bene fit of our peers back home. ELGADO GERARDO D I got the Dixon FFA ence in which nded a confer te at I h conference 9t st ry fir On Februa . This was the a bit of my life ge any FFA activity an of ch rt to pa ty en opportuni d not really be ha I . ed out this nd te er at good things ab which I had ev ds had told me en fri morning of the le in up I met up early before, but a co to give it a try. re and I the ed t cid go de e I W . so conference ard Modesto w to f of ok to a e in hotel. r and w united at once with my chapte any members m so e se I still keep to ch ed le, some whi was very surpris t of new peop lo a t ee my chapter m in to le ce lk to more peop I had the chan ta to e m t go loved This reunion basis. I really in touch with. a normal day on to lk ve been ta ha ly t normal how their lives that I would no s and knowing er ce fic of en er te nf sta co t the n. This FFA getting to mee FFA organizatio the r’s by te ap ed lp ch y he d in m impacted and me more involve FFA State ed me to beco the California to go to really encourag t an w to e m for me ed e courag great experienc activities and en all, this was a in l Al e. nc re fe Leadership Con r all. commend it fo and, I would re California FFANEWS • PAGE 10 • Summer 2018