FFA Leaders Attend District Conference

MUSCATINE — Each year the Southeast district and Iowa FFA officers plan and facilitate Chapter Officer Leadership Training (COLT) Conferences for FFA members in the SE district. Louisa-Muscatine High School welcomed FFA chapters from all over the SE district on June 6.

While at Louisa-Muscatine HS on Tuesday, district and state officers lead four interactive workshops for FFA Chapter leaders, many of which are officers, for the annual COLT Conference. The workshops facilitated were local FFA Chapter program focused in the areas of advocating for the agriculture industry, connecting with stakeholders, recruiting for the local chapter, and working as a cohesive team. FFA leaders also received training relative to their specific officer duties within the local chapter.

Iowa FFA President, Holly Schmitt, stated, “COLT conference provides a chance for FFA members to learn more about their responsibility as a local leader and is a conference for members to meet and connect with state, district and other chapter officers.”

COLT conference programming is designed as a two-year rotation of local leaders training. The goal is to engage FFA members in learning about the tools that would allow them to be successful in anything they are part of through high school and beyond.

COLT conference is made possible with support from Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance of Iowa through the Iowa FFA Foundation.

Attending the leadership conference were: Tate Bombei, Ellie Callahan, Quinn Callahan, Brock Fisher, Sydney Knebel, Brynn Northup, Blake Peck, Caitlynn Peters, Gabi Robertson, Charlotte Sieren, Greta Sieren, Madelyn Sieren, Quinton Smith, Allie Whetstine, Brynn Younge and Advisor Elsa Schmidt. The group was assisted by Renee Fisher being a van driver.