Ag Teachers, *Deadline: Monday, April 29th* *Remember, this is an in-office due date, not a postmark date.* Applications can be emailed into the applications email and should have a digital picture of your Area Officer Candidate attached. Please email those directly to me ([log in to unmask]) or to the application email ([log in to unmask]) Please use the link below to find the Area FFA Officer Applications from our FFA Website. *LINK TO APPLICATIONS HERE* <https://streaklinks.com/B7Fq7O-mpp1IYZCu2gtxhp17/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gaaged.org%2Fpage.aspx%3FID%3D17> Be sure to read the guidelines and requirements of an Area Officer before selecting a student to fill out the application. Applications should be typed except for signatures and personal statement. Personal Statements must be handwritten. Once complete, scan the entire document, save as a PDF, and email it back to us. Each school can submit 1 Jr Representative (6-9th grade) and 1 Senior Officer (9th-11th grade) Application. Applications will be sorted, scored, and ranked, and results will be emailed by the end of the day on *Wednesday, May 1st.* There will be 12 senior candidates and 5 junior candidates selected to run from each area. We will send more details about the election process once we have our finalists. *Make sure your candidates are preparing a one-minute candidate speech and studying for the written exam that will take place at the Area Awards Ceremony.* *on Tuesday, May 7th, at the Swainsboro City Auditorium for Area 4* *Or Thursday, May 9th, at Rutland High School Auditorium for Area 3.* The test will be developed from information found in the resources below: a. Current Official FFA Manual b. FFA Student Handbook c. Robert’s Rules of Order d. FFA New Horizons – Past 12 months Thank you for having amazing young people in your chapters wanting to serve others! Your example that they are following motivates them to run for an Area Officer position. Thank you for what you do! -- Melissa Riley Central Region Ag Education Horticulture Teacher 281 Hope Entrance Road Fort Valley, GA 31030 cell - 478-973-4071 ᐧ