The two-day personal development program helped students determine personal virtues and values, while creating personal action plans for achieving their goals. The conference also focused on good decision making and accountability.
Illinois held two 212 conferences with 341 FFA members attending the conference in Schaumburg and another 256 attending the conference held in Collinsville. The conference was open to freshman and sophomore FFA members.
212 conference program staff members are college students who are former state or national FFA officers. FFA is a national organization, of over 523,000 members, developing each student’s potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. Local, state, and national activities and award programs provide opportunities for students to apply knowledge and skills acquired through agricultural education.
