OFI 1812: What Does This Student Have In Common With Jimmy Stewart | FFA SAE Edition – Featured Freshman | Brynn Karnes | Central Columbia High School FFA

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Brynn Karnes is a sophomore at Central Columbia High School in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania and a standout member of the FFA Chapter. She has deep roots in the Keystone State with farming on one side of the family and a multi-generational hardware store that has been serving farmers for decades on the other.

Brynn has definitely had her eyes opened to all the different opportunities for careers already, due to her involvement in the FFA. She first explored the option of being an agriculture teacher and thought she wanted to head that direction. However, then she took plant science and worked in the greenhouse and found something that she thought she could do for the rest of her life. And, who knows what else she will be exposed to over time that may even lead her in a different direction.

What I noticed in the interview was that as Brynn and I spoke about her future career prospects there was excitement in her voice. To me, that is the most important thing. No matter what she ultimately winds up doing for a career, her participation in the FFA has got her excited about her future!

Regarding the title of today’s episode – you are going to have to listen to find out what that means. If you don’t already know, it is explained in our conversation!

SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE: Agricultural Paid Placement

HIGH SCHOOL: Central Columbia High School; Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

MASCOT: Blue Jays

FFA ADVISOR: Douglas Brown

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR BRYNN KARNES:

Click on the picture below to be taken to the Central Columbia High School website:

Brynn’s FFA Advisors’ Email Addresses: dbrown@ccsd.cc

Central Columbia High School’s Telephone Number: 570-784-2850

FFA LINKS:

National FFA Organization

Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE’s)

Support FFA

Donate to FFA – One way that FFA students are able to start small businesses is through an FFA grant of $1,000. In 2014, 141 FFA students received these grants. With your donations, more students can get this head start – pay it forward.

REASONS TO DONATE TO FFA:

Only 2% of Americans grow and raise most of the food and livestock consumed by the other 98% as well as the rest of the world. FFA is providing the needed education, training and resources to Americans that will carry that torch forward and insure that America continues to have inexpensive, quality food.
Rural Communities will rely on entrepreneurship in the future for population growth and job creation. The FFA is a major catalyst to that entrepreneurial growth.
Farmers, ranchers and those working in agriculture give the rest of America incredible amounts of freedom because the search for food is as simple as going to the grocery store:

“The future of American agriculture depends on the involvement and investment in America’s youth, In order to prepare for the population of tomorrow, we need to encourage America’s youth today, and show that careers in agriculture are profitable, rewarding, and vital.”.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue