By Matt Browning
Mulvane’s Ainsley Wood has long been interested in agriculture, specifically horses, so joining FFA was a no-brainer.
“When I heard that Mulvane High school had FFA I immediately knew that I needed to be a part of it,” Wood said. “As I have been in FFA over the past few years I have realized how important it is to be a leader, not only within your school, but within your community as well.”
Mulvane’s FFA program is busy throughout the year, with numerous activities and competitions, but Wood would not change a thing.
“This fall, we are also hosting a pumpkin patch which means this past summer we tilled and planted our pumpkin patch and coming up within the next few months we will be picking out pumpkins and then handing them out to kids around our community,” Wood said. “Aside from the pumpkin patch, my FFA chapter tried to do monthly service projects to ensure we are helping our community in any way possible. Whether it is volunteering at the local animal shelter or making teacher appreciation boxes for the teachers in my school, my FFA chapter is always trying to give back to the ones who support us.”
Wood said anybody interested in joining FFA would have no regrets.“If someone was joining FFA I would tell them to do as many things as possible to get involved,” Wood said. “Whatever you put into FFA is what you will get out and FFA has taught me countless life lessons because I have put my all into FFA.”
