"Welcome to New York, It's been waiting for you..." - Taylor Swift. One of the many jams we listened to on the way to New York to visit an outstanding high school and elect New York FFA's National FFA Officer Candidate.
Terra Ingram and Beth Mathie had taken six students in the Agricultural and Extension Education major to New York. Our first stop on Friday in the Empire State was at Tully Junior-Senior High School in Tully, NY. At the school, we were greeted by Mrs. Leann Jordan, the current Agriculture Teacher at the high school, and Mr. Terry Hughes, an extension support specialist at Cornell University. She had shown us around the program and talked with us about stepping into a program that has had a legacy. Mr. Hughes explained the process of becoming certified to teach in New York since it is different than Pennsylvania.
Our second stop was in Syracuse, NY at the New York State Fair Grounds. On Friday evening we had orientation/training on the process of selecting New York's NOC. Once we had finished up our training, Mr. Hughes treated us to a fantastic dinner at Dinosaurs Bar-B-Que. Absolutely wonderful food, check it out if you are ever in New York! 
Saturday was the big day! We held interviews with candidates for the majority of the day. Throughout the time we spent interviewing and deliberating, we all had ah-ha moments of what it is like running for a National FFA Officer position. "I ran for PA NOC in 2016, and I now realize why I would not have made a great candidate that year," Luke expressed. We all had learned a lot through this process and opened up our eyes to what we might experience as we train future state officers/national officer candidates.
The group of students that went was Jess Barnhart, Luke Kerstetter, Megan Royer, Elise Laudenslager, Jill Palmer, and Adalyn Reed. We all enjoyed our time in New York, and had lots of fun with the dynamic duo Terra and Beth!
Luke Kerstetter
Communications Team
Twitter Handle: Luke_Kerstetter
2020 Agricultural Education Student Teacher
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