I want to join FFA or 4H?

Question

I'm a home schooled student highly interested in joining FFA or 4H. Is there anywhere in Mesa AZ that I can join one?

Answer 1

FFA is difficult for homeschooolers to get into depending on their states.  One thing that homeschoolers need to do it to unite and contact the FFA itself to demand entrance.  In too many instances the schools try to keep homeschoolers out.

4H is wonderful though.  It is usually part of the local Farm extension program.  I would contact the local health dept to get contact information about the farm bureau.

Answer 2

Maricopa County doesn't appear to have a 4-H club, but here is a link to the clubs in AZ...maybe one is near enough to you.

http://cals.arizona.edu/4-h/counties.htm...

As for FFA...try calling the public schools.  Here in Michigan, the FFA is administered by the public school system, but is usually only a program in small districts with large farming communities.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Yes. Check with the Mesa Public Schools and call the admin offices. They will help you. If not Gilbert is right there and Mesquite High has a program you can join.

Answer 4

Don't contact Farm Bureau or Health Department about 4H - you need to contact your county's Extension Office - that's who puts on the 4H program.

Here is the state link for 4H:

http://cals.arizona.edu/4-h/index.html

and the counties page:

http://cals.arizona.edu/4-h/counties.htm...

Even if you don't join 4H, you can still purchase, for a small price, their lesson activity booklets and use them as part of your curriculum.

I'd say more than half of our local HS'ing popluation is involved in 4H.  There are four clubs of just HS'ers throughout the area.

Answer 5

FFA is generally a school function and 4H is an afterschool most the homeschoolers I know are in 4H.

You should be able to Google 4H and it should tell you a chapter close to you or you can start one.