9th to 10th-grade students will experience
the MISSION Conference.
Objectives - Students will:

• Connect: Students will be introduced to the theme of the conference and evaluate their role in helping others feel connected.
• Why: Students will analyze why an effort to connect with others must be made and to whom that effort will be applied.
• How: Students will discover tools and processes to cultivate healthy connections.
• Unhealthy Connections: Students will categorize the connections in their lives and practice navigating unhealthy connections.
• Influence: Students will examine the relationship between trust and influence.
• Plan: Students will review the content from the previous sessions and leave motivated to create change.

• Identity: Members will build relationships, set expectations and preview the conference content.
• Direction: Members define their personal leadership direction and write a direction statement that will guide their leadership
• Voice: Members will explore different forms of voice and build a personal communication plan focused on supporting agriculture.
• Strategy: Members will identify a meaningful way their FFA chapter could improve and develop a strategic plan to help make it happen.
• Initiative: Members will write a personal pledge and action plan for how they will lead with initiative.
• Impact: Members celebrate their growth, reflect on each part of the conference and pull together everything they’ve learned to create their personal impact map.