Conference Overview
This conference empowers students to build a strong foundation for their future. Focusing on goal setting, confidence development, and self-image building, the Building Excellence conference will equip students with the mindset and skills necessary to create a successful future. Building Excellence is a one-day experience open to ALL junior Texas FFA members and will be held in conjunction with the Made for Excellence and Executing with Excellence conferences. The same conference will be hosted at all locations across Texas on each of the different dates. Dates for conferences can be found HERE.
Why should I come?
- Called "Texas FFA's best kept secret" by advisors
- One of the few advanced, state level opportunities to ALL students! (Qualifying it as a "state day" in local school districts)
- Facilitated by prominent former FFA members, including state and national officers
- Rejuvenation for the chapter
- 3-in-1 stop
- Section C of TEKS
- Texas FFA scholarship application
- Chapter award applications
Students will be able to...
1. Describe their personality
2. Describe how they perceive themselves
3. Identify positive traits in people around them
4. Define self-image
5. Describe steps that can be taken to change the way they view their personal self-image
6. Identify how to build positive relationships
7. Describe how to effectively confront bullying
8. Discuss how pressure and influence of peers affect personal actions
9. Identify and explain ways to overcome peer pressure
10. Describe ways to build strong and healthy relationships
11. Identity the benefits of setting goals
12. Differentiate between dreams and goals
13. Describe why goals are important and necessary for success
14. Identify the characteristics of effective goals
15. Describe the steps to creating effective goals
16. Identify personal barriers to attaining goals