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contents
January/February 1997
features
10 If the Shoe fits...
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He has clients in three states and operates his business
from a state-of-the-art truck. Meet Kyle Bailey, an FFA
member who's taking horseshoeing to a new level.
15 Cutting the cost of coilege
Nobody ever said it was going to be cheap. Find out how
you can keep those college bills from piling up by securing
financial aid.
coverstory
18 Kansas City—The only place to be
Here's your front row seat for the 69th National FFA
Convention! With enthusiastic speakers, interactive
workshops, tough competitions, late-night dances and
earth-shaking light and sound shows, a record-breaking
swarm of41,275 descended on Kansas City.
departments
2 national officer q & a
5 tlie buzz
7 ffa in action
9 ffa stars
27 celebrity interview
28 last laft
FFA Mission Statement
FFA makesa positivedifference
inthelivesofstudentsbydeveloping
theirpotentialforpremierleadership,
personalgrowthand careersuccess
through agriculturaleducation.
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MagazineStaff
JimScott,publisher
Corey Rosenbusch ErichGaukel,editor
GuyGangi,creativedirector
JamesVanFleteren,artdirector
TammyCurtis,custompublishingmanager
TinaSaegebrecht,productioneditor
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same places they are now. area and she beat me, so my favorite thing to do. JimScott,studentservices&magazine
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myself walking around time. The convention was RuthieWebb.Georgia
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