Saydee Jo Finch Shares Her Ag Knowledge With FFA Students
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Saydee Jo Finch receives Area 1 Outstanding Young Ag Teacher of the Year over the summer.
Saydee Jo Finch is using what she learned in ag while at Childress High School to teach the next generation.
“I definitely appreciate Novak and all he did for us while Silas and I were in the program,” she said. “I truly know what it is like to be backed all the way, no matter what I wanted to do.”
Mr. Novak also pushed her to do and be better. “I think having the program I did in high school definitely helps me push for what I know the program can be,” Saydee Jo said.
When I asked her how FFA has been, Saydee Jo said controlled chaos.
“We are constantly going,” she explained. “But I will take the countless miles, hours and practices to see these kids grow in their ability and who they are becoming as a person.”
Saydee Jo said it doesn’t feel like it’s been a year and a half since she started her job at CHS.
“But at the same time, it has been a whirl wind since the first trip in July,” she said. “We for sure stay busy!”
With all the things Saydee Jo is doing to build up this program, her favorite part is watching FFA students show others how they can get involved in Ag. It’s not about the banners or titles they bring home; it’s how they can’t wait to show someone else how to do better.
“One of my favorite things is hearing from parents about how excited their kids are they got into the program and how different it is,” she added. Another thing that makes her heart happy is hearing comments likes these, ‘The Ag department is just different. It feels like you walk in the ag building, and everyone is helping each other. They want each other to succeed. It doesn’t matter if you are competing against each other, at the end of the day you could call them for help and they’d show up.’
“Although I didn’t see myself coming back to the building that helped raise me, I know God had his hand in moving us home to make an impact on our community and help the next generation of agriculturists,” Saydee Jo said.
