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Don't Be Scared to Try
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Aaron Alejandro sits down with Kat Villarreal, an agricultural science teacher and FFA advisor in South Texas, to trace her journey from a non-farm kid to building a thriving IDEA Public Schools FFA program (now ~350 members). Kat shares how mentorship, grit, and student leadership took her chapter from zero to state-level achievements.
What You’ll Learn
• Three leadership skills Kat drills into students: confidence, responsibility, vulnerability
• How to build a program from scratch in an urban, non-traditional ag setting
• Why mentorship and access (college visits, contests, public speaking) unlock opportunity
• Practical ways FFA shapes real-world skills: handshakes, advocacy, communication, teamwork
• The mindset that it’s “okay to win”—and how to earn it
Learn more at MyTexasFFA.org
Chapters
1. Episode Introduction (00:00:00)
2. From Ballerina to Ag Student (00:04:42)
3. College Journey and First Teaching Job (00:13:42)
4. Building IDEA Charter's FFA Program (00:27:08)
5. Three Essential Leadership Skills (00:38:21)
6. Creating Competitive Edge for Students (00:43:02)
7. First Concert and Family Connections (00:48:00)
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