Garrett Craig 2017-2018 District Vice President

Hello, everyone! I am Garrett Craig and the 2017-2018 North Central District Vice President. I live in Clay County and really enjoy living in a rural area. My family consists of myself, my sister Maddison who is a freshman, my brother Owen who is a fifth grader, my mom Erica who is a substitute teacher and my dad Brent who works for a company called "ESPi" in Clay Center. The saying goes, "it takes a village," so I must have been trouble because I've had more extended family members around me as I've grown up than I care to count.

I am a senior at Clay Center Community High School and enjoy many activities there. First and foremost, FFA (of course). Since entering the FFA as an eighth grader, my life has been influenced not only by the great people I've met but also the wonderful, tangible skills I have acquired. Without FFA being in our school system, I would have never discovered one of my true passions in life, which is agriculture. Through the help of my advisors, fellow members, parents, and friends, I have grown to appreciate the different aspects of agriculture in my daily life. I notice them, especially when working on my SAE (supervised agriculture experience). Mine is under Diversified Agriculture Production. My grandparents own a small farm and a fairly large cow-calf operation. To say it was a large part of my childhood is an understatement. Receiving my first cow at the meek age of 3 months, I have come to love beef cattle. Bundled up in a car seat, 3 month-old me sat crying my eyes out in the calving barn for 2 hours while my grandparents pulled a heifer calf. Feeling pangs of guilt from the little guy in the corner, Grandpa broke down and said "Here, have her. You waited long enough." Now a much older, I work with them to manage their herd and get a lot of excitement out of making genetic decisions as well as the keep/cull process of saving replacement heifers. I work for a swine production operation last summer, so I have a diverse back ground in some aspects of animal production. My grandparents are tremendous role models, especially my grandmothers. One is a nurse who devotes countless hours to helping people feel better again. The other is farm wife who doesn't like to stay in the house. As a child, I thought this was the normal way grandmothers were. I soon discovered, however, that not all grandmothers give people shots and administer medicine, and not all grandmothers chase cows and run chainsaws.
Outside of FFA, I keep a pretty busy schedule. I play football and am a three-year varsity letterman. Being my senior year, it made me realize how much I'll miss it after I graduate. I compete in powerlifting and placed 3rd in 4A 198lbs men last spring. Music is another huge part of my life. I am in my school's show choir, "Tiger Chorale," and although I may not be a great dancer, enjoy being in the group and performing for people. Speaking of dancing... I will be the first to admit that I am not a good one. Someone should have told me that before I accepted the role of Ren McCormack in the CCCHS production of Footloose. I'm no Kevin Bacon, but I hope I will enjoy the show as much as the audience will! As the year goes on, it will be my privilege to get to work with the members of the North Central District. Our members are truly the best and I can't wait for what is to come this school year!


Garrett Craig
2017-2018 NCD Vice President