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Central Area VP
Grace Wright
gwright@okffa.org
Chapter:
Stratford
Favorite:
Color: Purple
Drink: Glacier Freeze Gatorade
Food: Italian
Snack: Dots Pretzels
Sport: Basketball
Hobby: Playing piano and guitar
Book: “The Outsiders”
Movie: “Enola Holmes”
TV show: “The Office”
Season: Summer
Flower: Carnations
Animal: Dog
Candy: Cookies ’n’ Cream Hershey’s
Store: Francesca’s
Actor: Adam Sandler
Letter to the Members:
Hello! My name is Grace Wright, and I am the Oklahoma FFA 2024-2025 Central Area vice president.
I am from Stratford, Oklahoma, where I have been involved with the FFA for my entire life. I enjoy public speaking, land judging and homesite evaluation. I come from a family of five, and I am the oldest sibling of three girls. My sisters are Faith and Hannah. My parents are both teachers. My dad has been teaching agriculture education classes at Stratford for 21 years and my mom recently refounded the family and consumer sciences classes at Stratford two years ago.
My Supervised Agricultural Experiences included raising a small herd of cattle, showing pigs and working on a fruit and vegetable farm. Some of the most meaningful lessons I have learned have come to me through my SAEs. I loved learning about managing and caring for cattle. It taught me how to manage money along with some basic livestock care skills. I started showing pigs when I was six years old and fell in love with not only showing but the people in the industry. Showing taught me how to be consistent and manage my time, along with appreciating the little things like cleaning the barn with my little sisters.
When I was 13 I went to work on a fruit and vegetable farm in the summer. I learned how to plant, cultivate and care for many different varieties of fruits and vegetables. My favorite job on the farm was planting tomato plants in the field on the back of a water wheel.
I also wouldn’t be who I am without my love of music. I’ve played piano since I was about 5 years old, and I picked up guitar and ukulele a few years later. I love to sing and play instruments for my family and friends and also just to relax. I competed in the Oklahoma FFA State Talent Show for four years.
Being from a small town I was encouraged to get involved in as many things as possible, and I am so thankful because this is how I became involved in my school basketball team. I fell in love with the sport and learned so much about teamwork and leadership through my amazing teammates and coaches through all the five years that I was involved.
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