Warsaw FFA and Tom Farms hosted National FFA Southern Region Vice President DeShawn Blanding Monday, according to a news release from Warsaw Community Schools.
Blanding visited Warsaw Community High School during student resource time and sixth period to share his knowledge on leadership and values.
Blanding began his talk with students by explaining the TV show “The Price is Right.” He posted several items on the board and had the students gather the right price for the items. Then he put the word “life” on the board. He had the students gather prices for a life. The students said life was priceless.
Blanding explained to the students that leadership is like planting a seed.
“You plant your values in the soil and watch them grow. As your life grows, so does the seed. When a seed grows, it grows roots. Your roots of the seed are like the values in your life; they keep us stable. Without our values in life, we would not be who we are today,” he said.
Blanding told students to make sure to live out their values to the potential they deserve because the outcome will be thriving. He noted a person cannot replace their life, but you can replace material items.
Blanding concluded by encouraging students to prepare a path for others to follow behind, the release states.
