OFI 1929: Panning For Gold And Starting Your Own Chapter | FFA SAE Edition | Teak Barhaug | Seward High School FFA

Teak Barhaug is the past president of the Alaska FFA, a current student at the University Of Alaska - Fairbanks and a former resident of Wyoming. When Teak's father transferred to Alaska to finish his career in the National Forest Service it came at a bit of a price. Teak's mother, Kimberly, was a former FFA member, Teak's brother had been involved in the 4h and was progressing into the FFA and Teak had been involved in the 4H and was planning on progressing to the FFA. However, there was no FFA Chapter in Seward, where they would be attending high school.

So, Teak and his family took it upon themselves to form an FFA Chapter. This happened with the minimum number of 10 members, and it took off from there. This escalated all the way to Teak serving as the state president of Alaska. During Teak's time in high school he worked in the agri-tourism industry, taking groups of tourists into the wilderness to pan for gold and teaching the how. Today, Teak is studying biology and botany in college and is loving the life he has found in Alaska.