Here to answer the questions regarding the FFA tractor pull is FFA leader and one of the MVHS agriculture teachers, Steven Prewitt. When asked “How does the tractor pull support FFA?” Mr. Prewitt responds quickly with, “All the proceeds from the tractor pull go to the Mount Vernon Alumni/Booster club and they help the FFA Chapter by paying for trips for the students, scholarships, and awards.” It seems that the tractor pull can be regarded as somewhat of a yearly fundraiser for the FFA, providing them with the money to invest into future projects and even into students' futures.

Often with every school or club event that occurs, preparation is often required in order to host a successful operation. The tractor pull uses this same standard. “Our FFA chapter helps by selling ads, getting the track ready by hanging banners and cleaning the seating area.” Mr. Prewitt explains. “During the event the students will work the gates collecting money with adult volunteers and help in the concession stand. One of our students will sing the national anthem at the start and of course there is always cleanup at the end.”

Overall hosting the event comes with a lot of student preparation. In order for the event to run smoothly, the students must put in the work to make the event run as successfully as possible.

Another thing that comes with hosting a public event is the importance of support from the community. When clubs offer an outside school event it's often very important for the Mount Vernon community to be able to offer support and provide feedback towards whatever the event itself is aiming for. The tractor pull is no different.

Prewitt elaborates more on this saying, “The support from our community is amazing. We sell ads for them to hang their banners on the track for advertisement and they have always supported us in the pull.” it also seems that not only does the community support, but some citizens even have made the tractor pull a yearly tradition.

Mr. Prewitt also discusses this. “I have seen many community members here every year to enjoy the truck and tractor pull and heard many of them reference events that have happened at pulls in previous years. The pullers also really like our track and seem to be excited to come to our event. Some pullers have told me they circle our weekend because of how good the track is and how well we take care of everybody.”

Overall the annual tractor pull seems to be a big event for not only FFA students but also our community. The tractor pull has become tradition here in Mount Vernon providing not only great opportunities for students but also the community members who participate. Altogether it seems that this year's tractor pull will go down in the books as another successful event that keeps students and community members involved, united, and happy!