Altamont FFA

10/02/2026

📈Last night three members competed in Ag Sales! Kinzie Scholes, Nate Lurkins, and Alyson Alwardt put their skills to the test in both a team scenario and in individual sales!

💼Jocelyn Pearcy (not pictured) competed in Job Interview where she practiced real life skills of applying, interviewing, and following up for a career. Jocelyn placed 2nd and will be competing later this month at Districts! Way to go Jocelyn!

We’re proud of our members who step out of their comfort zones and take the opportunities to gain skills they’ll use later in life!

09/28/2026

As a small way to say thank you to our local farmers a few of our officers put together snack bags that they dropped off at the elevator!

We know farmers work countless hours, so thank you, whether it’s livestock, crops, or both we recognize your hard work and appreciate you!🌽🐮🐷🌾

09/24/2026

Today 14 FFA members attended the Section 20 horse judging CDE competing against 215 other FFA members!

The team placed 7th with Olliver Shoaf placing 7th individual and Addison Neu placing 18th!

09/22/2026

Last night four members attended Section 20 Leadership Training School where they met with the section officers and a few state officers! The members attended different sessions learning about leadership and growth!

06/11/2026

🔹98th Illinois FFA State Convention🔹

Today we wrapped up our time in Springfield. Jillian Tappendorf and Alyson Alwardt served as our chapter delegates and helped to elect our new state officer team.

Finally, we wrapped up the day celebrating Olliver Shoaf! Olliver walked the stage to receive his recognition as the STATE WINNER in the Dairy Cattle Judging Non-Reasons CDE. We are so proud of Olliver. Just now finishing his freshmen year, he has lots of success in his future!

06/11/2026

🔹98th Illinois FFA State Convention🔹

We’ve had a great couple of days in Springfield for the Illinois FFA State Convention. So far we’ve attended sessions, listened to inspiring speeches, visited the career fair, and squeezed in some fun too!

Today we celebrated Jillian Tappendorf and Brock Wendling for receiving their State FFA Degree! This is the highest state level award an FFA member can receive, and culminates several years of hard work, FFA participation, and community service. Congratulations Jillian and Brock!

05/07/2026

Last Call! The last chance to shop the FFA Greenhouse for 2026 will be this Thursday and Friday!

The greenhouse will be open from 9am-3pm this Thursday 5/7 and Friday 5/8. Text the posted phone number for assistance and a student will be out there promptly.

The greenhouse is located behind the high school, between the baseball diamond and bus garage.

05/03/2026

We can’t wait to see everyone TODAY at 5:30pm!

Forgot to RSVP? No problem! We’d love to welcome all FFA members, their parents, and supporters!

FFA members, parents, and supporters are invited to the annual Altamont FFA Banquet! Our chapter banquet will be Sunday, May 3rd starting at 5:30pm.

We will recognize and celebrate the success of our members this past school year and recognize key supporters that make our program shine!

Formal invitations has been sent home with all Altamont FFA members.

04/30/2026

Last night we attended the Section 20 Banquet and Elections.

🔹Jillian Tappendorf was elected to serve as the 2026-2027 Section 20 Secretary!

🔹Our CDE and Public Speaking teams were recognized for their achievements on the section and state level!

🔹Our state degree recipients and senior members were honored!

04/29/2026

Join us this Saturday, May 2nd for the last weekend of our FFA Greenhouse sale!

We will be open 9am-12pm. We have plenty of petunias, dahlias, marigolds, and more! We even have a few great hanging baskets left!

The greenhouse is located behind the high school, between the bus garage and baseball diamond.