Heard County Middle School FFA

10/13/2026

Our FFA leaders celebrated National Farmer’s Day with an incredible learning experience, discovering the many ways agriculture impacts our daily lives and Georgia’s economy! Hearing first hand experience and importance of the ag industry around our community and state from Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper, House Representative David Huddleston-, and Senator Matt Brass gave our students courage to continue to educate peers regarding Georgia’s number one industry.

Students learned about the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s wide-ranging responsibilities, including food production and distribution, consumer protection, regulating gas pumps and airport scales, and even developing jet fuel from forestry products. They also witnessed the City of Ephesus proclaiming October 12th Tyler Harper Day!

A special thank-you to Mr. Ralph Caldwell, Middle Georgia Farm Bureau Vice President, and Mayor of Ephesus, Mr. Denney Rogers, for hosting this educational opportunity.

Experiences like these help our students connect classroom learning to real-world careers and see the many opportunities available through agricultural education and FFA!

10/05/2026

We are looking for guest speakers for our 6th-8th grade ag classes. If you are willing to speak to the next generation of Heard County agriculturalists, please reach out!

10/05/2026

HCMS FFA September Recap

We had a busy month full of leadership activities, community events, and networking. This year is off to a great start!

Region Rally
Numerous members of our FFA chapter had the opportunity to spend the day in Perry filled with leadership activities, games, and fellowship with other FFA members throughout Area 3. This is an event we look forward to being a part of every year. Thank you to Central Region Area Teachers, Area Officers, and the numerous helpers behind the scenes who put on this event each year!

Elementary Ag Day
All 5th graders from Heard County Elementary, Centralhatchee Elementary, and Ephesus Elementary had the opportunity to join the middle and high school FFA chapters at the Heard County Arena to learn more about the agriculture industry. Throughout each station, students learned about different sectors within the ag industry and the vital role each person plays. Thank you to everyone for making this a wonderful event each year! We want to thank Hometown Pizza for catering our lunch for our presenters.

A special thank you to our station presenters:
Carroll County UGA Extension
Heard County UGA Extension
Georgia Forestry Commission
Triple F Homestead
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Georgia Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Georgia Association of Conservation Districts

Heard County FFA Alumni Rodeo
Our Alumni put on a wonderful rodeo for our community. Thank you to the Alumni members, FFA members, and volunteers for making this event a success again this year! We are thankful for supporters who believe in investing in the future of Heard County agriculture.

Floral Design Career Development Event
Lilah M. competed in the Floral Design CDE this past week. The Floral Design CDE is open to students who are interested in the designing and marketing of floral arrangements. Using the plant materials and the scenario provided, contestants are asked to make a floral design arrangement and identify floral plant material and tools. Lilah has been hard at work with practicing and study for competition, placing 10th among over 35 other competitors. Congratulations to Lilah! This is no small feat and we are extremely proud of her!

08/15/2026

Congratulations to Annabelle at the GYFA Goat show!

Market: 5th place
Showmanship: 7th place

07/25/2026

Congratulations to Annabelle and Sweetie for 3rd place in showmanship and 9th place in market today at the Sizzlin’ Summer Showdown! Annabelle has been hard at work all summer with her Goat Production SAE Project, raising Sweetie and Marshmallow. We are so proud of her determination and work ethic!

07/25/2026

05/19/2026

Current 8th graders and 8th grader parents:

I am going through and removing people no longer a part of HCMS FFA from Remind. No hard feelings, I just didn’t think you wanted to be bombarded by messages that no longer pertain to you. I will miss you all and am so excited for your future success. I cannot wait to see you all rock high school! ❤️

05/07/2026

Congratulations to Blanton for earning Silver on his Poultry Middle School Record Book! We are so proud of his hard work and determination in raising poultry for his Supervised Agriculture Experience (SAE) project!

05/04/2026

Reminder! Banquet this Friday at 6:00 pm. Invitations are being sent home to students receiving an award.

04/23/2026

Georgia FFA State Convention is off to a great start!

🎣Quick stop at Bass Pro Shops
🍽️ Meal Packing Community Service
🍓Picking Strawberries at Lane’s Southern Orchards

Next up:
General sessions, leadership workshops, and a whole lot of team bonding!