Italy FFA

08/17/2026

If your student is interested in showing a pig this year this is their chance, feel free to reach out with any questions!

08/09/2026

Our first annual welcome back to school bash was so much fun! Thank you to everyone who showed up! It warmed our hearts to see all the fellowship happening and our program becoming more tight knit. All Italy All In 💛🖤

08/08/2026

The FFA officers are ready to see you! Come to Upchurch Fields at 6pm!

08/08/2026

You better BE there or BE square!! We are fired up and cannot wait to welcome the community back to school!!!! We will have some grub and a fun water slide!!

Join us next Saturday August 8th for our first ever Back to School Bash hosted by the FFA officer team! We will have games, water slides, food and drinks!

This event is open to ALL Italy community members! Bring your family out for a fun time as we close out this summer.

08/02/2026

Entry night for major stockshows is TOMORROW at 5pm at the ag shop. Make sure you bring a form of payment, your child’s social security number and their quality counts number!

If you plan on showing at State Fair of Texas and/or Heart O Texas Fair, make sure you are at this entry night!

08/02/2026

Join us next Saturday August 8th for our first ever Back to School Bash hosted by the FFA officer team! We will have games, water slides, food and drinks!

This event is open to ALL Italy community members! Bring your family out for a fun time as we close out this summer.

07/27/2026

🚨SHEEP AND GOAT UPDATE🚨

All tag orders for sheep and goats going to spring majors AND the Ellis County Stockshow are due to Ms Harton by August 25th at 4pm
-tags are $30 each
-cash or check made payable to Validation Account
*if you had a sheep or goat validated in June, it does not need to be revalidated

Again this is for any sheep/goat going to a spring major AND county!

Text Harton with any questions

07/22/2026

🚨FALL HEIFER VALIDATION🚨

If you have, or plan on having, a new (or new to you) heifer that needs to be validated in the fall semester for spring shows, please make sure to read the following information:

*tags are $30 each
*cash or check made out to Validation Account
* money is due to Ms Harton by Monday August 24th
*heifers that were validated in June do NOT have to be reevaluated UNLESS they changed breed or owner
*you must have original registration papers in the exhibitors name, and on hand at validation

Dates/times will be sent out as soon as we get it! Physical validation typically happens in October.

07/22/2026

A little bit of a late post, but better late than never 😉 our FFA officer team had a BLAST at state convention at the beginning of this month. Kids attended general sessions, got to vote on various matters, enjoyed some team bonding and began planning for a jam packed, ACTIVE school year. This group of kids are completely fired up and cannot wait to serve the Italy community, their peers and FFA members 💙💛