Nacogdoches FFA

If you’re kids are interested let us know!

Ready to Jumpstart your future or Activate your leadership? Registration is NOW OPEN for these Student Success Series programs!

This year, the programs will be held in-person, and there are 8 locations.

🟠 Jumpstart: Any student entering 8th grade this fall is eligible to participate.
• Explore careers in Ag & Natural Resources
• Build leadership skills and network with peers
Learn more & register: https://txfb.us/jumpstart26

🟢 Activate: Any student entering 9th grade this fall is eligible to participate.
• Create a legacy plan and define your leadership style
• Build leadership skills and network with peers
Learn more & register: https://txfb.us/activate26

Educators can also sign up to bring their students to the program or facilitate the modules in their classroom!

Can't attend in person? There's a virtual option to observe the program.

🌟Area IX Speaking, Degree Check, and Convention 🌟

On Monday, we took three students to compete in Area degree check and speaking at SFA. Then on Tuesday, we took 12 students to participate in Area Convention where we voted for our area officers, state officer to represent area IX for next year, and talent team

They represented Nacogdoches well and we are so proud of them

💛Courtney Claude
🥇Champion- Star Lone Star - Production - State Qualifier
🥈Reserve Champion - Small Animal Production and Care Proficiency
🏅5th Place - Sr. Prepared Speaking Ag Policy

💙Sebastian Cortes
🏅4th Place- Soil Stewardship

💛Hadyn Vardeman
🥇Champion - Ryan Mott Memorial Scholarship - Stare Qualifier

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Pineywoods Fair 2026 will be here before we know it!

We’ve redesigned our schedule for the 2026 Fair and wanted to give everyone plenty of notice as you begin preparing for the upcoming year.

📲 Our Showman App Entry Link is expected to go live this Thursday! Once available, exhibitors will be able to:
• Submit entries
• View updated rules and guidelines
• Access important fair information

📍 Validation Information
🗓 Saturday, June 20, 2026
⏰ 6:00 AM – 9:00 AM
📌 Barn #3 at the Nacogdoches County Exposition & Civic Center

We are looking forward to a great year and can’t wait to see everyone at the Pineywoods Fair 2026!

💥Pineywoods District Degree Check💥

These two ladies competed at degree check on Monday in three categories.

💙Courtney Claude
🥇District Champion - Star Lone Star - Production
🥇District Champion- Small Animal Proficiency

💛Hadyn Vardeman
🥇 District Champion- Ryan Mott Scholarship

They will compete at Area Degree check Monday at SFA.

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Happy National Teacher Appreciation Week! We celebrate our Texas FFA Advisors today and every day.

Feel free to bring us donations to take this summer

The Texas FFA Association is excited to work with Cowtown CALF for our annual convention service drive to help every single step Feel Like Home! Chapters are encouraged to bring running shoes and/or ankle socks to the Texas FFA Convention July 6-10, 2026.

The C.A.L.F. Program was created in 2009 as part of The Cowtown Marathon's mission to promote a lifelong love of fitness, to help tens of thousands of children from area school districts and community centers lace-up and start crossing finish lines.

To learn more about our service project and The Cowtown C.A.L.F. Program visit convention.texasffa.org/ServiceProject

🌟BIG NEWS🌟

Congratulations to HADYN VARDEMAN for being selected as a winner of a National FFA Organization Scholarship of $5000 sponsored by the National FFA Foundation

We are so proud of you and know you are going to do great things at Aggieland next year !! 🖤💛🩵

🌟Area IX CDE🌟

Today we competed at the Area IX CDE teams at SFA. These kids did an awesome job today and proud to be there coach

🌹 Floriculture- 6th place team
🥇Hadyn Vardeman - High Point Individual
- High Point Buckle
💜 $1000 Scholarship to SFA

🐝Entomology- 12th place Team
🏅Isabelle Turnham - 10th High Individual

🐶Vet Science-15th place Team

Way to 💛🖤💙