Vandalia FFA Chapter

10/13/2026

Last Tuesday we delivered pork burger meals to the employees & farmers of Cripe Grain!🌽

Thanks to Steve Knebel for driving the students!

Participating students:
Marcus Benning, Gunnar Major, Jase Rosenberger, Mackenzie Willenborg, Brooklynn Craycroft, & Trent Smith

10/13/2026

The winner of the Hog Raffle 🐖 is.....
Mike Luster!

Truly, thank you to everyone that bought tickets and to the Rosenbergers for helping to make the event happen!

10/13/2026

Some of the Officers set up a petting zoo at the VES Fall Fest last week!
It was fun seeing everyone.

Thank you to Kasey Clanton, Jase Rosenberger, Gunnar Major, and Marcus Benning ( Tina Benning ) for bringing your animals for the community to enjoy!

10/13/2026

We cant thank our Alumni enough for the help they provide the students & program!
Thank you to Clayton Gathe for digging our practice pit for soils judging.

Thank you to Cody Rosenberger and the Rosenberger family for donating the hog for the hog raffle & dropping it off this morning to be butchered.

Stay tuned for the winner of the drawing to be announced later today!

10/09/2026

Congratulations to our Varsity Officer Gunnar Major!

Congratulations to our VCHS September Students of the Month:
🎶 Fine Arts - Abygail
🧮 Math - Sydnee
⏳Social Studies - Kynlee
🔬Science - Marina
🚜CTE- Gunnar
🏋️PE/Health - Alex
📚English - Emmett
Thank you to Ponderosa Steakhouse (Vandalia, IL) for treating our students to lunch!

10/08/2026

Our Soils Judging Team tested out their skills today at the Section 19 contest. 🌿🌾
We're very proud of our Varsity team for placing 5th overall in a competitive contest.
1st on the Varsity Team: Alton Emerick

Our JV team placed 4th overall in their division.
1st on the JV Team: Harrison Braun

Group picture from left to right:

Back Row:
Marcus Benning (Tina Benning) Max Kirk, Kasey Clanton (Michelle Clanton), Gunnar Major (Kimberly Lyn), Alton Emerick & Drew Jones

Front Row:
Harrison Braun, Logan Sasse, Makael Lipe, & Braxton Bolyard

10/07/2026

We're excited to host a dairy judging competition this upcoming November at the Fayette Fairgrounds.
Fayette County Fair Illinois
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Please share or tag fellow Ag Advisors & 4H leaders.

Click on the link to register!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScOL3gBpN-P_CYUIfrypxzwXRoyko2Sz-T9WZwG3nJW3ZtINA/viewform?usp=header

10/07/2026

University of Illinois Greenhand Conference with these 9 Greenhands!

They traveled to the U of I to develop their team building and leadership skills with other FFA members around Illinois. This Conference allows them to learn more about their opportunities within FFA, network with students, teachers, community leaders, and more.

Students:
Left to right- Back Row:

Brooklynn Hoffmann, Trenton Dunahee, Anthony Hutchcraft, Annabelle Edwards, Harrison Braun

Front Row:
Chloe Mills, Logan Sasse, Gage Sasse, Makael Lipe

10/07/2026

Ag in the classroom & FFA Activities!

1. Animal Science classes- Learning how to halter break & train goats as well as trim hooves and more

2. Ag Leadership Pumpkin Presentation Prep

3. Building the Homecoming Float

4. Concessions

10/04/2026

Were looking for ferns to split. If you have any ferns you'd like to donate we will happily give you a new ferns for free in the spring. Just set them by the greenhouse.

If anyone has any gardening supplies they are willing to donate we would be interested in that as well. Some examples are garden hoses, planting pots of any kind and size, soil, or small sprayers.