Walla Walla FFA

07/31/2026

Over the past few days, Kaiya Witcher, Jordyn Perez, Lyndsey Groat, Gianna Goff, Natalie Taylor, and Kinzey Appleford traveled to Yakima for WALE/DOT!

Kinzey spent time with her District 6 Officer Team attending leadership workshops and activities, while the rest of the group explored a variety of agricultural tours throughout Yakima County.

An added bonus was seeing Teegan Timmons serving as the Washington FFA State Secretary and leading workshops for members from across the state! We’re so proud to see one of our own representing Walla Walla FFA!

Thank you to everyone who supported and helped put this event together. We’re proud of our members for representing Walla Walla FFA!

07/07/2026

Thank you to the Washington FFA Foundation for supporting Agricultural Education programs!

07/04/2026

The Walla Walla FFA Chapter celebrated an incredible year of leadership, growth, and achievement at the 96th Washington FFA State Convention and Expo and annual Awards Ceremony.

Thirty Walla Walla FFA Chapter members traveled to Pullman from May 13–16 to attend the 96th Washington FFA State Convention and Expo held at Washington State University. While attending convention, members participated in leadership workshops, attended sessions, and competed in their respective Career and Leadership Development Events. We are proud to congratulate the following members and teams for their accomplishments and for representing Walla Walla FFA with excellence.

100% Membership Recognition — Walla Walla FFA

Ag Issues — 5th Place Overall
Ellie Ford, Breanna Sweeney, Madison Doyle, Natalie Taylor, Kelli Taylor, Azul Munoz, Lyndsey Groat

National Chapter — 5th Place Overall
C**t Clemens, Raegan Leiferman, Kiauna Snyder

Scrapbook — 5th Place Overall
Kinzey Appleford, Madison Doyle

First Year Member Teams
Calli Buroker, Aubree Buroker, Miles Grimes, Jayden Swank, Ava Filan, Nolan Aldrich, Carter Bishop, Jenna Hutchins

Ag Communications
Kinzey Appleford, Baylee Appleford, Ellie Edwards, Kaiya Witcher

Farm Business & Management
Aaden Repoff, Ellie Strickland, Makenna Wright, Teegan Timmons

State Delegate
Mandy Tilley

State Degree Recipients
Aaden Repoff, Ellie Ford, Teegan Timmons, Hagen Taylor, Baylee Appleford, Makenna Wright

American Degree Candidates
Parker Morgan, Quinton Grimes, Alexa Kemp, Hanna Wright

District 6 and Washington FFA Proficiency — Sheep Entrepreneurship
Jaycee Cox

The Walla Walla FFA Chapter continued celebrating member accomplishments during the annual Awards Ceremony held in the Wa-Hi Commons on May 27, 2026. The commons was filled with chapter members, families, alumni, and supporters as advisors and the current officer team recognized student achievements from the 2025–26 school year.

The evening included award presentations, retiring officer addresses, and the announcement of the 2026–27 Walla Walla FFA Chapter Officer Team. It was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the hard work and dedication of our members while recognizing the many accomplishments achieved throughout the year. Here are highlights from the evening’s awards:

Outstanding SAE Awards
Beef Production - Max Cox
Sheep Production - Jaycee Cox
Goat Production - Raegan Lieferman

Star Greenhand
Lyndsey Groat

Outstanding Sophomore
Cole Michael

Star Chapter Farmer
Easton Van D**e

Outstanding Junior
Raegan Leiferman

Outstanding Senior
Baylee Appleford, Ellie Ford, Teegan Timmons

Jon Lynch Memorial Award
Hagen Taylor

Citizenship Award
Mandy Tilley

Honorary Chapter Degrees
Scott Ford, Marqui Shields, Ginger Heiser, Jason and Kirsten Timmons, Stephanie Garcia, Mike Johnson, Conor Hubin

2026-2027 Walla Walla FFA Chapter Officer Team
President Makenna Wright
Vice President Kinzey Appleford
Secretary Kaiya Witcher
Treasurer Aaden Repoff
Reporters Natalie Taylor and Gianna Goff
Sentinel Max Cox
Historians Jordyn Perez and Lyndsey Groat

2026-2027 Walla Walla FFA Leadership Council
Ellie Edwards
Calli Buroker
Aubree Buroker

Thank you to our students, families, alumni, and community supporters for another successful year. We are proud of our members and excited for what the future holds for Walla Walla FFA!

06/02/2026

Congratulations to Kinzey Appleford for being elected to serve as the 2026- 2027 Washington FFA District 6 Reporter! Congratulations Kinzey on setting a goal and making it happen!

05/29/2026

Congratulations to Ashley and Jaxon for qualifying for the NHSFR! Ashley is a junior FFA member and both of these students helped out with Farm Day last week.

Wa-Hi Students Qualify for National High School Finals Rodeo

Walla Walla High School juniors Ashley Lane and Jaxon Gartner have earned spots on the Washington State National High School Rodeo Team following standout performances at the state finals rodeo competition.

Lane captured reserve champion honors in pole bending, while Gartner earned reserve champion honors in steer wrestling. The two students will travel with their Washington teammates to Lincoln, Nebraska, July 19–25 to compete in the 78th Annual National High School Finals Rodeo (NHSFR).

The NHSFR is recognized as the world’s largest rodeo, featuring more than 1,800 contestants from 44 states, five Canadian provinces, Australia, Mexico, New Zealand and Guatemala.

Competitors at the national finals will contend for more than $150,000 in prizes, more than $200,000 in added money and over $375,000 in college scholarships. Contestants also have the opportunity to earn the title of NHSFR World Champion.

To advance to the championship round, contestants must finish among the top 20 competitors based on their combined times or scores from the first two rounds of competition. World champions are then determined by combined performances across all three rounds.

The Saturday championship performance will once again be televised nationally as part of the Cinch High School Rodeo Tour telecast series. Live broadcasts of each NHSFR performance will also stream online at The Cowboy Channel.

Competition begins July 19 at 7 p.m. and continues daily at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. through July 25.

Walla Walla Public Schools congratulates Ashley Lane and Jaxon Gartner on this outstanding achievement and wishes them success at the national finals.

05/28/2026

Because of the overwhelming support for our program, we have been able to purchase replacement market lambs for our students. Miss Gilbert and Mrs. Johnson recently visited a retired agriculture teacher who is well known for raising quality sheep. His phone call, offering both his condolences and information about his lambs, came at exactly the right time.

We are incredibly thankful for the support we have received. From those who helped us shear lambs, to those who checked in on us and the animals during state convention, to the close friends who have continued to offer their time, care, and extended support, our community has shown us tremendous kindness during a difficult time.

This marks the beginning of our healing process. We are grateful for the opportunity to move forward with both these new lambs and the ones we have raised ourselves, while continuing to provide meaningful experiences and opportunities for our students.

Walla Walla FFA Advisors - Peggy Payne, Jennifer Crane, Kirsten Gilbert and Jessica Johnson

05/27/2026

This Thursday at 6:30, bring your parents!

05/23/2026

Congratulations to this year’s Agricultural Issues team for earning 5th place out of 22 teams at last week’s state convention at WSU. The team presented the pros and cons of artificial intelligence and its effects on agriculture by focusing on the data center that will soon be constructed in Wallula, WA in Walla Walla County.

The team would like to thank the five organizations that hosted forums prior to state convention. In order of presentation dates: The Port of Walla Walla Staff and Port Commissioner Ron Dunning, Blue Mountain Audubon Society, The Walla Walla Corps of Engineers, Columbia REA and The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

We are so proud of this team: Madison Doyle, Ellie Ford, Lyndsey Groat, Azul Munoz, Breanna Sweeney, Kelli Taylor and Natalie Taylor. Congratulations on an a job well done!

05/21/2026

Farm Day was a great success! Thank you to the Walla Walla Public Schools Foundation for making this possible for our first graders! Shout out to Baylee Appleford and over 30 chapter members who made this annual event happen.

05/19/2026

Join us for our annual awards night where we recognize our amazing members and all their accomplishments throughout the year. If you participated in any competitions or activities this year, we highly recommend you join us.

It will be on Wednesday, May 27th at 6:30 pm. Parents are encouraged to attend as well :)