York FFA Chapter

07/29/2026

Summer is quickly coming to an end, but the 2026-2027 York FFA Officer Team has already been back at school getting crafty and preparing for the upcoming year!

Last Wednesday, our officers and a few younger FFA members participated in a Leather and Leadership workshop, where they made their own leather belts and learned how to better work together as a team. They each left with a personalized, hand-crafted belt and excitement for the great year ahead of York FFA!

We cannot thank Mr. Chuck Gatton (Gatton Saddle Shop) enough for all of his expertise and for providing us with such a fantastic, hands-on workshop.

We would also like to thank Tandy Leather in Charlotte for all of the materials and supplies, Southern Touch Bakery for their delicious coffee to get our morning started, as well as Mrs. Tonya Freeman for our incredible lunch and desserts! We also appreciate our YSD1 staff, Mrs. Hagner and Mrs. Parker, for stopping by, and Mrs. Wallace for staying to craft her very own belt!

None of this would have been possible without all of these generous supporters and our York FFA President, Dacy Freeman, for organizing and conducting this event. Great things are on the horizon for York FFA, and we can’t wait to get started! 🌟

06/18/2026

That’s a wrap for our time at the 99th South Carolina FFA State Convention! We had a memorable time competing, recognizing the accomplishments of our FFA members, and enjoying quality time with each other.

Yesterday, Myles Jaremko competed in the inaugural SC FFA Auctioneering CDE and placed third in the competition, earning him a customized belt buckle! Myles had to auction off two items to live bidders, and he did a fantastic job. He has only been auctioneering since January, so we are very proud of how much he’s accomplished in such a short time!

Myles also competed in the State Extemporaneous Public Speaking LDE, and we are awaiting the results. Although he didn’t make top three in the highly competitive contest, we know he did an outstanding job speaking and answering questions about his random topic, GMOs. We are so proud of his growth from a sophomore Creed Speaker to now!

Yesterday, six of our York FFA members, Brayden Anderson, Dacy Freeman, Rylie Green, Evans Hall, Myles Jaremko, and Karsen Turner, were recognized for earning their State FFA Degrees. These are awarded to students who are leaders in their respective chapters and have made numerous contributions to their FFA programs, schools, and communities. We are so proud of them!

Three of our former York FFA members, Samantha Turner, Kayci Wilkerson, and Cameron Williams, were recognized for earning their American FFA Degree which will be given to them at the National FFA Convention in October. This is the highest honor one can earn in the FFA, so we are extremely proud of them all!

All in all, it has been a great week at the SC FFA Convention and we are thankful for the time spent together. Some of those in attendance will soon be moving on to new chapters of their lives, and others are stepping into new leadership roles for York FFA. We have so much to look forward to as this year officially closes and a new one is on the horizon, and we can’t wait! 💙💛

06/16/2026

We are excited to be attending the 99th South Carolina FFA Convention this week, and we’ve had a great time so far!

Our Farm Business Management team, Brayden Anderson, Dacy Freeman, Emily Falls and Maddie Ramsey, and Agricultural Education CDE contestant, Rylie Green, competed this afternoon, our members enjoyed talking to the vendors at the Expo, and now the first session is about to begin.

Kayci Wilkerson, our 2024-2025 York FFA President and current State FFA Officer, will be giving her retiring address tonight, and we are so excited to hear from her!

Tomorrow, Myles Jaremko, 2025-2026 York FFA President, will be competing in the final round of the first ever SC FFA Auctioneering CDE and in the State Extemporaneous Public Speaking LDE. We wish him the best of luck and can’t wait to see how all of our teams and contestants do later in the week!

06/15/2026

Let’s go Myles!

Check out our students competing in the South Carolina FFA Auctioneering CDE Championship! 🔥

We’re proud to see these talented students showcase their skills and represent the future of the auction profession.

Myles Jaremko is a Senior at York Comprehensive High School and Floyd D. Johnson Technology Center and is the President of the York FFA Chapter. He has a passion for public speaking and the agricultural industry, and plans to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College upon graduation and major in Agricultural Education.

Interested in getting involved in the South Carolina FFA Auctioneering CDE? Reach out to Cali Crissup Fitzpatrick to get connected.
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📞 580-327-7525

05/26/2026

We wrapped up the year with our annual York FFA Awards Banquet last Thursday. 150 members and guests, enjoyed an evening full of fellowship, celebration, and even a few tear-jerking moments as we recognized all of the accomplishments and hard work put forth by our members this year.

We had the absolute privilege of recognizing 19 former South Carolina State FFA Officers from York who served from the late 1960’s to present day, as well as two former York Agriculture teachers who positively impacted hundreds of students in our community, including Mr. Williams and Mrs. Greenway. As one of the former officers said, the blue jackets may not zip anymore but the impacts of the FFA can be felt for a lifetime!

Kayci Wilkerson, our former York FFA President and a current SC State FFA Vice President, coordinated this gathering of former officers, and she provided us with an inspiring speech about FFA being a family that supports you during your foundational years.

We also gave out over 200 awards to members for their livestock projects, industry certifications, success in Career Development Events (CDEs,) completion of our curriculum pathways, and for volunteering in community service throughout the year.

To finish up the evening, our eight senior officers provided meaningful closing remarks about their time in the FFA and what it meant to them. A few tears were definitely shed! We are going to miss them greatly, but we know the best is yet to come for each of them. We then announced our 2026-2027 York FFA Officer Team who we already know will make a huge impact on our program and community this year. Congratulations to each and every one of you!

Thank you to everyone who made this evening so special for our students. None of it would be possible without your support!

We would say “until next year,” but there’s no breaks for the FFA… So we’re staying busy and getting ready for competitions at our SC State FFA Convention in June.🌟💙

05/21/2026

Last but not least, our final Senior Officer is Myles Jaremko, President. 🎓

⭐️ Future Plans: Attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) and major in Agricultural Education
⭐️ Favorite Ag Class: Horticulture
⭐️ Favorite CDE: Creed Speaking
⭐️ Favorite FFA Memory: My first ever bus ride to an FFA event
⭐️ Advice to younger FFA members: “Do as much as you can as soon as you can!”

We are so proud of you, Myles! 💙💛

And that’s a wrap on our graduating officers. We will miss them so much, but they each have such bright futures ahead and we know they will continue to make us proud!

05/21/2026

Our next Senior Officer is Tucker Dellinger, Vice President. 🎓

⭐️ Future Plans: Continue attending York Technical College to receive my Diesel degree, then go back for my Automotive degree
⭐️ Favorite Ag Class: Ag Science & Tech because it showed me what all FFA was about
⭐️ Favorite CDE: Tool Identificationt because it was my first ever FFA competition and my team and I did very well at it
⭐️ Favorite FFA Memory: Either our monthly meetings or my first State FFA Convention
⭐️ Advice to younger FFA members: “FFA welcomes you with open arms no matter what you do for fun or what you plan to do after high school. Just come to the meetings and be yourself and you’ll meet some of your best friends that you’ll have in and after high school.”

We are so proud of you, Tucker! 💙💛

05/20/2026

Our next Senior Officer is Evans Hall, Vice President. 🎓

⭐️ Future Plans: Attend Clemson University to major in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
⭐️ Favorite Ag Class: Equipment Operations
⭐️ Favorite CDE: Turfgrass
⭐️ Favorite FFA Memory: Our “frat party” themed FFA meeting
⭐️ Advice to younger FFA members: “Do CDEs!”

We are so proud of you, Evans! 💙💛

05/20/2026

And that’s a wrap for our York FFA Meetings this year! We had a blast celebrating the end of the school year with good food, good times, and our annual “redneck slip n’ slide.”

There were too many water balloons (330, to be exact) being thrown around to take pictures, but we are so proud of this group of graduating seniors! We are going to miss you, but we know you all have bright futures ahead.

Congratulations class of 2026, you just have one more event left before graduation… Our York FFA Banquet! 🎓💙💛

05/19/2026

Our next Senior Officer is Rylie Green, Reporter. 🎓

⭐️ Future Plans: Attending USC Upstate and majoring in Elementary Education
⭐️ Favorite Ag Class: Horticulture
⭐️ Favorite CDE: Dairy Cattle Evaluation
⭐️ Favorite FFA Memory: My first CDE was Tool ID, and it was my favorite trip because of all the laughs we had on the way.
⭐️ Advice for younger FFA Members: “Don’t be afraid to try new things because you never know how far it will take you and what you will learn along the way!”

We are so proud of you, Rylie! 💙💛