Carmi White County FFA

08/26/2026

Over the summer we had some students enter in the Section 25 FFA Show.
Johanna Zieren showed her animals.
Sydney Stallings showed her animals.
Addy Lamont, Kami James, Katelyn Garner, Whitley Barbre, and Josh Mendenhall all showed a variety of crops.

08/26/2026

Johanna Zieren had a huge bucket list moment at the Illinois State Fair. She was named Reserve Grand Champion Showman by none other than Ryan Rash during the Illinois Wether Series show! For those that don't know anything about livestock shows, that is a HUGE deal! It was so exciting to see the most prominent livestock judge in the nation reward Johanna for her skill and dedication to showing her goats. Johanna almost didn't even go to the fair at all because it overlapped with the first week of school. Johanna and her family said "I can't believe we almost missed out on one of the most memorable moments of her life." Johanna also worked the Superior Ag Producers Contest and the Sunflower Showmanship Contest (a sheep show for Special Olympics athletes) in between getting her goats ready for the ring!

Aside from this great moment, Johanna also won Champion Aged Percentage Doe in the junior show with 9RDB Ragin Rita. Her first state fair champion in her 3 years of taking goats.

Muffin, her showmanship wether
Elevate x Wechter doe
Bred by FHF Livestock

9RDB Ragin Rita
50% Registered
Bred by Rockin' D Boer Goats and Levi Dale
Sold by Reed Burres

Johanna, we are so proud of your hard work and all of your accomplishments!

06/11/2026

Today, June 10th, our chapter had the incredible opportunity to attend the Illinois FFA State Convention!

During the convention session, we celebrated the many accomplishments of FFA members from across Illinois and were inspired by the impact that agricultural education and leadership continue to make.

One of the biggest highlights of the day was seeing Addy Lamont, Brooke Rahmoeller, and Johanna Zieren receive the Illinois State FFA Degree. This degree is one of the highest honors the Illinois FFA Association can bestow upon its members. This achievement reflects their years of hard work, dedication, leadership, and commitment to our organization. We are so proud of each of them and all the hard work they have put into earning this award!

Our chapter was also honored with the National Chapter Award where we earned a Bronze Chapter Award designation. It was exciting to see our chapter’s dedication to service, leadership, and agricultural education recognized at the state level.

To wrap up an unforgettable day, we enjoyed dinner together at LongHorn Steakhouse, sharing laughs, celebrating accomplishments, and reflecting on the memories we made.

Congratulations to our three girls and to our chapter and community for helping us be able to fulfill these achievements!

05/04/2026

For everyone coming to the banquet tomorrow evening. We’re excited to celebrate with you!

Dinner will be served at 6:00 PM, with the ceremony beginning at 7:00 PM.

Students should plan to wear official dress if they have it. Otherwise, jeans with a button-up are perfectly fine, and for ladies, jeans or a dress are both great!

Banquet is always a special night, and it’s the perfect way to wrap up the year together while celebrating everything we’ve accomplished. We’ll also be sending off our seniors as they head into their next chapter, and we can’t wait to recognize all they’ve meant to our chapter.

We hope to see everyone there for a great evening of food, memories, and celebration! 💙💛🤍

05/01/2026

We had an awesome day on our FFA incentive trip! We took our top 40 highest point earners to The Thrill House in Marion. Everyone got to bowl, play putt-putt, jump into laser tag, and race go-karts. It was a day full of fun, laughter, and making great memories together. So thankful for moments like these and the chance to grow closer as a chapter!

04/17/2026

Our FFA Barnyard this year was one for the books. Calling it “great” honestly feels like an understatement.

Seeing the smiles, laughter, and excitement from everyone who came out made all the hard work completely worth it. From the animals to the memories made, it was such a special experience for our chapter and community.

Thank you to everyone who came out to support us, and to all the members who put in the time and effort to make it happen. We couldn’t have done it without you!

Add your Barnyard pictures in the comments!!

04/14/2026

Students traveled to SIC today to compete in the Ag Mechanics CDE. They had a fantastic showing placing 2nd overall in the Section. Gabe Winkleman placed 2nd overall in Welding and Brody Brown placed 3rd in Surveying.

04/08/2026