Strasburg FFA & Ag

06/12/2026

Here are a few last pics from our week at the 100th Virginia FFA State Convention! 💙💛💜🐏

06/11/2026

💙State Convention - Day 4💛

And that’s a wrap!!

What a great week at the 100th VA FFA State Convention!

At the final session this morning, CDE/LDE results were announced. And our members came home with ‘A Whole Lot of Gold’! 🏅

Here are the results:

💙Senior Ag. Mechanics - 1st place team 🥇
~Gatlin Strosnider: 4th high individual
~Ben White: 10th high individual
~They will compete at National Convention in October.
💛 Junior Agronomy - 2nd place team
~Allison Moxley: 1st high individual
~Meghan Ritenour: 9th high individual
~Sierra Stieringer: 10th high individual
💙 Senior Agronomy - 5th place team

💛 3 State Proficiency Award winners
💙 State Star in Ag. Placement
💛 7 State Degree Recipients

💙 Chapter Highlights
~Superior Chapter
~National Chapter - gold rating 🏅
~Public Relations - gold rating 🏅
~National Chapter Award
🥇 Building Communities Division - Northern Area Winner & State Winner

Members also participated in networking opportunities, attended 5 sessions at Burruss Hall, helped set up/tear down the middle school CDE’s and just had A LOT of fun!

Great job representing our chapter this week!💙💛💜🐏

06/11/2026

🌟 Congratulations again to our 3 State Proficiency Award Winners! 🌟

Jacob Stickley, Carson Stern & Jacob Bowers

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06/11/2026

06/11/2026

💙State Convention - Day 3💛

What another fun, busy day!

The following teams/individuals competed today:
💙 Junior Ag. Mechanics
💛 Agronomy - second day of competition
💙 Ag. Ed. Discussion Meet

Today’s highlights include:
💛 During Session 3, our chapter placed first in the Northern Area for the National Chapter Award - Building Communities division. This division recognizes our members’ commitent to serving our community through programs like Empty Stocking Fund with the Ruritans, Friendship Lunches with Strasburg UMC, and helping with Compassion Cupboard. We were also named the State Winner in this division! Final results will be tomorrow.
💙 Our delegation visited the Career Show at War Memorial Gym and met with many business leaders from across the state of Virginia. We then had lunch at Macado’s, and members were able to relax.

During Session 4, the Keynote Speakers were Governor Abigail Spanberger and Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Katie Frazier.

We also had many members recognized for their outstanding achievements!
💛 Proficiency Award State Winners
🥇 Ag. Mechanics Repair & Maintenance- Jacob Stickley
🥇 Ag. Sales - Carson Stern
🥇 Swine Production (Placement)- Jacob Bowers
💙 State Star in Ag. Placement - Jacob Stickley
💛 State Degree Recipients
Grayson Bowen
Nolan Froemel
Sadie Lineweaver
Carson Stern
Jacob Stickley
Luci Toman
Ben White

Tomorrow is our last day at State Convention. Stay tuned for results from our CDE teams! 💙💛💜🐏

06/10/2026

💙State Convention - Day 2💛

Today we:
💙 Had students compete in 5 CDEs
💛 Supported Meghan Ritenour, who competed in the FFA Talent Show
💙Attended Session 2 at Burruss Hall

We had students recognized for their accomplishments in the State Soils CDE, which took place in November. 🪏

The following teams/individuals compete tomorrow:
💙Ag. Ed. Discussion Meet
💛Senior Agronomy
💙Junior Ag Mechanics

Stay tuned for more of our adventures this week!💙💛💜🐏

06/09/2026

💙State Convention - Day 1 (Monday)💛

Today we left for Virginia Tech and the 100th Virginia FFA State Convention! Throughout the week, our 20 FFA members will compete in CDEs, attend business sessions, be recognized on stage for chapter and individual accomplishments, make new friends, and explore the VT campus!

Today we:
💙 Traveled to VT, then ate lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings
💛Set up the middle school CDEs
💙Attended Session 1 at Burruss Hall

Our chapter received was recognized for the following awards:
🏅Superior Chapter Award - Gold rating
🏅National Chapter Award - Gold rating
🏅Public Relations Award - Gold rating

Good luck to Luci Toman, our State Officer Candidate!

The following teams/individuals competed today, and their results will be announced at Thursday’s session.
💙Livestock Judging
💛Employment Skills
💙Senior Ag Mechanics
💛Junior and Senior Agronomy

Stay tuned for more of our adventures this week!💙💛💜🐏

05/16/2026

💙 Senior Salute!! 💛

As graduation draws near, we would like to thank our senior FFA members for 4 years of service and dedication to our chapter!

We wish you the best in your future endeavors! 💙💛💜🐏

05/14/2026

💙 Senior Salute!! 💛

As graduation draws near, we would like to thank our senior FFA members for 4 years of service and dedication to our chapter!

We wish you the best in your future endeavors!

Check back tomorrow for our final group of senior FFA members. 💙💛💜🐏

05/13/2026

💙 Senior Salute!! 💛

As graduation draws near, we would like to thank our senior FFA members for 4 years of service and dedication to our chapter!

We will be highlighting 3 senior FFA members Wednesday-Friday this week.

We wish you the best in your future endeavors! 💙💛💜🐏