Clarke County FFA

09/17/2026

🍂🎃 CLARKE COUNTY FFA’S 2ND ANNUAL FALL FEST! 🎃🍂

Mark your calendars! We are so excited to bring back our 2nd Annual FFA Fall Fest on October 22nd from 5:00–7:00 PM at the Clarke County Fairgrounds!

We have an amazing lineup of local vendors, businesses, clubs, and community organizations joining us this year, with something for everyone! You’ll find:

- Petting Zoo
- Baked Goods & Fresh Bread
- Handmade Arrangements & Wood Art
- Custom T-Shirts
- Clarke Spirit wear
- Jewelry
- And SO much more!

COSTUME CONTEST!
Our costume contest is back! Children AND adults are invited to dress up and show off their best Halloween costumes. We can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with!

TRICK-OR-TREATING!
Kids can trick-or-treat their way through the vendor booths throughout the evening, so be sure to bring your little ones in costume!

COME HUNGRY!
Our amazing Clarke County Ruritans will be cooking up dinner for the evening, so you can grab a bite to eat while you shop, visit with local vendors, and enjoy the festivities!

This event is all about bringing our community together, supporting our local vendors and organizations, and giving families a fun fall evening to enjoy. We are so grateful to everyone who helps make this event possible and can’t wait to see you there!

October 22nd
5:00–7:00 PM
Clarke County Fairgrounds

Come shop local, eat local, support our community, and celebrate fall with Clarke County FFA!

Share this post and invite your friends and family! We’ll see you at Fall Fest! 💙💛

THIS IS A MAINLY CASH EVENT!

09/10/2026

What an amazing turnout for our first FFA Meeting with the J-WMS Ag & FFA chapter! Thank you all for bringing the energy, great food and fellowship to help us kick off another amazing school year!

09/10/2026

09/09/2026

As a reminder, our Kickoff Cookout with JWMS FFA is tonight at 5PM in the ag shop at the High School! Bring your friends, family and a side to share for some good food and activities. Our Alumni is meeting this evening at 6 following our meeting and dinner for any parents interested in becoming more involved! Hope to see you all there

Hello, Clarke FFA! 🌽💙

We hope everyone has had an amazing summer and a smooth transition back to school! We are excited to kick off another great year of FFA with our Annual Kickoff Cookout!

Our FFA Alumni will be firing up the grill and serving burgers, and we’ll be joining together with our Clarke Middle School FFA Chapter for an evening of good food, fellowship, and fun!

If you’re interested in joining FFA or becoming involved with our FFA Alumni organization, we encourage you to come out, enjoy a meal, and see what Clarke FFA is all about!

If you’re able to attend, please click the link below to sign up to bring a side dish, drink, or dessert to share.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4DABAE22A4F4C25-65372545-ffacookout

We can’t wait to see everyone and get this FFA year started!

Let’s make it another great year, Clarke FFA! 💙💛

09/01/2026

Clarke County FFA Fall Fest Vendor Opportunity! 🍂

We are excited to announce that our annual Clarke County FFA Fall Fest is coming up on October 22 from 5:00–7:00 PM!

This year, we are excited to be hosting Fall Fest at the Clarke County Fairgrounds in an effort to create an even bigger community event and encourage more families and community members to come out and enjoy the evening!

We are currently looking for local vendors, small businesses, crafters, and community organizations who would be interested in joining us for this fun event!

Guests will enjoy:
A petting zoo
A s’mores station
Delicious food provided by our local Ruritan
Costume contest, apple bobbing and more!

Vendor Information:
There is a $15 registration fee per business and a 5$ fee per club. The fee can be paid on the day of the event.

If you are interested in being a vendor, we would love to have you join us! This is a great opportunity to connect with the Clarke County community while supporting our FFA chapter and our students.

October 22
5:00–7:00 PM
Clarke County Fairgrounds

We hope you’ll consider joining us and helping us make this year’s Fall Fest our biggest one yet!

Please fill out the form below using either the QR code or the link!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgHVzvZrURPqC1o9QQ15K4lPvR2_angfNGUe8D4cuQ-iZB2g/viewform?usp=header

08/25/2026

Hello, Clarke FFA! 🌽💙

We hope everyone has had an amazing summer and a smooth transition back to school! We are excited to kick off another great year of FFA with our Annual Kickoff Cookout!

Our FFA Alumni will be firing up the grill and serving burgers, and we’ll be joining together with our Clarke Middle School FFA Chapter for an evening of good food, fellowship, and fun!

If you’re interested in joining FFA or becoming involved with our FFA Alumni organization, we encourage you to come out, enjoy a meal, and see what Clarke FFA is all about!

If you’re able to attend, please click the link below to sign up to bring a side dish, drink, or dessert to share.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4DABAE22A4F4C25-65372545-ffacookout

We can’t wait to see everyone and get this FFA year started!

Let’s make it another great year, Clarke FFA! 💙💛

06/15/2026

What an incredible week for Clarke County FFA! 💙💛

We had 17 members attend the 100th Virginia FFA State Convention, and they represented our chapter exceptionally well with some outstanding accomplishments:

🏅 Emily Vincent – 2nd Place Individual, Agricultural Sales
🏅 Brinn – 10th Place Individual, Hippology
🏅 Reagan Loker – 2nd Place Individual, Horse Judging
🏅 Prudence Whitson – 6th Place Individual, Employment Skills

In addition to these individual achievements, our chapter was honored to receive:

⭐ Superior Chapter Award
⭐ National Chapter Award – Silver Rating

We are incredibly proud of all of our members for their hard work, dedication, and commitment to FFA throughout the year. Thank you for representing Clarke County FFA so well at the state level!

Congratulations to everyone on a successful year, and we wish all of our members, supporters, and families a safe and wonderful summer! ☀️🌱

06/03/2026

A summer rolls around, we wanted to take a moment to extend a sincere thank you to Paramount Plant Co for their continued generosity in helping us pull off our annual plant sale! They graciously donated soil and gave us discounts on many items to be able to make our plant sale turn out the way it did!
Thanks to everyone who came out to purchase plants and help support our program! We loved getting feedback on what all people would like to see more of for next year!

05/26/2026

It’s hard to believe it has already been almost a week since our FFA Chapter Year-End Banquet! We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped make the evening such a success.

A special thank you to our amazing Ruritans for providing a wonderful meal for all of our attendees, and to Nall’s Farm for lending us beautiful floral arrangements that added such a special touch to the evening. We are also incredibly grateful to our FFA Alumni for sponsoring awards and helping secure additional sponsors. Most importantly, thank you to everyone who came out to support our growing chapter — your support means so much to us!

We’d also like to recognize some of our award recipients from the evening:

🏆 Chapter Member of the Year – Sophia Bruce
🏆 Chapter Officer of the Year – Emily Vincent
🏆 Blue and Gold Award – Karrigan Kirby
🏆 Forever Blue Award – Emily Vincent
🏆 Honorary Chapter Members – Averie Jackson and Hope Cather

Congratulations to all of our award recipients and thank you again to everyone who continues to support our chapter and our members. We are excited to see what the future holds!

05/20/2026

Todays the day!!
Our banquet starts at 5PM, with the doors opening around 445! Dinner should be around 515 after opening ceremonies with the actual ceremony starting around 545! Even if you have not RSVP'd, please try to come out and support these amazing students!

Our Plant Sale will be this evening for all guests in attendance as well as tomorrow and Friday from 12-5 in the High School Greenhouse!

Come out and support all of the awesome things our chapter has accomplished this year!