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Teaching the Future Generations at Local Elementary School

Two of our SCHS Officers went to Liberty Elementary (1st grade) and taught all about reindeer. The kiddos learned fun facts about them, made crafts, and danced to the reindeer pokey! 

(Amelia Housley and Emma Hornick)

(12/14/2023)

SCMS Vet Science placed top 15 in Area ll!

(Baylee Bohannon, Zadie Mack, Emma Shirley and Harper Brown)

(12/7/2023 

SCHS Jr. Vet Science placed 4th in Area ll!

(Miangel Jones, Haley Bradshaw, Baylee Smith, Owen Hornick, Liz Fowler (Alt), and Ashley Puckett (Alt))

Miangel Jones placed 2nd individually.

Haley Bradshaw placed 8th individually.

(12/7/2023)

SCHS Sr. Vet Science placed 1st in Area ll!

They head to the state contest in February! 

(Elise Remington, Emma Hornick, Emma Dean, Addison Canberg, Marc Fenyo (Alt), and Isaac Hayes (Alt))

Elise Remington placed 8th individually.

Emma Hornick placed 7th individually.

Emma Dean placed 4th individually.

(12/7/2023)

Educating the Future at Elementary School

Three of our SCHS Officers traveled to Liberty Elementary School and educated the younger generation (1st grade) about Agriculture in Thanksgiving! They were able to learn about turkeys, the 3 sister crops, and even make their own turkeys! We love any opportunity to grow the future of Ag!

(Emma Hornick, Amelia Housley, Kerragen Craig)

(11/16/2023)

SCMS FFA Quiz

(Henry Housley)

(11/15/2023)

SCHS FFA Quiz placed 4th in Area ll!

(Carter Rickman)

(11/15/2023)

SCHS Jr. Wildlife Management Team placed 4th in Area ll!

(Britt Jenkins, Haley Bradshaw, Miangel Jones, Delia Hernandez)

Haley Bradshaw placed 7th overall in Game Birds.

Miangel Jones placed 7th overall in General ID.

(11/15/2023)

SCHS Sr. Wildlife Management Team placed 5th in Area ll!

(Isaac Hayes, Emma Summerlin, Amelia Housley, Logan Ramsey)

Isaac Hayes placed 9th overall in General ID.

Emma Summerlin placed 3rd overall in Aquatics.

Amelia Housley placed 3rd overall in Game Birds.

(11/15/2023)

SCHS Floriculture Team place 4th in Area ll!

(Emma Hornick, Ally Green, Leah Bradshaw, Taylor Felder)

(11/15/2023)

Local FFA and Farm Bureau Wishing Indians Football Good Luck!

Stephens County FFA with Stephens County Farm Bureau wishing our Indians Football good luck in the playoffs tonight!

(11/10/2023)

Stephens County Heads to Indianapolis, Indiana!

Stephens County FFA has arrived in Indy for the 96th National FFA Convention! 

We are ready for a week full of team building activities, workshops, and leadership activities.

(11/1/2023)

SCHS Competions (Ag Sales, Farm & Agribusiness, and Employment Skills)

Our Agricultural Sales CDE team placed 3rd in Area ll.

(Amelia Housley, Grant Ware, Emma Dean, Addison Canberg, Emma Hornick, Wyatt Hammons). 

Emma Dean was named 8th overall, and Emma Hornick was 9th overall.

 Our Farm & Agribusiness Management CDE Team placed 3rd 

(Issac Hayes, Caitlin Hendrix, Arwen Bratten, Kara Jones) 

Caitlin Hendrix being 8th highest individual

Our Employment Skills LDE competitor was Miangel Jones placing 8th!

(10/27/2023)

SCHS Meats Evaluation

Meats Evaluation placed 5th in Area ll.

(Leah Bradshaw, Addison Canberg, Amelia Housley, and Kerragen Craig)

(10/2/2023)

SCHS Environmental Natural Resources 

Environmental Natural Resources Team placed 4th in the Area ll.

(Isaac Hayes, Wyatt Hammons, Parker Carey, and Teeghan Jameson)

(10/2/2023)

SCHS Floral Design

Our Floral Design competitors were Arwen Bratten for the Senior Division and Haley Bradshaw for the Junior Division.

(10/2/2023)

SCHS FFA Travels to UGA Poultry Open House

SCHS FFA students attended the UGA Poultry Open House. They learned about the different sectors of the Poultry Industry and what opportunities they have through the Poultry Program at UGA.

(9/29/2023)

SC Annual Pork Chop Plate Sale

Our annual pork chop plate sale was a hit once again! We sold more than 800 plates! Thank you to everyone who purchased a plate!

(9/28/2023)

Stephens County FFA at Summer Leadership Camp!

SC FFA had a great week at FFA Summer Leadership Camp in Covington, GA!

Congratulations to our girls for being named Team of the Week!

(6/2/2023)

Introducing the 23-24 SCHS FFA Officer Team.

(5/28/2023)

SCHS FFA Receives 2nd in Area ll!

Ag Sales received their plaque for 2nd place in Area ll

(Emma Hornick, Addison Canberg, Grant Ware, Wyatt Hammons)

(5/15/2023)

Two SCHS FFA Members Elected to Area Office!

Congratulations to Emma Hornick for being named Area ll FFA Treasurer and Arwen Bratten for being named a Junior Representative for Area ll FFA. 

(5/15/2023)

SCHS  Parliamentary Procedure Wins Area ll!

Congratulations to the SCHS Parliamentary Procedure team for receiving 1st place in Area ll! 

(Emma Hornick, Arwen Bratten, Emma Dean, Kerragen Craig, Teeghan Jameson, Wyatt Hammons.)

(3/29/2023)

SCHS Forestry Team

They finished 6th in area ll!

(Amelia Housley, Teeghan Jameson, Elijah Sweat, Parker Carey)

(2/17/2023)

SC Livestock Judging Teams

SCMS Junior Team placed 3rd (Baylor Whitfield, Jonah DeFoor, Jordan Williams, Henry Housley and Brant Smith)


SCHS Junior Team placed 5th (Addie Carter, Nyleigh Hutto, Jake Whitfield, and Josie Jarrett)


SCHS Senior Team placed 5th (Addison Canberg, Wyatt Hammons, Emma Hornick and Leah Bradshaw)

(2/17/2023)

Ag Communications and Ag Mech CDEs

The Ag Comm. team placed 3rd (Amelia Housley, Abby Whitfield, Anna Glaze, and Wyatt Hammons)

Both Wyatt Hammons and Abby Whitfield placing top 5 individually.

The Ag Mech team placed 8th (Walker Murphy, Drew Dietz, Karson Addison, and Joseph Williams)

(2/11/2023)

FFA week - Valentine's Nursing Home Visit 

We had a great group of students make cards and goodie bags for the local nursing homes here in Stephens County. They hand delivered them and spoke with the residents.

(2/9/2023)

SC Public Speaking Teams


Teeghan Jameson competed in Extemporaneous Speaking and received 1st in her room.


Arwen Bratten competed in Creed Speaking and received 3rd in her room.


Haley Bradshaw competed in Creed Speaking and received Top 10 in her room.

(2/4/2023)

Johnson Family and Blackberry Farmstead Named Family Farm of the Year!

Congratulations to Richard Johnson and the Johnson Family for being named Farm Family of the year! Thank you for everything you do at the cannery, we couldn't do it without you!

(11/2/22)

Annual Pork Chop Plate Sale1

What an amazing turnout for our annual porkchop plate sale! Thank you to everyone who came out and helped us, and a big thank you to everyone who bought plates. We sold more than 850 plates!

(9/26/22)

Local Home Depot Donates to Local FFA Chapter!

A huge thank you to the Home Depot in Toccoa for donating thousands of dollars worth of seeds and hundreds dollars worth of hoses to the Stephens County FFA.

(9/20/22)