Effingham County High FFA

Our officer team spent the weekend on beautiful St. Helena Island, South Carolina for Chapter Officer Leadership Training (C**T)!
During our retreat, officers worked together to develop the calendar for the upcoming school year, plan chapter meetings and activities, and strengthen their leadership skills.
The weekend provided a great opportunity to build relationships, grow as a team, and enjoy the incredible scenery.
We are excited to put our plans into action and make this year one of the best yet!

📣 Introducing the 2026-2027 ECHS FFA Officer Team!

We are excited to see these students lead our chapter in the coming year through service, leadership, and dedication to agricultural education. We know they will do an outstanding job representing our chapter!

Congratulations to:
☀️ President: Haley Harbin
🚜 Vice President: Hallie Rahn
🌽 Secretary: Raegen Stille
💰 Treasurer: Zoey Hagan
🇺🇸 Reporter: Evie Kerpec
🚪 Sentinel: Cayleigh Harden
📖 Chaplain: Graison Caldwell

Hardware coming home 🏆
Proud of these students for being recognized at the Area Awards Ceremony for their outstanding achievements and dedication this year.

A special congratulations to Zoey Hagan on being elected the Area 4 Sentinel! We’re excited to see her represent our chapter in this leadership role!

Awards:
🥇 Senior Livestock Evaluation Team- 1st Place
🥇 Senior Livestock Evaluation High Individual- Haley Harbin (not pictured)
🥇 Junior Livetock Evaluation Team- 1st Place
🥇 Junior Livestock Evaluation High Individual- Graison Caldwell
⭐️ Agricultural Education Proficiency Winner- Haylee Frawley (not pictured)

Congratulations to our chapter president, Ty Griffin, for being named the Overall CTAE Student of the Year for ECHS! We are so proud of you 🤩

We had an incredible time at the 98th Georgia FFA Convention in Macon! 💙💛

On Thursday, we kicked things off by giving back by partnering with Rebuilding Macon to help paint a home for a local resident, followed by time at the career fair exploring future opportunities in agriculture.

Friday was all about celebrating achievements as we recognized our State Degree recipients, then wrapped up the night with an amazing concert from Will Moseley 🎶

Saturday brought even more excitement as we heard from Governor Brian Kemp and were honored to be recognized as a Gold Emblem Chapter ⭐️

We are so proud of our students and all they accomplished this week!

Congratulations to former ECHS FFA members, Drew Greene and Riley Metzger! We are so proud of you for continuing to lead the way for the future of Georgia agriculture at the collegiate level. Go Dawgs!

We’re excited for the 2026–2027 school year with our new UGA Young Farmers & Ranchers executive team!
Join us in welcoming Luke Cody, Drew Greene, Jesse Cronic (Chairman), Riley Metzger, and James Williams as they lead the way this year.
Looking forward to a great year of advocacy, leadership, and supporting Georgia agriculture!

We are beyond proud to announce that ECHS FFA has earned the Gold Emblem Chapter Award! ⭐️🏆

This prestigious honor is only given to the top 10% of chapters in the state for excellence in leadership, community service, and agricultural education. We will be recognized next week at the 98th Georgia FFA convention, and our application will advance to National FFA for further judging!

Success is a collective effort. Thank you to our officers, members, and community for your ongoing commitment to our students and program!