Joseph FFA

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Don’t forget about our FFA Drive-By BBQ fundraiser!

It’s time for the annual Joseph FFA Alumni & Supporters Drive-By Dinner!
Enjoy a great BBQ dinner while supporting Joseph FFA students. 100% of the proceeds go directly to supporting Joseph FFA members.

📅 Thursday, Oct. 8
⏰ 5–6:30 p.m.
🎟️ $18 per meal
Tickets are available now at Sports Corral or from Joseph FFA & Alumni members!

Student and Parent Welcome Back Night was a night of information, fellowship, and alumni and member opportunity. Thank you to our speaker, ShanRae Hawkins for speaking about our amazing alumni and supporters! If you missed the meeting, there are still so many opportunities to volunteer, including our Drive-By BBQ on Oct. 8th. Contact one of our alumni to sign up as a volunteer, it is much appreciated! Thank you FFA community!

It has been a stellar start to the school year! Soils, w**ds walks, canning and food preservation and more. Thank you to Mr. Crenshaw and his family for the zucchini and apples and Mrs. Jen for the beets.

We hope to see you there!

Congratulations Grayson! Thank you also to our community for supporting job opportunities that teach our young people important job and life skills.

Thank you Elkhorn Media for celebrating our students!

JOSEPH FFA MEMBER GRAYSON HAWKINS NAMED NATIONAL FINALIST FOR 2026 NATIONAL FFA CONVENTION

JOSEPH – Oregon State Fair is underway, and the 2026 National FFA Convention is less than two-months away. As FFA chapters across Eastern Oregon prepare for the big fall event, various awards, degrees, and project results are being announced. The Joseph FFA Chapter in particular recently received word that one of its members, Grayson Hawkins, was officially selected as a national finalist for the National FFA Agriculture Proficiency Award in Environmental Science and Natural Resource Management. As written in the announcement by the National FFA to Joseph Ag Sciences Teacher Chelcee Mansfield:

“We’re excited to share some outstanding news—students from your school have been named national finalists for the prestigious National FFA Agricultural Proficiency Award at the upcoming 99th National FFA Convention & Expo!

Congratulations on fostering such exceptional student achievement. This recognition places your students among the best in the nation and provides them with the opportunity to be celebrated on a national stage in front of more than 70,000 FFA members, advisors, educators, and industry leaders from across the country.”

This prestigious selection was thanks to Hawkins’ Supervised Agriculture Experience (SAE) project, itself split between two separate projects. The first of these projects involved an eight-week HAWK (High School Apprenticeship Work) internship with Wallowa Resources. As written by Hawkins in his SAE description:

“Through the eight-week HAWK (High School Apprenticeship Work) internship, I gained hands-on experience in rangeland management, forest monitoring, plant and wildlife identification, watershed health, w**d management, aspen ecology, fire landscapes, and sustainable forest practices. We also studied the complex challenges of natural resource management in the rural West.”

The second SAE project was a Student Park Ranger position at Wallowa Lake State Park, wherein he worked alongside park staff to oversee and operate the park, including assisting visitors, cleaning facilities, landscaping, enforcing rules, and even providing basic first aid.

The 2026 National FFA convention is October 21-24 in Indianapolis Indiana. Con