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Wharton FFA August Newsletter
(Coming Soon) Information from the FFA meeting on Monday, August 25, 2026 in case you could not make it or you misplaced any copies. We discussed the following.
Upcoming Dates & Important Information
Next FFA Meeting : August 25, 2026 at 7:00 pm at Ag Building
Thank y'all so much for your support as we get geared up for the Fall semester! Please make sure you are reading emails and reminds as well as asking questions when necessary!
Have a great day!!
Wharton FFA Ag Teachers
Fundraiser: Starts August 25, 2026 Ends September 14, 2026
We will be doing the same online fundraiser as last semester to help alleviate the cost of contests, progress show awards and to prepare for the upcoming FFA banquet. We will be adding an option of purchasing popcorn as well this time where the popcorn will be delivered straight to the purchaser. Be on the lookout for that!
WCYF Parent Work Rule Info
(this is copied & pasted from the fair website, questions should be directed to the fair):
A parent/guardian of any exhibitor exhibiting a project at the Wharton County Youth Fair (excluding Bucket Calf) is required to work a minimum of three (3) hours per exhibitor. If a parent cannot work the 3 hours, they can have a family member or friend work in their place. Anyone working must be 21 years old or older. Parents/Guardian must sign up before March 1, 2026. Parents choosing not to work a three (3) hour shift will be assessed a fee of $500 per exhibitor. Parents/Guardian of exhibitors who choose not to work must make payment to the Fair Office by March 1st.No changes of work hours will be accepted after March 2, 2026. Please DO NOT CALL THE FAIR OFFICE. It will be the parents’ responsibility to find a replacement.See the "Parent Work Rule" in the Livestock & Poultry Rulebook.Here is the link to the sign up for this: WCYF Parent Work Rule Sign Up
Wharton Fair Fund Event:
Event Date: January 30, 2027
Sign Up to work day of event:
Wharton Fair Fund Event Day Sign Up
Remember you MUST DO the following at the event to qualify:- Sell entire packet (meal and raffle tickets, comes out to $175)- Bring a dessert and an auction item or sell 2 gun raffle tickets- Students must work the event...in the morning and the evening of the event *if you signed up for kitchen duty in the morning please bring a knife for chopping onions, potatoes and bacon.*
* Please wear a FFA shirt to the fair fund event if you have one,also please dress in school appropriate attire as well and be on your best behavior. This is a nice event where the community has a chance to meet members of Wharton FFA, let's represent ourselves well.
Wharton FFA Progress Show:
Event Date: February 7, 2027
All are invited to the event. It is not mandatory for each person who is exhibiting a project under Wharton FFA or Jr. FFA, but we would like for everyone to attend to gain experience in the show ring as well as receive advice from a judge in order to better prepare for the county fair in March. Online Entries Due for Rabbits & Bucket Calf Show:
Due online: February 9, 2027
Wharton County Youth Fair Online Entry Site
If you are already planning on showing a pen of rabbits please go ahead and enter them, do not wait until the last minute
WCYF Upcoming Events
Parent Work Rule has made changes (make sure you sign up if you have not, on the fair website, the fair will deduct $500 from your check/fine you if you do not sign up and work)
Upcoming fair dates - Know them and know when you are supposed to be where.Fair Scholarship is Due
Be sure to read the "Exhibitor - Parent Newsletter" about fair questions, parking, packets, sale and scratch information, etc.
KNOW the rules and the rules for your species! If you have questions please ask us! Packet pick up dates March 31, 2027 from 4-6pm at the fair office (you must pick up your packet in order to show! It will have important info in it that you will need at the show! First time Cattle & Swine meetings are also on ? from 5-7pm if you are a first time exhibitor of these species please know when your meetings.
Don't forget cattle will need palpation certificate
Please please please ask questions! We want to make sure everyone is on the same page. Thank you and have a great day!
History of National FFA Week
National FFA Week Feb. 20-27, 2027.
National F.F.A. Week was initiated by the National Future Farmers of America Organization — a youth leadership organization, and one of the largest in the U.S., to make a positive difference in the lives of young people by developing their potential for leadership, personal growth, and career success through agriculture education.
First founded by a group of young farmers in 1928, the F.F.A. mission, during National F.F.A. Week, is to prepare future generations for the challenges of feeding the growing population of the United States by teaching members various topics relating to agricultural technology, science, and business, i.e., Ag Business, Ag Mechanics, Ag Sales, Dairy cattle evaluation, and Agronomy, Food Science & Technology, and Dairy Food, etc.
Initially, the holiday was observed on a single day. In 1948, to recognize George Washington’s example and legacy as a leader and farmer, the National F.F.A. Board of Directors initiated a weeklong tradition.
Each year, all 700,000 F.F.A. members spend the weeklong holiday developing their potential for leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education in creative and innovative ways in their various local F.F.A. chapters. During the week, F.F.A. members will take part in agricultural, leadership, and service-based activities across the country.
The organization hosts Career Development Events or Courses contests in which student members compete to test the skills they learned through agricultural education instruction from the program.
Read the History of National FFA Organization Records @ https://www.ffa.org/ffa-history/