Central A&M FFA

06/14/2026

We’re so excited for this leadership opportunity for Adyson!

2026-2027 Section 16 President: Adyson Lowrance, Central A&M FFA

06/12/2026

Get your kids signed up with our chapter reporter, Charleigh! Your kids will have a great time and learn about agriculture all at the same time! Don’t miss out!

Please call the library to sign up for ag lessons with Charleigh! We have a cap on this class size!

06/12/2026

✨Day 3✨ Today was our final day of convention!

We started the day bright and early at the convention center to elect the 2026-2027 State FFA Officer Team! Charleigh and Izzy were our chapter delegates and Adyson
served as the acting section president.

After elections, we grabbed a quick lunch and headed back to the convention center for the 5th and final session. Adyson along with the other newly elected section presidents carried the flags in for opening ceremonies. Brooke had her final performance with the band and absolutely loved participating in the band this year! She can’t wait to do it again next year! We enjoyed the last session and ended it cheering on Adyson as she was installed as the Section 16 President for 2026-2027.

It was a great convention and we’re excited to see what this coming year brings!


In Blue and Gold,
Charleigh Minott
Central A&M FFA Reporter

06/11/2026

✨Day Two✨is in the books and was another great day!

We started the day with the 3rd General Session where we heard retiring addresses from the State FFA Treasurer Kaydance Wooton and State FFA Vice President Koben Tate. We got to cheer on our 1 Star Foundation Supporters, Bill and Cari Lowrance as they were recognized on stage. We were also recognized as the Top Chapter in the Foundation Collection Drive for the ninth year in a row! We had fun cheering on Brooke as she put in more time with the band today, while celebrating her 15th birthday! 🎉 Charleigh spent this session in the Farm Credit Newsroom, where she helped chapters and individuals make sure their information was correct for their news releases!

We grabbed a quick lunch and headed into the 4th General Session where we heard a keynote speech from the National FFA Central Region Vice President, Claire Woeppel. We also had the opportunity to represent Assumption Cooperative Grain Company as they were recognized for their 75 years of supporting the Illinois Foundation FFA - remarkable!

We ended the session by celebrating Adyson Lowrance as she received her State FFA Degree - the highest degree bestowed upon a member at the state level! Congratulations to Adyson on this great accomplishment!

We ended the day celebrating Brooke’s birthday at Gabatoni’s Italian Restaurant and some fun with the chapter before returning to the hotel for the night.

We’re excited to see what Day Three brings!


In Blue and Gold,
Charleigh Minott
Central A&M FFA Reporter

06/10/2026

Yay Avery! You will be fantastic!

SIGNED! Congratulations to Avery Canaday for signing a commitment to become an Illinois agricultural educator! We are so excited to see all that you accomplish in the future!

If you are a current college student or high school senior at State FFA Convention planning on becoming an ag teacher, please join us after the 3rd session to sign your Ag Ed commitment in the Career Show!

06/10/2026

✨Day 1 of Illinois FFA State Convention✨
We left bright and early this morning to head to the Bank of Springfield Center in Springfield to pick up registration and drop off our band participant, Brooke Waller to begin her practicing for the sessions. We started out the day with Session #1, which did not disappoint! The session started with our chapter reporter, Charleigh Minott carrying in the flag as a Top Chapter Reporter. We heard retiring addresses from State President, Natalie Pratt, and State Sentinel, Paige Sierens. Adyson Lowrance was recognized as a Top Chapter President! Our advisor, Mrs. Burgener, was recognized as a Golden Owl Award district winner! After dinner we attended the 2nd session where we got to hear retiring addresses from State Secretary, Kyle Bradshaw, and State Reporter, Ethan Bremmer. Brooke Waller did an awesome job playing with the band! Charleigh Minott was recognized as a Top Chapter Reporter. Laynee Dunakey was recognized as being an American FFA Degree recipient which she will receive in October. We ended the session by cheering on Noah Hebert as he entertained a crowd of around 5,000 people by singing and playing guitar! He did an awesome job!! Day one is in the books and we’re excited to see what day two brings!


In Blue and Gold,
Charleigh Minott
Central A&M FFA Reporter

06/09/2026

Our next member that will be sharing her talents at the 98th Illinois State FFA Convention is our chapter reporter, Charleigh Minott! Charleigh took advantage of a great, opportunity and was selected to work back in the Farm Credit Newsroom during the 3rd General Session of convention! Charleigh will be helping as members come through the newsroom to have their photos taken and put together press releases after being recognized at convention! Congratulations Charleigh!

06/09/2026

Our next member that will be showcasing her talents at the 98th Illinois State FFA Convention is Brooke Waller! Brooke has been selected to play percussion in the State FFA Band this year and will be playing during sessions all throughout convention! Congratulations Brooke! You can click here to tune in and watch convention live! https://vimeo.com/event/5945163

06/09/2026

As we are heading into day one of the 98th Illinois State FFA Convention, we wanted to highlight some of our members who have been selected to share some of their talents during convention this year! First up is one of our Co-Vice-Presidents, Noah Hebert! Noah was selected as talent this year and will be singing during the 2nd General Session tonight at 6:30 pm! Congratulations Noah! You can click here to tune in and watch, if you would like! https://vimeo.com/event/5945163

06/08/2026

Yesterday our chapter had the honor to ride in the Moweaqua Pow Wow parade as Grand Marshals to represent the farmers in our community! A few of our officers put together an amazing float. We want to give a big thanks to Josh Shewmaker for driving us in the parade and to Chris Bright for making and donating the awesome Grand Marshal signs! We had so much fun throwing out candy and seeing all the familiar faces!