York FFA Chapter

We wrapped up the year with our annual York FFA Awards Banquet last Thursday. 150 members and guests, enjoyed an evening full of fellowship, celebration, and even a few tear-jerking moments as we recognized all of the accomplishments and hard work put forth by our members this year.

We had the absolute privilege of recognizing 19 former South Carolina State FFA Officers from York who served from the late 1960’s to present day, as well as two former York Agriculture teachers who positively impacted hundreds of students in our community, including Mr. Williams and Mrs. Greenway. As one of the former officers said, the blue jackets may not zip anymore but the impacts of the FFA can be felt for a lifetime!

Kayci Wilkerson, our former York FFA President and a current SC State FFA Vice President, coordinated this gathering of former officers, and she provided us with an inspiring speech about FFA being a family that supports you during your foundational years.

We also gave out over 200 awards to members for their livestock projects, industry certifications, success in Career Development Events (CDEs,) completion of our curriculum pathways, and for volunteering in community service throughout the year.

To finish up the evening, our eight senior officers provided meaningful closing remarks about their time in the FFA and what it meant to them. A few tears were definitely shed! We are going to miss them greatly, but we know the best is yet to come for each of them. We then announced our 2026-2027 York FFA Officer Team who we already know will make a huge impact on our program and community this year. Congratulations to each and every one of you!

Thank you to everyone who made this evening so special for our students. None of it would be possible without your support!

We would say “until next year,” but there’s no breaks for the FFA… So we’re staying busy and getting ready for competitions at our SC State FFA Convention in June.🌟💙

Our next Senior Officer is Tucker Dellinger, Vice President. 🎓

⭐️ Future Plans: Continue attending York Technical College to receive my Diesel degree, then go back for my Automotive degree
⭐️ Favorite Ag Class: Ag Science & Tech because it showed me what all FFA was about
⭐️ Favorite CDE: Tool Identificationt because it was my first ever FFA competition and my team and I did very well at it
⭐️ Favorite FFA Memory: Either our monthly meetings or my first State FFA Convention
⭐️ Advice to younger FFA members: “FFA welcomes you with open arms no matter what you do for fun or what you plan to do after high school. Just come to the meetings and be yourself and you’ll meet some of your best friends that you’ll have in and after high school.”

We are so proud of you, Tucker! 💙💛