State FFA is Rewarding Experience!
31 Leigh FFA members made their way to Lincoln on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, for the 96th Annual Nebraska State FFA Convention. Throughout the convention, members competed in Leadership Development Events, Career Development Events, . . .
FFA Students Attend Livestock Judging Competitions
Eisenmann and Kuester Earn Top JH Honors
Leading up to FFA State Convention in April, Leigh FFA has been busily preparing for the many events they will be competing in. In addition, many junior high members have also been practicing for future competitions. . . .
Platte Valley Welcomes Local FFA Students
On Friday March 15, the Leigh FFA chapter attended Platte Valley Day in Humphrey. Platte Valley Equipment in Humphrey held a Platte Valley Day and welcomed nearby schools’ FFA chapters to explore career options and learn about numerous . . .
FFA Week “A Fun Experience”
The Leigh FFA chapter celebrated FFA week on the week of February 19-23. Monday’s celebrations were PJ Day and the start of the highly anticipated cornhole tournament that was open to all 7-12 students and . . .
Leigh FFA Helps with Alumni Convention
The Nebraska FFA Alumni and Supporters Convention was held on Friday, January 19th and Saturday, January 20th in the Columbus area. During this convention, 179 registered alumni members and supporters of the FFA toured different . . .
FFA Finds Success at District LDEs
After many weeks of preparation, Leigh FFA traveled to Howells to compete in District LDEs on Monday, December, 4th. LDEs stand for Leadership Development and is a competition consisting of many different public . . .
FFA Holds Creed Night
On November 17th, 2023, Leigh FFA hosted their annual “Creed Night” open to the public in the Leigh High School Gym. The night started with opening ceremonies followed by the local Creed Speaking contest. This year, . . .
FFA Competes at State Land Judging
Every year the Natural Resource Districts in Nebraska host land judging competitions to help FFA students learn more about what the NRD does. This year over 700 students in the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resource District competed in the . . .
FFA “Connecting the Chapters” Promotes Ag Literacy
The Leigh FFA officer team traveled to Lakeview High on September 25, 2023, to complete their Connecting Chapters Training. Other chapters in attendance were the Lakeview FFA Chapter and the Humphrey Chapter. To help the team learn more . . .
FFA Members Learn New Technology Firsthand
On September 7th, the Leigh FFA Chapter took their members to visit Chuck and Sue Folken’s Rain360 irrigation system being used on their farm. This Rain360 system is the first of its kind in the whole state of Nebraska. An . . .
FFA Attends Husker Harvest Days
On Wednesday, September 13, Leigh FFA attended Husker Harvest Days in Grand Island. Husker Harvest Days is large farm show in Grand Island where businesses can showcase some of their newest products to people all around Nebraska. Members . . .
Freshmen Learn More About FFA
Every year, freshmen FFA members get the chance to attend “Greenhand Day” at Central Community College in Columbus. This year, Leigh FFA had 13 members attend on September 6th. At Greenhand Day, new FFA members all across . . .
Leigh FFA Takes on State Fair
Leigh FFA members Kammy Held, Delanie Erwin, Carmen Malena, James Groteluschen, Daphne Jedlicka, and Cody Jedlicka competed at the State Fair Labor Day weekend. This is an opportunity to show how hard our students work with their . . .
FFA Shows at State Fair
By: Jared Olson, a freshman at Leigh High School Last week the Leigh FFA Chapter showed at the Nebraska State Fair and had great success! Six members of the chapter participated in the FFA show, taking home several awards. The . . .
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2020-2021 Leigh FFA Banquet a Success
By: Makenna Held, a junior at Leigh High School The Leigh 2020-2021 FFA Banquet was a true success. It was held April 30th at the gym at 6 pm. All members and their families came, and even some community . . .