Housatonic Valley Regional High School
Agricultural Science & Technology Education Center
What is FFA?
With over 1,027,273 members aged 12–21 across 9,235 chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the National FFA Organization is the largest student-led organization in the nation. Its impact is felt far and wide, inspiring the next generation of leaders.
The Housatonic Valley Regional High School FFA chapter is deeply rooted in this legacy. Chartered in 1939, just over a decade after the National FFA Organization's founding in 1928, it has been an integral part of the FFA mission ever since.
The National FFA Organization exemplifies what works in education. This dynamic youth organization transforms students’ lives by preparing them for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success. FFA members are tomorrow’s enthusiastic leaders, embodying American values, citizenship, and civic participation while fostering a profound sense of belonging within their chapters.
FFA is not just for aspiring farmers. It welcomes members who dream of becoming teachers, doctors, scientists, entrepreneurs, and more. Recognizing this diversity, the organization updated its name in 1988 to reflect the evolving opportunities within agriculture and related industries.
Today, the National FFA Organization equips its members to tackle the challenges of a changing world by encouraging them to explore diverse agricultural career pathways and develop unique talents. While we are still the Future Farmers of America, we are also the Future Biologists, Chemists, Veterinarians, Engineers, and Entrepreneurs of America.
Committed to each individual student, FFA provides a roadmap to success through agricultural education. Guided by the motto Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, and Living to Serve, FFA members rise to the challenge of service. United by their shared purpose, they come from all walks of life to embrace leadership and growth.
We are FFA—bound by tradition, driven by innovation, and prepared to shape the future.
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In Agricultural Education, learning does not start and stop at the classroom door! Through FFA and Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE) you will have many opportunities to learn and develop real-world skills outside of the classroom and beyond the school day.
Upcoming Events:
8/22/2023 - Chapter Officer Leadership Training
9/2 - 9/4/2023 - Goshen Fair
9/18/2023 - Big E Corsage booth
11/1 - 11/4/2023 - National FFA Convention
HVRHS FFA Newsletter February 2020.pdfThe Housatonic Valley FFA Chapter is located in the picturesque New England town of Falls Village, CT. Our chapter serves students from Canaan, Cornwall, Sharon, Kent, Salisbury, Lakeville, and Falls Village. We also have students attending from neighboring counties in New York and Massachusetts.
Our chapter has on average, around 150 members and is led by a team of eight officers and four advisors.
HVRHS FFA members are involved in activities both within the school and the broader community. Our chapter competes at the District, State, and National level in a variety of events including; Envirothon, Career Development Events, and Leadership Development Events.
HVRHS FFA members apply what they learn in class in project based learning experiences called SAE projects (Supervised Agricultural Experience).
The FFA Mission
The National FFA Organization is dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of young people by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
The FFA Motto
Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve.
