11/02/2026
ENTERPRISE FFA ATTEND NATIONAL CONVENTION, TRADES AND CAREER DAYS, LEADERSHIP CAMP, AND MORE!
ENTERPRISE – It’s not just student athletes that have been staying busy this fall. Between local activities along with regional, state, and national events, including the 2026 National Convention, Eastern Oregon’s FFA members have been more active than ever. The Enterprise FFA chapter is no different. Highlighting the hard work her students have been putting in lately, Enterprise CTE Instructor and FFA Advisor Stephanie Schofield recently shared an update on the chapter’s fall activities.
Highlights include the October 7th District Soils competition, trades and career days, the Eastern District leadership event and, of course, FFA National Convention. The full list of highlights, as written by Schofield, is as follows:
District Soils - Oct. 7
On October 7th, 24 sophomores took a trip outside La Grande to compete in the FFA District Soils Competition. At the event they were able to apply land evaluation and science skills they learned in the classroom through hands-on application. Our students did an outstanding job at the contest. The top 3 competitors from our chapter were Lydia Hawkins-Hogrefe, Evelyn Locken, and Wade Williams.
National FFA Convention (Oct 19-26th)
19 members and 5 chaperones attended the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana this year. This is the largest youth leadership conference in the world and this year there were more than 70,000 in attendance. Students attended workshops, listened to keynote speakers, participated in a career show that had over 1500 exhibitors, and networked with students from across the nation. We spent time with our sister chapter, Hope Indiana, and discussed our exchange program. This year’s trip was extra special because one of our own members, Flora Lingard, competed in the National Creed Speaking contest. Flora did an amazing job and ended up with a bronze in the competition.
Trades and Career Days (October 15th and September 30th)
Enterprise Agriculture and CTE Program has attended two different Trades Career Days in the past few weeks, The Eastern Oregon Construction and Utility Career Day, in Baker and the Union Career Day and Trades walk. Students took advantage of opportunities to make career connections with industry professionals and explore more than 40 different careers. We are proud to connect our students with industry professionals, and empower them to make meaningful and thought out plans for their futures.
Eastern Oregon District Leadership Camp (October 11 &12)
The Enterprise FFA Advance and Greenhand officers attended the leadership camp held at Camp Elkanah. During the camp they worked with State FFA Officers. They participated in leadership workshops, competed in the Rituals Contests ( the Advanced team placed third out of 11 schools), and worked on developing activities that they could bring home to benefit our chapter and school.
