FFA Week With the Rivercrest FFA Chapter

The mission of the National FFA Organization is to make a positive difference in students’ lives. It does this by helping them develop their potential for strong leadership, personal growth and success in their future careers through agricultural education.

FFA is a big part of many members’ lives. It gives them endless chances to grow, helps them build good character and gives them a sense of family, among other things. The week of Feb. 21-28, 2026, was an especially important time for many FFA members because it was National FFA Week!

Kenley Thompson, the student advisor for the Rivercrest FFA Chapter in Texas, says FFA Week matters to her for many reasons. It reminds her why she joined FFA, and helps her see how much she has grown through the organization. She adds that this week brings everyone together and helps them feel proud to be part of something bigger than themselves.

Rivercrest FFA Advisor Lacie Cameron says the National FFA Organization started FFA Week in the 1940s. Its purpose was to promote agricultural education and celebrate leadership. The timing was set around George Washington’s birthday to honor his past as both a farmer and a leader. During FFA Week, many chapters across the country celebrate with lots of traditions, both old and new.

The Rivercrest FFA Chapter has many traditions. The chapter’s reporter, Annaka Thompson, says these include dress-up days, a corn hole game during lunch, providing a lunch and baking cookies for the chapter, and decorating the hallway of the agriculture building.

The chapter also works to educate younger students. They teach the junior high students about the opportunities they can find through FFA, and they teach elementary students by reading to them and giving them FFA-related coloring sheets.

Cameron says the Rivercrest FFA Chapter has celebrated FFA Week for many years. While it has been going on for as long as she can remember, it has certainly been a tradition during her three years as the advisor.

As mentioned earlier, FFA Week is special to the hearts of many FFA members — past, present and future. Cameron says she hopes members see FFA Week as more than just a celebration, but as a time to be proud of what they have achieved, show their leadership and school spirit, and truly appreciate the value of agriculture and getting involved in their community.

Ultimately, this is what FFA is all about: leadership, traditions and, most importantly, a sense of family within the organization!