Written by Natalia Hernandez, Historian 26-27. October 25, 2026. Happy Greenhand Week! Our greenhands kicked off their celebration week from October 19-23 and spent time participating in events led by our Junior Officer team. On Monday, the Junior Officers went into Greenhand Ag classes and gave presentations on greenhand week and introduced the punchcards and activities for the week. On Tuesday, all of the Greenhands and the officers wore green clothes to represent themselve

Written by Natalia Hernandez, Historian 26-27. October 15, 2026. This year, some of our freshmen traveled to the Paso Robles Fairgrounds for the Greenhand Leadership Conference. These students are called Greenhands: a Greenhand is a student who is in their first year of being involved in the FFA. They traveled to Paso for the day, learning more about the FFA as an organization and its place in the classroom, and getting involved in all sorts of mixers and leadership activitie

Written by Natalia Hernandez, Historian 26-27. October 12, 2026. Our chapter officers attended the South Coast Region’s 2026-2027 Chapter Officer Leadership Conference in Hollister, CA. On October 10-11, they spent their weekend at this conference and learned many valuable leadership skills from both the state and regional officers, which they will bring back and implement into our chapter. They received awards for Chapter of the Year within the San Luis Obispo Section, as we

Written by Natalia Hernandez, Historian 26-27. October 9, 2026. SLO FFA received a very special visit from our very own California FFA State Officers, President Jaycee Salas, and Vice President Kate Cooper on October 8, 2026. They put on amazing workshops all day in our ag classes and brought inspiration among our members to get involved, set goals, and morph into leaders in their community. We had the pleasure of having them with us and introducing them to our chapter. We ar

Written by Natalia Hernandez, Historian 26-27. October 8, 2026.This past Wednesday SLOFFA hosted over 375 students competing in the 2026 Sectional Opening & Closing Public Speaking Contest. SLO FFA had 72 students step up to compete in the first public speaking competition of the year. Students form teams of 6 and memorize a few lines of the official Opening and Closing Ceremonies script to recite in front of a panel of judges. Our teams spent weeks preparing for this and we

Written by Natalia Hernandez, Historian 26-27. October 5, 2026. On Friday during Homecoming week, SLO High brought back its homecoming parade after many years! Many different parts of SLOHS took part, from band and sports to AVID and the FFA! We participated in the parade with an Ag Department truck as our float, covered from bumper to bumper in blue and gold tinsel and streamers. We walked on the service road from the Ag Department down to the front of the school, dancing an

Written by Natalia Hernandez, Historian 26-27. October 4, 2026. Our FFA members showed up for their school, coordinating with ASB to do community service at their school. After the victorious Homecoming Football game, a crew of students stayed and picked up all the trash from the bleachers. Students spent their time after the football game singing to music while cleaning up trash and helping our school’s custodians, representing the FFA’s value of community service and leader

Written by Natalia Hernandez, Historian 26-27. September 28, 2026. A crew from SLO FFA attended the SLO Section “Go for the Gold” event at Cayucos Beach on September 26, 2026. They truly embraced our chapter theme, “Game On” by bringing home the 1st place trophy! Great job bringing sportsmanship, competitiveness, and participation. They played many mixers, chapter relay races, took SLO Section flag pictures, and played a hard game of Capture the Flag. Big thank you to our Sec

Written by Natalia Hernandez, Historian 26-27. September 25, 2026. Our Chapter Officers kicked off the year with their year with the first meeting of the year! The September Game meeting served to introduce this year’s theme, “Game On” and encouraged members to put it into play as they were challenged against other teams and played engaging games. Amazing food made by our BBQ committee, FFA T-Shirts, and prizes accompanied this meeting to make it as fun as possible. A huge th

Written by Natalia Hernandez, Historian 26-27. September 18, 2026. On September 15th, 2026, our SLO FFA Chapter had the opportunity to help out at the San Luis Obispo Police Department Tip-A-Cop event! Our members spent their evening lending a helping hand to support our local law enforcement and gave back to the community that does so much for us. By serving food and passing it out, they were able to show their appreciation for opportunities that allowed them to step out of

Written by Natalia Hernandez, Historian 26-27. September 14, 2026. San Luis Obispo FFA had the opportunity to send two involved chapter members, Collin Edwards and Brooke Markowitz, to the 2026 Sectional Officer Leadership Conference on September 12-13 in Santa Maria, CA. Collin is currently serving as the Sectional Secretary and Brooke is currently serving as the Sectional Vice President. During this two day conference, Collin and Brooke not only bonded with their Sectional

Written by Natalia Hernandez, Historian 26-27. September 9, 2026. On September 7, 2026, members from our SLO FFA Chapter spent Labor Day cleaning up trash at Avila Beach. This community service event was open to all students in our section and we had many helping hands that spent their day off “Living to Serve”. We are grateful for everyone that showed up and made a huge difference in our community, making our beaches a clean environment for all people to enjoy and safer for

Written by Natalia Hernandez, Historian 26-27. September 2, 2026.Over two weekends, our 2026–2027 Chapter Officer Team and Junior Chapter Officer Team came together for an exciting officer retreat filled with leadership development, goal setting, and team bonding. The Chapter Officer Team visited the Cal Poly Arboretum, planned the year’s theme and calendar, and spent time building stronger relationships. The following weekend, both teams participated in team-building activit

Written by Natalia Hernandez, Historian 26-27. August 31, 2026. San Luis Obispo FFA Members Audrey Harris, Brooke Markowitz, Collin Edwards, and Maddi Holt all attended Week 2 of Washington Leadership Conference, which lasted June 9th, to June 12th, 2026. Each year, National FFA hosts the Washington Leadership Conference (W.L.C) in Washington DC. W.L.C. is a conference that hones in on community-oriented service, and taking it back to your own community. Students from all acr

Written by Natalia Hernandez, Historian 26-27. August 29, 2026. San Luis Obispo FFA members truly showed up ready to shine at the 2026 California Mid-State Fair. This year, over 80 students raised livestock projects ranging from poultry and rabbits to beef, sheep, swine, and goats. Students enrolled in Livestock Management 1, 2, and 3 fulfilled their summer school requirements through months of hard work, countless hours, and dedication to their projects. On Saturday, July 25

Written by Mila Shih, Vice President 2025-2026. February 22, 2026. Public speaking has always been at the heart of San Luis Obispo FFA. From classroom presentations to the big competition stages, our members are unafraid to step up and let their voices shine. Despite the cold weather and pouring rain, over a dozen of our chapter members (wearing official dress, mind you!) attended the Sectional Speaking Contest, held at Templeton High School, to compete for a spot at the Sout

Written by Sienna Worden February 19th 2026 On January 11-12, 2026, our San Luis Obispo FFA chapter took a large group of students to the ALA and MFE conference, located in Monterey, CA. These conferences brought together FFA members from across the state for two days of leadership development and personal growth. The ALA conference, which stands for Advanced Leadership Academy, is designed for juniors and seniors to learn and develop their leadership skills. Throught the con

San Luis Obispo High School has its newest addition to the FFA chapter, Ms. Alexys Prado, our new student teacher! Ms. Prado grew up in the small town of Strathmore, California, where agriculture was a central component in her life. Her family grew citrus such as oranges, lemons, and limes. She knew from a young age that she wanted to get involved in agriculture. Ms. Prado loves reading, going to the beach, and swimming! She is so excited to contribute to our chapter and be a

Written by Mila Shih, Vice President 2025-2026. August 21, 2025. Hey SLO FFA! As school kicks off, we’re so excited to welcome both...

Written by Mila Shih, Vice President 2025-2026. August 8, 2025. Every summer, the California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles becomes a...