2026 FFA Alumni Essay Contest and Shop Project Winners

We would like to thank everyone who submitted an essay or a shop project for our contest and Live Auction.   Reading all of these essays really made us admire the up-and-coming future advocates for all things agriculture.  Every single one of these applications were amazing and it was very hard for us to choose the top 5 for high school and Middle school. Here are the 2026 Essay contest winners.

Middle School Winners

Ella Moore – Oakleaf Middle FFA

Nicholas Ward – Bradford Middle FFA

Elia Crivello Norman – Hill-Gustat Middle FFA

Avery White – Westwood Middle FFA

Nahla Vargas – Deltona Middle FFA

High School Winners

Hunter Roof – Burns Sci Tech FFA

Savannah Primrose – Parrish Community FFA

Christen Joseph – Durant FFA

Cody Adler – Oakleaf FFA

Jovee Tkach – Armwood FFA

Our Shop Project contest was developed to get Alumni members and FFA members to connect on another level of teamwork.  Working together to come up with an idea and create it is no small task and you guys rocked it this year.   Not only does this allow creativity and teamwork, but it also provides auction items for our Live Auction.  Which is how we raise money that goes back to the FFA members in the way of scholarships, awards, graduation testing fees and lots more.

The Winners of the 2026 Shop Projects are:

1st Place $500 – Branford Middle & High School FFA

2nd Place $300 – Suwannee FFA

3rd Place $200 – Pine Ridge FFA

and our People’s choice award $100 – Ft. Pierce Westwood FFA

 

Thank you so much for your participation!!! we can’t wait to see what you come up with next year!