Our Year In Review

2025 - 2026 Calendar of Events ~ Tentative

Clear Lake FFA

*Officer Meetings - every Monday morning at 7:30 a.m. during the school year

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July

1 County Fair Entry Deadline

14 - 20 North Iowa County Fair Mason City, IA

22 - 28 Hancock County Fair Britt, IA

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August

7 - 17 Iowa State Fair Des Moines, IA

19 Freshman Orientation Gymnasium - 4 p.m.

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September

3 Chapter Meeting - 7:30 a.m. Auditorium

5-6 Mum Sale CL Greenhouse

7 National Barrow Show Judging Contest Austin, MN

19 National FFA Convention App Due

19 Deadline to Order FFA Jackets

27 Veterans Stand Down Fairgrounds - 8am-5pm

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October

TBA Fruit Sales Begins

1 SAE Grant App Opens

1 Greenhand Fire Up Ellsworth, IA

1 District Soils Ellsworth, IA

2 Chapter Meeting - 7:30 a.m. Auditorium

9 State Soils Ames, IA

24 Fruit Sales End

28 - 1 National FFA Convention Indianapolis, IN

TBA Test Plot Harvest

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November

TBA Central Gardens Clean Up

12 Chapter Meeting - 7:30 a.m. Auditorium

6 Iowa Pork Judging Contest Des Moines, IA

8 State IAT Conference Ankeny, IA

TBA Pig to Plate Adventure

15 SAE Grant App Due

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December

TBA Fruit Sales Delivery (week of Dec. 1)

1 Iowa FFA Alumni Scholarships Due

7-8 Winter Poinsettia Sale

14 Chapter Meeting - 6 p.m. Lunchroom

6 State IAT Conference Ankeny, IA

TBA Cattle Weigh-Ins

*Rough draft of any DO, SO, proficiency, or Iowa Degree Apps Due before Holiday Break!

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January

7 Chapter Meeting - 7:30 a.m. Auditorium

TBA District Officer App Due

12 National FFA Scholarship App Due

21 Legislative Symposium Des Moines, IA

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February

11 Chapter Meeting - 7:30 a.m. Auditorium

1 State Fair Beef DNA Due

4 Iowa Degree Review Night Jewell, IA - 4 p.m.

4 District Officer Interviews Jewell, IA - 4 p.m.

1 Sub-District Stakeholder Preview Night 5 p.m.

5 Sub-Districts Forest City, IA

12 BIG DEADLINE - postmarked to state

21-28 National FFA Week

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March

1 District Stakeholder Preview Night

7 North Central FFA District Convention Algona, IA

4 Chapter Meeting - 7:30 a.m. Auditorium

20 State Convention App Due

27 Chapter Officer App Due 3:30 p.m.

TBA Officer Interviews

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April

1 Chapter Meeting - 7:30 a.m. Auditorium

TBD CG Ag Safety Day Mason City, IA

19-21 State FFA Convention Ames, IA

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May 

1 American FFA Degrees Due

3 Annual FFA Banquet Gymnasium

8-10 Spring Plant Sale CL Greenhouse

19 Spring CDE’s Ames, IA

- Ag Mech, Agronomy and Meats

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June

TBA COLT Officer Training

9 Spring CDE’s Cedar Rapids, IA

- Floriculture, Horse Judging, Nursery Landscaping

11 Spring CDE’s Ames, IA

• Livestock Judging and Food Science