FFA Week at C-G-D Celebrates Leadership and Community Service

National FFA Week events highlight agricultural education and youth development.

Published on Feb. 28, 2026

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At Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School, FFA members marked National FFA Week with a variety of activities, including daily dress-up themes, recognizing degree recipients, visiting the elementary school, and partnering with the community to package 20,000 meals for local food pantries. FFA Advisor Angie Charlson and student Adelynn Howell discussed how FFA provides valuable experiences that help students grow and prepare for the future.

Why it matters

FFA plays an important role in agricultural education and leadership development for high school students. The activities at Clarion-Goldfield-Dows highlight how FFA chapters across the country are celebrating the organization's mission and impact on young people.

The details

Clarion-Goldfield-Dows FFA members participated in daily dress-up themes, recognized Greenhand and chapter degree recipients, visited the elementary school, and packaged 20,000 meals with Meals from the Heartland, with over 6,000 staying in the local community. FFA Advisor Angie Charlson, a former 4-H and FFA member herself, discussed how the organization provides valuable experiences that prepare students for the future, including record-keeping, communication skills, and public speaking.

  • National FFA Week continues through Saturday, February 29, 2026.
  • The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows FFA chapter visited the elementary school for High Five Friday during the week.

The players

Angie Charlson

FFA Advisor at Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School, with 24 years of experience teaching agricultural education and advising the FFA chapter. She was previously a 4-H and FFA member herself.

Adelynn Howell

A junior member of the Clarion-Goldfield-Dows FFA chapter who discussed how FFA provides valuable experiences that help students grow and prepare for the future.

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What they’re saying

“While I was at Northeast Hamilton, I had the opportunity to have an amazing advisor that took me to national convention, pushed me into contests, taught me about the ins and the outs of FFA and all the things that it could do for you. A lot of people say it's kind of like 4-H, but it's definitely for the older kids in a sense. So here at Clarion, we serve our high school students and so it's an amazing opportunity for them to continue to do that and grow and being involved just with youth it was something that I always wanted to do and the tie to agriculture just made it a smart move moving into agricultural education.”

— Angie Charlson, FFA Advisor (radioonthego.com)

“I think that kids that are in FFA are held to a higher standard of career readiness. We do a lot with record keeping. We do a lot with being able to communicate with your teachers when we're traveling since we are out of the class a lot of the time. I think that there are just a lot of different skills that you acquire in FFA that you wouldn't get on a regular basis. Just being in school and of course the communications is an amazing part of it. I do extemporaneous speaking which is like an unprepared speech and that has helped me a lot being able to do things like this and talk to people on the spot.”

— Adelynn Howell, FFA Member (radioonthego.com)

What’s next

The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows FFA chapter will continue its community service and leadership development activities throughout the school year, including preparing for upcoming FFA contests and events.

The takeaway

The FFA Week celebrations at Clarion-Goldfield-Dows highlight how the organization provides valuable experiences that help high school students develop important skills and make a positive impact in their communities through agricultural education and youth leadership.