Illinois FFA 2014-2015 Calendar of Events
Section 8 Events Highlighted in Yellow
August 2014
27 District II STAR Conference (Section FFA Officers) – Joliet Junior College, Joliet, IL
26-28 Farm Progress Show – Boone, IA
28-29 GROWMARK Annual Meeting – Chicago, IL
September 2014
1 Labor Day – IL FFA Center Closed
6 Salute to Ag Day – University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
7-12 Section 8 Officer Visits, Section Officers, Sheila Fowler
9 Leadership Training School (LTS) at CHSAS, Section Officers, Sheila Fowler
13 State Horse CDE – Black Hawk East College, Galva, IL
17 Section 8 Fall Fair – 4:00 p.m. at CHSAS, Wende Dallain
24 U of I Greenhand Conference, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
24 Section 8 Urban Forestry CDE (Location TBA)
25 National Teach Ag Day
27 State Forestry CDE – Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
27 UIUC Ag Career Fair (CHAS)
October 2014
2-3 IACCAI Annual Conference – Parkland College, Champaign, IL
3-4 Beginning FFA Advisor Conference, Springfield
7 State Invitational Land Use (soils) CDE – Black Hawk East College, Galva, IL
9 Cook Co. Ag Leadership Academy, Wagner Farm, Glenview
13 Columbus Day – IL FFA Center Closed
15 FFA Membership Due online
18 UIUC Ag Career Fair (Truman College)
18 Triton College Urban Ag Teacher Workshop 10AM-3PM
24 Illinois PAS Fall Conference – IAA Building, Bloomington, IL
27 Section Ag Sales CDE -- CHAS (Will Collins) 4:00 PM
29-11/1 National FFA Convention – Louisville, KY
29-30 Section 8 Bus Trip to National FFA Convention (Luke Allen)
November 2014
1 National FFA Convention ends
1 212 Conference scholarship applications due to IL FFA Center
5 District 2 Food Science & Ag Sales CDE, Weitendorf Ag Ed Center, Joliet
5 JJC Ag/Hort/Vet Tech Career Day, 9:00 AM, JJC Weitendorf Center
8 State Food Science CDE – Pleasant Hill High School, Pleasant Hill, IL
8 JJC Ag/Hort/Vet Tech Career Day, 9:00 AM, JJC Weitendorf Center
10 ELITE Conference – Bloomington, IL
11 Veteran’s Day – IL FFA Center Closed
13 Section 8 Job Interview CDE – 3:30 p.m. (on-line), JaMonica Marion,
Section 8 Dairy Foods CDE –4:00 PM At CHSAS, Wende Dallain
15 Triton College Urban Ag Teacher Workshop (Teacher Training 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
15 State Ag Sales CDE – Parkland College, Champaign, IL
15 FFA Pre-POA Due to Section FFA President (Reilly Neeson, )
18-22 NAAE/ACTE Conference – Nashville, TN
27-28 Thanksgiving – IL FFA Center Closed
December 2014
6 State Agronomy/Dairy Foods CDE’s (tentative) – University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
6 Illinois Farm Bureau Annual Meeting – Palmer House Hotel, Chicago
24-1/1 Christmas/New Year’s Holiday – IL FFA Center Closed As of 7-23-14
January 2015
13 Section 8 Winter Teacher Meeting – 4:30 p.m. at Lockport Township HS
17 “Leave No Child inside” conference – Triton College
19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – IL FFA Center Closed
19 District Job Interview CDE at JJC Weitendorf Ag Center
21 Section 8 Parliamentary Procedure CDE – 4:30 p.m. at CHSAS, Derrick Rhodes
23-24 IL FFA Alumni Conference, Northfield Inn, Springfield
26 District II Job Interview CDE – Assigned times at Pontiac High School
29 Section 8 State Degree & Proficiency Interviews – 3:00 p.m. at CHSAS, Sheila Fowler
30-31: 212 Leadership Conference (Fresh & Soph), Marriott Hotel, Schaumburg
February 2015
7 State Ag Issues/Job Interview CDE’s – Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
11 District 2 FFA Parliamentary Procedures CDE (JJC Main Campus)
11 Section 8 Nursery/Landscape CDE – 4:30 p.m. at Lockport, Walker Soderburg
20 JJC Horticulture CDE – Joliet Jr. College
21 “Urban Ag” Teacher Workshop – Triton College
25 Section 8 Public Speaking CDE – 5:00 p.m. at Southside Occupational, Cherise Lilly
22-28 National FFA Week
March 2015
1 State FFA Degree applications due to IL FFA Center
1 American FFA Degree applications due to IL FFA Center
1 Section Proficiency Results due to IL FFA Center
7 State Meats/Poultry CDE’s – University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
9 District Star Awards – JJC Main Campus, Joliet
11 District Proficiency Interviews – JJC Weitendorf Ag Center, Joliet (4:30 check-in)
12 Section 8 Floriculture CDE – 9:00 a.m. at College of DuPage
18 Novice Parliamentary Procedure CDE – Assigned times, Location TBD
19 JJC Horticulture Career Workshops
21 State Ag Communications/Parliamentary Procedure CDE’s – ISU, Normal, IL
21 “Urban Ag” Teacher Workshop – Triton College
26 Cook Co. Farm Bureau Ag Expo Day, CHAS
27 State Star Awards Night – Parkland College, Champaign, IL
28 State Proficiency Awards Day – University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
April 2015
1 (?) Section 8 Horticulture CDE – 4:00 p.m. (location TBA)
1 District 2 Public Speaking CDE, JJC Main Campus, 4:30 PM
3 Good Friday – IL FFA Center Closed
6-7 IL Farm Bureau Youth Conference
11 JJC Livestock Judging CDE
15 National Chapter Award Application (POA) due to Section President
(Reilly Neeson )
18 “Urban Ag” Teacher Workshop – Triton College
20 Section 8 Ag Mechanics CDE with Section 10 at Manteno HS (Jim Slee)
24 State Livestock/Dairy/Horticulture CDE’s – University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
May 2015
2 State Public Speaking CDE – Illinois State University, Normal, IL
6 Section 8 Spring Fair – 4:00 p.m. at CHSAS, Wende Dallain
6 State Ag Business Management CDE – District sites
12 State Ag Mechanics CDE – Parkland College, Champaign, IL
13 State Vet Science CDE – Joliet Junior College, Joliet, IL (tentative)
25 Memorial Day – IL FFA Center Closed
June 2015
9-11 Illinois FFA Convention – PCCC, Springfield, IL
15 IAVAT Board of Directors/Section Chairs Meeting – DoubleTree Hotel, Bloomington, IL
16-18 IAVAT Conference – DoubleTree Hotel, Bloomington, IL