Webster City FFA chapter honored with highest Chapter Award
Named a 2026 3-Star Chapter by National FFA
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INDIANAPOLIS - The Webster City FFA chapter of Webster City, IA, has been recognized in 2026 National Chapter Award Program from the National FFA Organization. They were given a 3-star ranking. Truly a mark of their exceptionalism, less than 10% of chapters nationwide are given a ranking from the National FFA Organization.
"The kids’ application had to place in the top 10% of chapters in Iowa to advance to Nationals, then at Nationals all applications get 1, 2, or 3 stars with 3 being the highest. So 10% of chapters across the country are recognized as National Star chapters but that 10% is evenly split up by 1/3rd for each star level. So, in theory, our chapter is more like the top 3%…In my 20+ years of WC FFA applying for National Chapter Awards, this is just the second time we have ever made the top 3 star level,” Kurt Veldhuizen said. Veldhuizen is one of the group's advisors.
The program recognizes outstanding FFA chapters from throughout the country that actively implement the mission and strategies of the organization. These chapters improve chapter operations using the National Quality FFA Chapter Standards and a Program of Activities that emphasizes growing leaders, building communities and strengthening agriculture. Chapters are rewarded for providing educational experiences for the entire membership.
Chapters that received star ratings during judging this summer will be recognized at the 99th National FFA Convention & Expo, Oct 21-24.
All star-rated FFA chapters receive honors made possible by corporate sponsors Bayer, Cargill Protein, John Deere, New Holland, Rabobank and Syngenta.
The National FFA Organization is a school-based national youth leadership development organization of more than 1,053,847 student members as part of 9,591 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.