Tennessee FFA Calendar 2014-2015
Regional Events are listed on the Regional Calendars.
State and regional calendars are available at www.tnffa.org.
All dates are subject to change.
Aug. 1-2
Regional Officer Preparatory Experience at Camp Clements 12 p.m. registration, 1 p.m. start
(Register at www.tnffa.org by July 15)
Aug. 2
Super Saturday at Camp Clements starting at 9 a.m. (Register at www.tnffa.org by July 15)
Aug. 15
Postmark deadline for agriculture issues portfolios and prepared speaking manuscripts to
National FFA (upload option available for manuscripts)
Deadline for special needs requests to National FFA
Last day for advisor member approvals in AgCN at www.ffa.org
Aug. 22
State Fair mail in entry deadline
Aug. 29
Deadline to let the state office know new affiliation chapters at Allie.Ellis@tn.gov
Online registration deadline for state fair entries at www.tnstatefair.org (CDE’s including dairy
evaluation, dairy handling, milk quality and products, livestock evaluation, food science and
technology, and horse evaluation should also register at www.judgingcard.com)
Sept. 1
ILSSO online registration due to National FFA
Sept. 5-14
Tennessee Valley Fair in Knoxville
Sept. 5-14
Tennessee State Fair in Nashville
Sept. 8
FFA Day at the Fair
8:30 a.m. registration, 9 a.m. start for state livestock evaluation and state milk quality and
products
9:30 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. start for 9th grade state fair public speaking
10 a.m. registration, 10:30 a.m. start for state fair open horse evaluation and state fair floral
design
11 a.m. registration, 11:30 a.m. start for 10th grade state fair public speaking
12 p.m. registration, 12:30 p.m. start for 11th grade state fair public speaking
1 p.m. registration, 1:30 p.m. start for state fair 12th grade public speaking, state food science
and technology, state dairy evaluation, state dairy handling, and state fair open dairy evaluation
Sept. 9
State horse evaluation at MTSU with 12 p.m. registration and 2 p.m. start
Sept. 15
National FFA deadline for ILSSO signature forms, CDE online certification, agriscience fair
waiver and dietary forms, national chapter ticket, shuttle, plaque, and dietary requests, ag
communications CDE media plan upload, job interview CDE resume/cover letter and marketing
written plan CDE postmark (upload option available for written plans)
Sept. 29
Middle TN CTSO Fall Leadership Conference in Nashville
Oct. 1
State Land registration due to www.judgingcard.com
Postmark deadline for CDE waivers to National FFA
Oct. 3
West TN CTSO Fall Leadership Conference in Jackson
Oct. 8-9
Team Ag Ed meeting in Nashville
Oct. 13
State land evaluation at the Spring Hill experiment station with 7:30 a.m. registration and 8
a.m. start
Oct. 17
Registration deadline for 212 and 360 leadership conferences and Tennessee breakfast on
www.tnffa.org
Oct. 21
East TN CTSO Fall Leadership Conference in Knoxville
Oct. 28
National CDE add/delete online deadline to National FFA
Oct. 29-Nov. 1 National FFA convention in Louisville, KY
Oct. 31
Tennessee breakfast at national convention
Nov. 14-15
212 and 360 leadership conferences at Camp Clements starting at 3:30 p.m.
Nov. 15
Online SAE grant and WLC/Blast Off/NLCSO trainer applications due to National FFA
Dec. 1
Deadline to submit fall rosters to AgCN at www.ffa.org and to have membership fees and POAs
to:
Tennessee FFA
11th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
Dec. 15
Deadline for state honorary degree, VIP, and distinguished service award applications to state
office (Available on the downloads section of www.tnffa.org )
Jan. 7-8
Team Ag Ed/Board of directors meetings in Nashville
Jan. 15
Deadline for state star battery including state degree in state office (Available on the downloads
section of www.tnffa.org )
Feb. 1
State and National FFA scholarship applications due online at www.ffa.org and www.tnffa.org
Feb. 2
State talent applications due to Sarah Kleihauer Prater
State officer and state officer nominating committee applications due in state office (see
www.tnffa.org for applications)
Feb. 3
FFA Day with the Predators
Feb. 16
Deadline to submit all FFA membership dues to state office with membership submitted in
AgCN at www.ffa.org
Deadline to register for state proficiency judging at www.tnffa.org
Feb. 20-21
TN FFA alumni convention at Montgomery Bell State
Park with registration at www.tnffa.org
Feb. 22-28
Goodwill tour/FFA week
Feb. 24
East TN state officer luncheon at UTK at 12 p.m.; TTU Dinner at 6:00 p.m.
Feb. 25
TN Farm Bureau breakfast in Columbia at 7:30 a.m.; TSU Luncheon at 11:30 a.m.;
Flowers on the hill at 1:30 p.m.; MTSU state officer dinner at 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 26
Legislative breakfast in Nashville at 7 a.m.; West TN blue and gold leadership banquet
at UTM at 6:00 p.m
Feb. 27
F&M Bank Luncheon at 12:00 p.m.
Feb. 28
State proficiency judging at Camp Clements at 8:30 a.m.
State Convention registration due online at www.tnffa.org
Regional PLOW application summaries and State Convention CDE and agriscience fair
manuscripts, applications, and portfolios due to Allie.Ellis@tn.gov
March 16
State Convention registration fees due to the state office
March 29-April 1 State FFA convention in Gatlinburg
April 3
Registration deadline for state poultry evaluation on www.judgingcard.com
April 11
State poultry evaluation at TTU at 8:30 a.m.
April 11-15
Blast Off for state officers in Nashville
April 15
Registration deadline for state meats evaluation, state food science and technology, state
agriculture mechanics, state floriculture, and state nursery and landscaping on
www.judgingcard.com
Camp registration opens for all chapters at www.tnffa.org
Deadline for FFA/Ag Ed internship applications and Tennessee national officer candidate
materials in state office
Deadline for Tennessee national officer candidate nominating committee applications to
Allie.Ellis@tn.gov
April 25
State meats evaluation and state food science and technology at UTK
April 30
Deadline to register for state veterinary science at www.judgingcard.com
Deadline to sign up for ropes course training at www.tnffa.org
April 30-May 1 National officer candidate selection at Camp Clements
May 2
State mechanics, state floriculture, and state nursery and landscaping at TSU
May 9
State veterinary science at UTM at 9 a.m.
May 15
Deadline for american degrees and star battery applications and national honorary award
nominations (See www.tnffa.org or www.ffa.org for more information)
Deadline to register for state forestry and state environmental science CDEs at
www.judgingcard.com and to sign up for camp lodging and meals for those CDEs at
www.tnffa.org
Deadline for camp money to the state office
May 15-17
Ropes course facilitation training at Camp Clements
May 20-21
Team Ag Ed/FFA board of directors meetings in Nashville
May 28
Deadline for national chapter awards to state office
May 31-June 5 Forestry camp at Fall Creek Falls
June 1-5
FFA Camp Week 1
June 2
CDE committee meeting for mechanics, floriculture, nursery and landscaping, milk
quality and products, poultry, and forestry at Camp Clements
June 5
National chapter award judging at Camp Clements starting at 2:30 p.m.
June 5-6
State Forestry CDE at Camp Clements with registration starting at 2:30 p.m. and starting at 4
p.m.
June 6
State Environmental Science CDE at Camp Clements at 1 p.m.
June 8-12
FFA Camp Week 2
June 15:
Deadline to enter state proficiency award winner information at www.tnffa.org
June 15-19
FFA Camp Week 3
June 22-26
FFA Camp Week 4
June 29-July 3 FFA Camp Week 5
July 1
Deadline for State-winning proficiency, national chapter, and agriscience fair applications back
to state office
FFA annual report due online at www.tnffa.org
Deadline to register for state block of national convention housing at www.tnffa.org with $50 per
room deposit to state office
July 6-10
Institute for CTE Educators
July 13-17
Camp Week 6
July 15
ROPE and super saturday registration deadline at www.tnffa.org
Deadline for agrisicence fair online certification on AgCN at www.ffa.org
July 31-Aug. 1 ROPE conference at Camp Clements
Aug. 1
Super Saturday at Camp Clements