Calendar
DATE
ACTIVITY
LOCATION / CONTACT
August, 2023
August 18 - 26
North Texas State Fair
Denton
September, 2023
September 1 - 16
West Texas State Fair
Abilene
September 5 - 7
State Officers in Area 5
Taylor McAlister / Nimitz
September 6
District 7 Meeting - 5:30 pm
Grapevine
September 7
Deadline > Area Greenhand Conference Registration
judgingcard
September 11
Deadline > District 2 Count for District Meeting
judgingcard
September 11
District 6 Meeting - 5:00 pm
Azle
September 12
District 3 Meeting - 5:30 pm
Bells
September 16
District Officer Training for Greenhand Conference
Blue Ridge
September 18
District 1 Meeting - 5:30 pm
Quinlan
September 18
District 2 Meeting - 5:00pm
Princeton
September 18
District 5 Meeting & Leadership Workshop - 5 pm
Valley View
September 19
District 4 Meeting
McKinney
September 27
Area 5 Greenhand Conference
Camp Copass / Denton
Sept 29 - Oct 22
State Fair of Texas
Dallas
October, 2023
October 1 - 2
District 6 Greenhand Conference
JROTC Leadership Center
October 5 - 15
Heart of Texas Fair & Rodeo
Waco
October 11
State Fair of Texas Agriculture Awareness Day
State Fair of Texas / Dallas
October 19
Prairie View A&M Invitational LDEs
Prairie View A&M / Prairie View
October 20
Deadline > District 1 Leadership Conference Register By 5 pm
judgingcard
October 21
Aggiefest LDEs
Texas A&M / College Station
October 30
Deadline > District 2 LDE Entries Due
judgingcard
October 31
Deadline > District 3 LDE Entries Due
judgingcard
November, 2023
November 1
Deadline > Fall Semester FFA Dues
Must Be Postmarked
November 1
Deadline > District 1 LDE Entries Due By 5 pm
judgingcard
November 1
Deadline > District 6 LDE Entries Due
judgingcard
November 1
Deadline > District 7 LDE Entries Due
judgingcard
November 1 - 4
National FFA Convention
Indianapolis
November 2
Deadline > District 5 LDE Entries Due
judgingcard
November 3
Deadline > District 4 LDE Entries Due - $20
judgingcard
November 3
Deadline > District 2 LATE LDE Entries Due
judgingcard
November 4
District 1 Leadership Conference - 9am to noon
Boles
November 5
Deadline > District 1 LATE LDE Entries Due
judgingcard
November 5
Deadline > District 3 LATE LDE Entries Due
judgingcard
November 6
District 1 LDE - Time 4:30 pm
Caddo Mills / Jessica Watkins
November 6
District 2 LDE - Time 5:00 pm
Blue Ridge / Luke Parr
November 6
District 5 LDE - Time 4:00 pm
Ponder
November 6
Deadline > District 6 LATE LDE Entries Due - NO LATE JOB INT
judgingcard
November 7
Deadline > District 4 LATE LDE Entries Due
judgingcard
November 7
District 3 LDE - 5:30 pm
Bells
November 7
District 6 LDE - 9:00 am
FWISD - TLC
November 8
District 4 LDE - 5:30 pm
McKinney
November 8
District 7 LDE - 5:00 pm
Arlington CTC
November 10
Deadline > Area LDE Entries including Ag Issues & Job interview
material uploaded by 6 PM
judgingcard.com
November 10
All District LDE Results Recorded on judgingcard and Judges for Area Contest / email to Sandy Scheu & John Anderson by 6 PM
November 17
Area V LDE Contest - 8:30 am
Anna High School
November 27
Deadline > State LDE Entries, 5pm via judgingcard.com
SHSU / Huntsville
November 27
Deadline > State LDE Materials (ag issues portfolios including state of originality, job interview materials & statement of originality for FFA Broadcasting)
judgingcard
November 28
Deadline > District 4 RSVP for Banquet by Google Forms
November 28
Deadline> District 7 Register for Banquet
Texas FFA membership website
TBA
Tarleton Invitational LDE
TSU/ Stephenville
TBA
Aggiefest Judging Contests/Clinics
Texas A&M
December, 2023
December 1
Deadline > Junior FFA Dues
Austin
December 1
Deadline > Distict 1 Register for Dance By 5 pm
judgingcard
December 1 - 2
State LDE Contest
SHSU / Huntsville
December 4
Deadline > District 2 Register for Dance 5 pm
judgingcard
December 4
District 6 Banquet / Talent - 6:00 pm
Azle
December 4
District 7 Holiday Party - 5:30 pm
Nimitz High School
December 5
District 4 Banquet / Talent - 6:30 pm
Prosper
December 5
District 5 Holiday Event
NTSF
December 7
District 1 Dance - 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Royse City / Kaelan Drennan
December 11
District 2 - Dance & Talent Contest - 5:00 pm
Fannin Co Multipurpose Complex
January, 2024
January 8
District 3 Talent - 5:30 pm
Van Alstyne
January 10
Deadline > District 4 Speaking CDE Entries Due- $20 per team
judgingcard
January 10
Deadline > District 5 Speaking CDE Entries Due- $20 per team
judgingcard
Jan 12 - Feb 3
Ft Worth Stock Show & Rodeo
Ft Worth
January 16
District 4 Speaking CDE- 5 pm
Aubrey
January 16
District 5 Speaking CDE - 5 pm / $20 per team
Aubrey
January 24
Area V Tractor Technician CDE
Navarro College
February, 2024
February 1 - 18
San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo
San Angelo
February 5 - 9
State Officers in Area 5
Taylor McAlister / Nimitz
February 8 - 25
San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo
San Antonio
February 27 - March 17
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
Houston
March, 2024
March 1
Deadline > Spring Semester FFA Dues
March 1
Applied Agriculture Engineering
Collin College / McKinney
March 1 - 23
Rodeo Austin
Austin
March 10
Final Roster Deadline for Delegate Allocation
March 21
Tarleton Invitational CDE
TSU / Stephenville
March 22
West Texas A&M Invitational CDEs
West Texas A&M / Canyon
March 23
Texas State Invitational CDEs
Texas State / San Marcos
March 25
Texas A&M CDE Judging Clinics
Texas A&M / College Station
March 26 - 27
Texas A&M Commerce CDE Clinics
TAMU / Commerce
TBD
State Tractor Technical Contest Day 1
TBD
TBD
State Tractor Technical Contest Day 2
NRG / Houston
April, 2024
April 1
Deadline > District 1 Speaking Entries
judgingcard
April 3
Deadline > All Texas Scholarship Applications are due in hand with Financial Aid Reports & Transcripts - 5 pm
Gunter / Jordan Loving
April 5
Angelo State Invitational CDEs
San Angelo
April 5
Deadline > Area Officer Candidate Sign Up
Gunter / Jordan Loving
April 6
Area 5 Meats CDE
TAMU / College Station
April 6
Texas Tech Invitationals
TTU / Lubbock
April 8
District 1 Speaking CDE & Officer Testing
Mabank / Abby Grider
April 10
Tarleton Area CDE's
TSU / Stephenville
April 11
Deadline > District 2 Count for District Meeting
judgingcard
April 11
Deadline > District 3 Speaking CDE- $20
judgingcard
April 11
Area Officer Candidates Application, Writing Prompt & Test - 5 pm
Gunter / Jordan Loving
April 14
Aggiefest Invitational Speaking Events
TAMU / College Station
April 15
District 1 Degree Check, Talent & Convention - 5:00 pm
Kaufman / Patrick Hartley
April 15
Bi-Area Dairy Cattle & Vet Tech CDEs
TAMU / Commerce
April 16
Bi-Area CDE - Except Dairy Cattle & Vet Tech CDE
TAMU / Commerce
April 18
District 2 Degree Check, Speaking, Officer Testing & Interviews - 5:30 pm
Farmersville / Brittany Douglas
April 18
District 3 Off Testing, Int & Dist Apps Due - 4:30 pm
Farmersville
April 18
District 3 Speaking CDE - 5:30 pm
Farmersville
April 18
District 4 Officer Interviews / Testing
TBD
April 19
Deadline > District 7 Speaking Registration
judgingcard
April 20
Texas Tech State CDEs
TTU / Lubbock
April 22
District 3 Degree Check- 5:30 pm
Howe
April 22
District 5 Advanced Degree Check - 5:00 pm
Sanger
April 22
District 5 District Officer Interviews & Testing - 5:00 pm
Sanger
April 22
District 6 Advanced Degree Check, Speaking & Off Elec - 9:00 am
FWISD - TLC
April 23
District 4 Advanced Degree Check & Convention - 5:30 pm
McKinney
April 23
District 7 Spring Meeting, Officer Election, Speaking & Degree Check
Arlington CTC
April 25
Tarleton State CDEs
TSU / Stephenville
April 26
Deadline > Area Speaking CDE Entries due by 6:00 pm
judgingcard
April 26
SHSU State CDEs
SHSU / Huntsville
April 27
Texas A&M State CDEs
TAMU / College Station
April 29
Lone Star Pre-Check - All Lone Stars Must Be Online by 8 am; Pre-Check will begin at 4:30 pm
Aubrey
April 30
Submit list of teachers working degree check
Aubrey / Jennifer Gilbreath
TBA
SHSU Area Contest & Invitationals
SHSU / Huntsville
TBA
State Forestry CDE / Woodlands Clinic
SFA
TBA
Texas Tech State Ag Communications CDE
TTU / Lubbock
TBA
State Wildlife CDE (Region IV)
TBD
TBA
Area 5 Wool CDE
Weatherford
May, 2024
May 1
Registration Opens for Area Leadership Conference
judgingcard
May 2
District 5 Banquet, Officer Speeches, Officer Elections & Talent - 6:00 pm
TBD
May 2
Tarleton Entomology Invitational CDE
TSU / Stephenville
May 4
Area V Advanced Degree Check
Aubrey
May 4
Star Interviews begin at 11:00 pm
Aubrey
May 4
Area V Speaking CDE will begin at 10 AM (1st extempt draw at 9:30 am) Bring 1 copy of speech & material & 3 abstracts with you.
Aubrey
May 6
District 3 Banquet & Officer Elections - 5:30 pm
Pottsboro
May 10
Deadline > Texas FFA Scholarships Due in State FFA Office
Austin
May 15
Deadline > Registration Closes for Area Leadership Conference
judgingcard
May 17
Area V FFA Convention / Talent Contest - Registration 9 am, Start 10:00 am
Anna
May 28 - June 1
State Leadership Conference
Texas Tech
June, 2024
June 1
Deadline > State Speaking CDE Entries
judgingcard.com
June 3
State Scholarship Interviews
Stephenville
June 4 - 6
State Degree Check
Stephenville
June 10 - 11
Area V Leadership Conference - A
ETSU-C / Commerce
June 13 - 14
Area V Leadership Conference - B
ETSU-C / Commerce
June 17
Area V Executive Committee Meeting - 9:00 am
Blue Ridge
July, 2024
July 8 - 12
State FFA Convention & State Speaking CDE
Houston
July 21 - 26
State Professional Improvement Conference
Dallas
