Cedarcrest FFA

The FFA chapter at Cedarcrest High School, where students learn agriculture, horticulture, and how to run a meeting and speak for themselves. 🌿

Cedarcrest's Nursery Landscape team is the one that keeps putting Duvall on the national map. They have won the Washington state championship and gone on to represent the state at the National FFA Career Development Event in Indianapolis, finishing 10th in the country in both 2017 and 2019. Getting there is not a weekend of work: the team memorizes a 500 question test bank covering applied geometry, trigonometry, conversions, and plant identification, and puts in hundreds of hours before they ever board a plane.

The chapter is led by agriculture teacher Seth Thomas. Beyond competition, FFA members turn up around town for things like Duvall's Arbor Day tree planting, and the program sends graduates into the trades with skills employers are actually looking for.

🏆 A national trip runs a few thousand dollars per student, and the chapter fundraises for it every time they qualify. Sponsorships and donations can be mailed to Cedarcrest FFA, 29000 NE 150th Street, Duvall, WA 98019. Check with the school for the current team and this year's dates.