Members of the St. Elmo FFA chapter attended the 98th annual Illinois State FFA Convention June 9-11 along with more than 5,000 other FFA members, advisors, and guests. With a 2026 theme of “Sparking Your Future,” the three-day event recognizes achievements of Illinois FFA members, elects the major state officer team, and celebrates agriculture.
A few of our members who were honored were unable to attend as they are in Guatemala on a Mission Trip.
American FFA Degree: Lane Stine and Lowell Wilhour were recognized for earning the highest degree achievable in the National FFA Organization. The 2026 American FFA Degrees will be officially conferred at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis in October and recognizes the most dedicated members in the country who demonstrated excellence with their supervised agricultural experience, provided outstanding leadership and community service, and earned scholastic achievement throughout their FFA career.
Illinois State FFA Degree: Calvin Voelker and Jack Wilhourwere conferred with State FFA Degrees by the Illinois Association for meeting all requirements including productive financial investments and earnings in a supervised agricultural experience and FFA participation, leadership, and academic excellence. The State FFA Degree is the highest achievement an FFA member can achieve in Illinois; less than 2% of members statewide earn this prestigious recognition.
3 days ago, Mandy Totten
Congratulations to Kinley Walker, daughter of Troy & Hannah Walker as she was honored at the 98th Annual Illinois State FFA Convention for earning first place overall at the Illinois State Middle School Horse Judging Evaluation!
3 days ago, Mandy Totten
Congratulations to the St Elmo Jr High FFA as they were recognized for winning the Illinois State Middle School Horse Evaluation CDE, which requires members to evaluate and rank horses based on breed characteristics, conformation, and performance. This is the second state title the St Elmo FFA has received in the past three years. We are so proud of this tremendous group of 8th graders and excited to see their journey as they enter high school this fall!
3 days ago, Mandy Totten
Congratulations to Lane Stine as he was honored at the 98th Illinois State FFA Convention on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 for receiving the highest award a FFA member can ever achieve, the American FFA Degree. We are so proud of you and the hard work and dedication you have put towards the FFA Organization. Thank you for being such a positive role model to all our members!
4 days ago, Mandy Totten
State of Illinois Health Requirements for the 2026-2027 School Year
27 days ago, Amy Barnes
St. Elmo CUSD #202 Student Health Requirements 2026-2027 Color Coded Chart
27 days ago, Amy Barnes
Baseball Senior Day 2026 honored Seniors Keelan Speagle, Raidon Beccue, Lucas Powell & Jayden Hughett
27 days ago, St. Elmo Athletics
Congratulations to the following athletes that medaled this past weekend at the Jr. High State Track Meet:
Tanner Miller: 2nd place Long Jump;
Jenna Wilhour: 5th place 100 Hurdles;
Gunner Meinhart: 4th place 110 Hurdles;
Jake Schaub, Riley Koester, Gunner Meinhart, and Evan Portz: 5th place 4x200 relay;
Jenna Wilhour, Eva Forbus, Ella Lach and Parker Haslett: 3rd place 4x400 relay
27 days ago, St. Elmo Athletics
Congratulations to these SEB Eagles Softball players for being selected to the EIC All Conference Team!
Left to right:
Brooklyn Landrus (MVP)
Izzy Orr
Macey Sapp
Kadence Speagle
Not pictured- Dayana Haslett
29 days ago, St. Elmo Athletics
The SEB Eagles Softball team are Egyptian Illini Conference Tournament Champions!
Congratulations to the April Athlete of the Month winners Brooklyn Landrus (H.S. Softball) & Baya Tompkins (Jr. High Track)!
about 1 month ago, St. Elmo Athletics
Congratulations to these SEB Eagles Softball players for earning All-National Trail Conference honors! Brooklyn Landrus (2nd team) & Dayana Haslett (Honorable Mention).
about 1 month ago, St. Elmo Athletics
The 2024-25 High School Yearbook is on sale for $20. Limited quantities are available. Contact Mr. Mays if interested, pmays@stelmo.org
about 1 month ago, Aubrey Mitchell
Final Plant Sale! All Plants 50% Off! Open 9:00 am - 4:00 pm - St Elmo High School Greenhouse
about 1 month ago, Mandy Totten
SEB Jr High Cheer Squad
about 2 months ago, Aubrey Mitchell
SEB High School Cheer Squad
about 2 months ago, Aubrey Mitchell
The St Elmo High School Greenhouse will be open this week Tuesday & Thursday from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm or by appointment (email mtotten@stelmo.org). All marigolds and vegetables are 50% off.
about 2 months ago, Mandy Totten
Tonight’s cheer tryout practice has been canceled and will be tomorrow ,Tuesday April 28th from 6pm-8pm at the BES Cafeteria. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Coach Hunter.
about 2 months ago, Aubrey Mitchell
🎓 6th Grade Promotion 🎉
Join us as we celebrate this special milestone!
📅 May 12th ⏰ 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Due to limited seating, this event is for immediate family only.
Come celebrate with us and honor our amazing students as they move on to the next chapter!
