National FFA's top chapter rating, three stars, goes to Allen FFA, which trustees honor at tonight's board meeting

Allen's FFA chapter has been rated a three-star chapter in the National FFA Organization's 2026 National Chapter Award Program, and the school board is set to recognize it at tonight's meeting.

The three-star rating is the highest level the national organization awards in the program, and Allen ISD says it places the chapter among the top 10% of FFA chapters in the country. The district credits the chapter with meeting the program's quality standards and carrying out a full Program of Activities, the yearly plan that chapters submit.

Advisors Stacy Schertz and Grant Brill lead the program, according to the recognition item in the board packet.

How a chapter gets there

The ratings come at the end of a multi-step process, according to the National FFA Organization. A chapter first has to meet minimum quality standards and complete at least 15 activities, one for each of five standards in each of three divisions: growing leaders, building communities and strengthening agriculture.

State judges then rank chapters gold, silver or bronze, and only gold-rated chapters can compete for a national one-, two- or three-star rating.

Three-star chapters are the only ones eligible for the organization's top national honors, the National Premier Chapter Awards and the Model of Excellence awards.

Tonight's meeting

The recognition opens the board's regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Professional Learning and Auxiliary Services Building, 610 E. Bethany Drive. The same segment honors local first responders ahead of National First Responders Day on Oct. 28, with buttons and cards made by students in the district's Special Services program.

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