The establishment of Deland Senior FFA was originally charted January 1, 1940. This was when the chapter became an official part of the National FFA Organization, but the Future Farmers of America began at Deland High School in 1935. The original chapter began with approximately 30 members, all males. The original advisor or teacher in charge was A.W. Teeny (1935 Athenian). H.L. Fagan Sr. was also an advisor for 25 years after the charting, also signed the original charter. In the late 40’s and early 50’s the students began to diversify their agricultural interests and opened the program up to horticulture and mechanics.

FFA offers many opportunities for premier leadership. Our chapter participates in many state leadership conferences including: Advanced Leadership, Chapter Presidents Conference, and Chapter Officer Leadership conference. We also do leadership activities at meetings and with the federation throughout the year. FFA members also take on leadership roles in their other classes and organizations.

The DeLand FFA chapter is a very active one, at National FFA Convention we
received a 2 star national chapter recognition. In 2009 DeLand FFA was home to the state winning Livestock
Judging, Environmental Science, and Job Application Career Development Teams. Each year we continue to
expand the amount of teams our chapter participate in We are currently working with Livestock Judging, Horse
Judging, Dairy Judging, Horticulture, Nursery & Landscape, Parliamentary Procedure, Environmental & Natural Sciences, Vegetable Judging, Tractor Driving, Ag. Mechanics, and our list is continuing to grow.. We also have a
very active show team that compete in livestock shows across the state of Florida. Our Chapter always has at least
two social events a year, a welcome back BBQ and a winter BBQ. Our chapter also participates in all of
the East Coast FFA Federation events. We also participate in several community service events throughout
the year. Every year end with our Chapter Banquet at the Volusia County Fair grounds.

DeLand High school offers a variety of
Agriculture classes to meet everyone's needs.
As you begin your experience you will be enrolled in Agriscience Foundations which will introduce you to all
of the aspects of Agriculture including plant science, animal science, history of agriculture, and
technology. After your first year then you will move onto your specialized area, our specializations include:
Ag. Mechanics, Ag. Technologies, and Horticulture. In Ag. Mechanics students have an opportunity to work
with welding equipment, use a variety of machinery including commercial equipment as well as small engine work. In Ag. technologies students will work on crop production, animal health and nutrition, and marketing. Horticulture
classes focus on plant production and landscape. The horticulture classes are also involved with the campus
landscape. All agriculture classes will take trips to the farm to apply the classroom knowledge in a real world setting.