State Horse Evaluation and Forestry CDEs Registration - Now Open

State Horse Evaluation CDE:

Site/Time:  Black Hawk College, East Campus, 26230 Black Hawk Rd, Galva, IL 61434 & Starts at 9:00 a.m. (Registration starts 2 hours before the contest and ends 30 minutes before the CDE begins.)

Registration Details:  

• Reasons Mandatory Registration Ends Saturday, September 9, 2023, at 11:59 p.m.

• Non-Reasons Early Bird Registration ends on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at 11:59 p.m.  Regular Rate Registration begins on Sunday, September 10, 2023, at 12:00 a.m.

• Please enter the students’ names into the registration form as soon as possible and definitely before the contest, especially for Reasons.

• The maximum number on a team is 4 students on a team for each division.  Example: 4 for Varsity Reasons; 4 for Varsity Non-Reasons; 4 for Middle School Non-Reasons.

• Reasons - Official Dress Required; Non-Reasons Casual Attire

• If your students are not on the roster yet, please email their names to pdavis@illinoisffa.org.

• Special Needs Accommodations Form - please email to pdavis@illinoisffa.org by Friday, September 8, 2023.

• Submitted Registrations Changes:  If your registration is submitted and the registration has not closed, please email pdavis@illinoisffa.org with your changes/if unable to attend, or to unsubmit your registration to fix it yourself.  Please note you cannot change/delete your Reasons Team after Saturday, September 9, 2023, you will have to utilize the Trading Post.  

• Trading Post - The Trading Post can be used for CDEs after the registration closes or if you are unable to attend the CDE.  Please be sure to pay the school that you buy the registration spot(s) from, and the original school will pay the IAVAT.  Note:  If you are a Non-IAVAT Member, you will need to pay the difference to the IAVAT.  Please email pdavis@illinoisffa.org with your student(s) names.

Payment Questions:  Contact Tammy Mullins at tmullins@illinoisffa.org, (217) 753-3328 Ext. 103

State Forestry CDE:

Site/Time:  SIU College of Agricultural Sciences, 1205 Lincoln Dr, Carbondale, IL 62901 & Starts at 10:00 a.m. (Registration starts 2 hours before the contest and ends 30 minutes before the CDE begins.)

Registration Details:  

• Early Bird Registration ends Saturday, September 16, 2023, at 11:59 p.m.  Regular Rate begins on Sunday, September 17, 2023, and continues through the late morning of the event.

• Please enter the students’ names into the registration form as soon as possible and definitely before the contest.

• The maximum number on a team is 5 students.  The alternate division is no limit of students.

• If your students are not on the roster yet, please email their names to pdavis@illinoisffa.org.

• Special Needs Accommodations Form - please email to pdavis@illinoisffa.org by Friday, September 15, 2023.

• Submitted Registrations Changes:  If your registration is submitted and the registration has not closed, please email pdavis@illinoisffa.org with your changes/if unable to attend, or to unsubmit your registration to fix it yourself.   

• Trading Post - The Trading Post can be used for CDEs after the registration closes or if you are unable to attend the CDE. Please be sure to pay the school that you buy the registration spot(s) from, and the original school will pay the IAVAT.  Note:  If you are a Non-IAVAT Member, you will need to pay the difference to the IAVAT.  Please email pdavis@illinoisffa.org with your student(s) names.

• Non-Competing current middle/high school observers will NOT be permitted to attend the contest.

Payment Questions:  Contact Tammy Mullins at tmullins@illinoisffa.org, (217) 753-3328 Ext. 103

More information can be found in the attachments below. Any additional questions can be sent to swelch@illinoisffa.org