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FFA Students Compete

By Mason P on April 19, 2019

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On March 13, 2019, several Putnam County FFA members competed in Area III FFA contests in Macon, Missouri. FFA contests are designed to test member’s skills in leadership, FFA knowledge, and public speaking. The Area III FFA Association is comprised of 24 schools.

This year’s results are:

FFA Knowledge Team: Team members are Vanessa B, Grace S, Karlie I, and Erinn D. The team placed 5th at the area out of 17 teams and advanced to the district contest. At district contest in Monroe City in March, the team placed 14th out of 21 teams.

FFA Creed Speaking: The Creed speaker for Putnam County was Vanessa B. She received 5th place at the Area FFA contest. She recited the FFA Creed from memory and answered questions from the judges about the creed.

Advanced Prepared Public speaking: Whitney R competed in the Advanced Prepared Public Speaking, where she received 1st at Area, 4th at Districts, and was alternate to state. She gave a 6-8 minute speech and answered questions from the judges.

Division II Prepared Public speaking: Emily D participated in Division II Prepared Public Speaking contest and placed 1st at Area, 4th at Districts, and was alternate to state. She gave a 4-6 minutes speech and answered questions from the judges.

Extemporaneous Public Speaking: Mason P placed 6th in the Area contest for Extemporaneous speaking. Mason had 30 minutes to prepare a speech on a topic he drew that evening. He then gave a 4-6 minute speech and answered questions.

Scrapbook Competition: Mason P entered his chapter FFA scrapbook in the scrapbook competition and placed 5th.

Congratulations Vanessa B, Grace S, Karlie I, Erinn D, Whitney R, Emily D, and Mason P! We are #PutnamProud of you and your achievements in #FFA and representing our school!