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GCTC FFA Members
Participate in Public Speaking
Sydney Lawson, Kody Purvis, Chad Harter, Victoria Nader and Olivia
McDade represented Greenville FFA in the District 5, Sub-District
Public Speaking Contest on February 10, 2015 at Brookville High School.
Sydney Lawson, a freshman, participated in the Creed speaking contest
and Kody Purvis and Chad Harter participated in the Advanced Creed
speaking contest. The FFA creed consists of a student memorizing the
five lines of the FFA Creed and presenting it to a panel of judges.
This contest is designed to develop leadership and the ability to
appear before a group. Participants then answer a series of questions
over the FFA Creed. Members participating are evaluated on their
presentation, memorization and response to questions. The difference
between the Creed and Advanced Creed is that the Creed contest consists
of only freshman students while the Advanced Creed consists of members
who are in their first year of Agricultural Education and are either a
sophomore or junior.
Victoria Nader participated in the Advanced Prepared speaking contest.
Participants develop a six to eight minute speech on any agricultural
related topic which is to be memorized. After their presentation
participants are then asked a series of questions about their topic and
speech. This contest is designed to better a student’s speaking and
leadership skills. Participating members are evaluated on their
presentation, memorization, and response to the questions.
Olivia McDade represented Greenville in the Extemporaneous speaking
contest. This area consists of participants being given an agricultural
related topic in which they have half an hour to research. Then members
give a four to six minute speech. The contest is designed to stimulate
the interest of FFA members in agriculture and leadership by giving
them the opportunity to speak before an audience.
Sydney received a gold rating on her presentation of the Creed. Chad
and Kody both received a gold rating while Chad also placed second
qualifying him for the District FFA contest. Victoria Nader placed
first in the Advanced Prepared and will be moving on to the District
contest as well. Olivia McDade received a gold rating in the area of
Extemporaneous. Congratulations to each of the participants on a job
well done!
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