On Wednesday, February 7th the Versailles FFA participated in the District 5 Public Speaking Contest at MVCTC.
The Versailles FFA had three members that participated in the District 5 FFA public speaking contest after placing in the top 2 at the county contest.
Freshman Rhylan Broerman participated in the Beginning Prepared Division where she recited a prepared speech five to seven minutes from memory and answered questions about the speech she wrote.
Rhylan Broerman placed 1st in the district contest and will advance to the state contest. Rhylan will advance to the district contest.
Junior Colin Batten participated in the Extemporaneous Division. Colin Batten placed 4th in the district contest.
The Extemporaneous competition consisted of the contestant choosing a topic when they arrived, and getting exactly 30 minutes to prepare a speech that was four to six minutes long. The speech is delivered and questions are asked.
Senior Zoe Billenstein participated in Advanced Prepared. Zoe Billenstein placed 3rd overall in the district contest. In the advanced prepared contest Zoe prepared a six to eight minute speech, and answered questions about the topic.
Congratulations to all who competed and good luck to Rhylan who will advance to the state contest!