Brokaw FFA Members Compete in District Leadership Events
Twenty-eight Brokaw FFA members of Clarinda recently participated in Career Development Events at the Southwest District FFA Convention held at Glenwood High School on Saturday, March 2. These members moved on from sub-district contests in February as a result of being in the top three in their respective contest areas. Chapter members competed in eight different speaking events, two quiz events, two proficiency areas, and one officer book event. The following members competed in the following events at the district level with their placings in parentheses: Lanie Garrett, Tanley Bebout, Anna DeGroot, Shayla Harris, and Kristen Smith along with alternates Madelyn Pulliam and Jalyn Sharr in the Parliamentary Procedure Contest (Gold, 1st- Advance to State); Taylor Wedemeyer, Darah Gray, and Bryn Morgenstern in the Chapter Program of Activities contest (Gold, 1st- Advance to State); Brett Robberts in the Radio Broadcasting contest (Gold, Alternate to State); Hailee Knight, Aubrey Herzberg, Logan Green, Colbie Wilmes, Jason Wright, Grant Jobe, and Jadyn Sunderman in the Conduct of Meetings contest (Gold, 2nd- Advance to State); Kari VanNostrand in the Ag Sales contest (Gold, 1st- Advance to State); Alex Baker in the Public Speaking contest (Gold, Alternate to State); Ethan Herzberg in the Extemporaneous Speaking Event (Gold, 1st- Advance to State); and Brady Williams in the Job Interview contest (Silver). Freshmen Greenhand members participated in the Greenhand Quiz contest with Hailee Knight, Alana Stickler, Jason Wright, Aubrey Herzberg, and Ethan Fast receiving a Gold; and Jadyn Sunderman, Colbie Wilmes, Grant Jobe, and Logan Green receiving a Silver. Members competing in the Farm Business Management Quiz event were Dalton Brown with a Gold, and Cooper Williams, Dagen Price, and Lane Mellencamp with a Silver.
Ethan Herzberg submitted the Reporter’s Scrapbook for review at the district level. The chapter scrapbook received a Gold rating. Dagen Price and Lane Mellencamp served as delegates during the business session and voted to elect the 2019-2020 Southwest District officer team.
Proficiency applications were judged at the district level as well. The FFA Proficiency Award program recognizes members with outstanding SAE projects in numerous agricultural areas. Brokaw FFA Chapter members Brett Robberts and Brady Williams completed proficiency applications with Brett’s receiving a Silver rating and Brady’s receiving a Gold rating and 1st place at the district level. Brady’s application was in the Landscape Management area while Brett’s application was in the Beef Production area. Brady’s proficiency application advanced on to the state level for judging.
All five leadership speaking contest areas that advanced above from the district level will compete against members from chapters out of the other five FFA districts in the state of Iowa at the State FFA Leadership Conference held in Ames on April 15-16.
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Brokaw FFA members participating at the Southwest District FFA Convention in Glenwood on March 2 were, front row left to right: Aubrey Herzberg, Jadyn Sunderman, Hailee Knight, Lanie Garrett, Kristen Smith, Shayla Harris, Darah Gray, Jalyn Sharr, Madelyn Pulliam, Taylor Wedemeyer, Dagen Price, Tanley Bebout, Anna DeGroot, Kari VanNostrand, and Brady Williams. Second row, left to right: Colbie Wilmes, Alana Stickler, Grant Jobe, Brett Robberts, Ethan Fast, Logan Green, Jason Wright, Alex Baker, Ethan Herzberg, Lane Mellencamp, and Bryn Morgenstern.