Local Students Place In Sub-District I FFA Competition

December 15, 2014

FFA members from three counties recently took part in the 2014 Sub-District I FFA Competition at Heritage Baptist Church in Cantonment.

Students can explore numerous career fields within agriculture by participating in Career Development Events known as CDEs, which focus on student success. Students spend many hours training for competition and receive assistance from their advisor, industry partners, alumni, and community stakeholders.

Results from the event were as follows:

High School Results
Prepared Public Speaking

  1. Mitchell Singleton – Northview FFA (Escambia)
  2. Sara Herrington – West Florida FFA (Escambia)
  3. Zach Rutherford – Central FFA (Santa Rosa)

Extemporaneous Speaking

  1. Tiffani Cruce – Northview FFA (Escambia)
  2. Erica Waters – Central FFA (Santa Rosa)

Creed Speaking

  1. Emalie Sharpe – West Florida FFA (Escambia)
  2. Rosemary Smyth – Tate FFA (Escambia)
  3. Emma Fennell – Ernest Ward FFA (Escambia)

Tractor Operation and Maintenance

  • Forrest Gibbs – Tate FFA (Escambia)
  • Joseph Roberts – Jay FFA (Santa Rosa)
  • Zach Rutherford – Central FFA (Santa Rosa)

Parliamentary Procedure

  1. Jay FFA (Santa Rosa)
  2. West Florida FFA (Escambia)
  3. Tate (Escambia)

Middle School Results

Prepared Public Speaking

  1. Lindsey Casey – Beulah FFA (Escambia)
  2. Olivia Key – Central FFA (Santa Rosa)

Extemporaneous Speaking

  1. Gabe Pfeuffer-Ferguson – Beulah FFA (Escambia)
  2. Kylie Schwarz – Central FFA (Santa Rosa)

Opening and Closing Ceremony

  1. Jay FFA (Santa Rosa)
  2. Ernest Ward (Escambia)
  3. Beulah (Escambia)

Parliamentary Procedure

  1. Jay FFA (Escambia)

Winning students and chapters are now among the top in the state and will advance to the 2015 District I FFA Competition.


Comments

One Response to “Local Students Place In Sub-District I FFA Competition”

  1. Sarah-Jane on December 15th, 2014 7:47 am

    Congratulations Zach Rutherford and all the other winners and participants.

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