EATON – On Tuesday, January 28th the Versailles FFA participated in the Subdistrict Public Speaking Contest at Eaton High School.
The Versailles FFA had seven members participating in this public speaking contest. Freshman Monica Evers placed 2nd overall in the Creed Speaking contest.
Members are asked to recite the FFA creed and answer questions regarding the creed.
Sophomore Rhylan Broerman placed 1st overall and sophomore Greta Broering placed 4th overall in the Beginning Prepared Division where they recited a prepared speech five to seven minutes from memory and answered questions about the speech.
Senior Colin Batten placed 1st and sophomore Lucy Schmitmeyer placed 3rd in the Extemporaneous Division.
The Extemporaneous competition consists of the contestants choosing a topic when they arrive, and getting exactly 30 minutes to prepare a speech that is four to six minutes long.
The speech was delivered and questions were asked.
Junior Paige Gehret placed 1st and sophomore Adam Rauh placed 4th overall in the district in the Advanced Prepared competition. In this division, Colin prepared a six to eight-minute speech and answered questions about the topic. Colin, Rhylan, Paige and Monica will now move on to compete at the District 5 FFA Contest.
Congratulations and Good Luck at the District 5 FFA Job Interview Contest!