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On Wednesday, Feb. 7, members of the Northwestern FFA Chapter competed in the Sub-District Public Speaking contest held at Norwayne High School. Mykenzie Snyder, Leeanna Ruegg, Brock Tegtmeier and Hailey Wilson competed.
Hailey Wilson, daughter of Janel and Brett Wilson, represented the freshman class and recited the FFA Creed. She also answered questions about parts of the creed and the creed’s history. She placed 4 in this division and advanced to the district contest Feb. 15.
Leeanna Ruegg, daughter of Christina Ruegg and the late Chris Ruegg, participated in the beginning prepared contest. She prepared a 5-7 minute speech to present at the contest, as well as answered questions about her topic “Conservation of Water.” She placed 2nd and advanced to the state contest March 3 where she earned 10th place overall in her division!
Mykenzie Snyder, daughter of Doug and Stacie Markley, competed in the advanced prepared contest. She also prepared a 6-8 minute speech for the contest and answered questions on her topic, “Using China to Solve America’s Debt.” She placed 3rd at the contest.
Brock Tegtmeier, son of Randy and Heather Tegtmeier, competed in the extemporaneous speaking contest. This contest tests member’s’ ability to come up with a quality speech in a 30-minute time period. Members randomly draw an agricultural topic at the contest, and then they have 30 minutes to prepare a 4-6 minute speech. Brock’s topic was “Where Does Food Come From?” He also placed 3rd.
The Northwestern FFA would like to congratulate these members for their hard work and dedication.
Labor has always been an issue, mainly because we are a seasonal operation. So that's a challenge finding somebody who only wants to work three months out of a year, sometimes up to six months.
I appreciate the benefit of having a strong voice in my corner. The extras that are included in membership are wonderful, but I'm a member because of the positive impact to my local and state agricultural communities.
I see the value and need to be engaged in the community I live in, to be a part of the decision-making process and to volunteer with organizations that help make our community better.
Farm Bureau involvement has taught me how to grow my professional and leadership experience outside of the workforce and how to do that in a community-centric way.
With not growing up on a farm, I’d say I was a late bloomer to agriculture. I feel so fortunate that I found the agriculture industry. There are so many opportunities for growth.
Knowing that horticulture is under the agriculture umbrella and having Farm Bureau supporting horticulture like it does the rest of ag is very important.
If it wasn't for Farm Bureau, I personally, along with many others, would not have had the opportunity to meet with our representatives face to face in Washington.
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