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Photo cutline: Shannon Watson of the Clinton FFA Chapter wins first in Missouri FFA State Extemporaneous Speaking contest at the 81st Missouri FFA Convention in Columbia, Mo., April 16-17.
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Watson wins Missouri FFA Extemporaneous Speaking contest
COLUMBIA , Mo., April 17, 2009 – Shannon Watson, a member of the Clinton FFA Chapter, placed first in the Missouri FFA Extemporaneous Speaking contest at the 81st Missouri FFA Convention.
Watson’s Advisors are Leon Watson and Allen Wilkins.
MFA Inc. sponsors the competition, which requires contestants to deliver a speech based on one of three agricultural topics. Participants have 30 minutes to prepare their four- to six-minute speeches. An additional five minutes of questions are included as a part of the overall competition. The event helps students to polish logical thinking and verbal skills needed in the classroom.
The Missouri FFA has 24,410 members representing 317 chapters. The national organization has more than 507,000 members representing 7,439 local chapters in 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands .
The FFA Mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
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