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Photo cutline: Cassandra Andrews of the Miller FFA Chapter places third in the Division I Public Speaking Contest during the 81st Missouri FFA Convention, Columbia, Mo., April 17-18. Pictured from left: Lyle Whittaker (advisor), Cassandra Andrews, Jay Shepherd (advisor).
Photo available at: http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/moffaconv/CDE/pics/IMG_1637.JPG
Andrews Places Third in Missouri FFA Division I Prepared Public Speaking Contest
COLUMBIA , Mo. , April 17, 2009 - The Missouri FFA Association awarded Cass Andrews, of the Miller FFA Chapter, third place in the Missouri FFA Division I Prepared Public Speaking contest at the 81st Missouri FFA Convention.
Andrews’ advisors are Jay Shepherd and Lyle Whittaker
Sixteen students competed at the state level.
Division I Prepared Public Speakers deliver a three- to four-minute speech based on an agriculture topic they have selected and researched. The contestants present their speech in front of a panel of judges and then undergo an additional three minutes of questions. The judges base their decision on the information presented, the student’s knowledge of the subject, the delivery of the speech and the answers to the questions.
MFA Inc. and the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources sponsored the event and plaques.
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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