MANHATTAN — Iola High School FFA student Carley Dreher placed third in the Kansas FFA Prepared Public Speaking Leadership Development Event (LDE) at the 94th Kansas FFA Convention, June 1-3, on the Kansas State University campus.
Members must submit a manuscript and bibliography, present a 6- to 8-minute speech, and answer questions about their selected speech topic in this LDE contest.
Weston Schrader, from the Minneapolis FFA chapter, was the winner. Tucker Leck, Neodesha FFA, placed second; and Merranda Dixon-Phillips, Lyons FFA, placed fourth. This event is sponsored by Kansas FFA Alumni.
State FFA degree
Dreher also was one of 56 members from the Southeast district who were awarded their State FFA Degree.
The state degree is the highest honor the Kansas FFA Association can bestow upon its members. Members must meet the following requirements: have received their Chapter FFA Degree, been an FFA member and agricultural education student for at least two years, earned at least $2,000, or worked 600 hours in their Supervised Agricultural Experience program, given a six-minute speech about agriculture or FFA, participated in eight different leadership activities, received a “C” average or better in high school and shown a record of outstanding leadership and community involvement.
