CANEY Three Iola High School FFA members earned state bids for their performance Monday at the Southeast District FFA speech contest, hosted by Caney Valley.
Isabella Duke and Carly Dreher each earned second place in senior prepared speech and FFA Creed, respectively. Nemecek finished fourth in extemporaneous speaking.
The performances headlined a third-place overall finish for Iola, which took five freshmen, two juniors and two seniors to the competition.
Adviser Amanda Strickler called it a very successful day, noting Dreher and Dallyn McGraw, both freshmen, were asked to compete in the sophomore division to allow Iola to qualify for a team score.
They really stepped up to the plate and did what was necessary, Strickler said.
Individual placings:
Freshmen division 7. Cali Riley, 13. Jarrett Herrmann
Sophomore division 6. Carly Dreher, 13. Dallyn McGraw
Junior division 10. Lorie Carpenter, NA. Levi Meiwes
Senior division 2. Isabella Duke
Extemporaneous 4. Brody Nemecek
Creed 2. Carly Dreher, NA. Jadyn Kaufman
Senior prepared speech, extemporaneous speech and creed were the only divisions in which students could qualify for state, Strickler noted.
