3 Bellevue FFA Members Compete in Speech Contests
Allison Michaels, Taylor Baxter, and Amber Bowering each competed in areas of the FFA speech contest throughout the month of February.
Allison memorized the 5 paragraphs and presented them to sets of judges for evaluation in the Beginning Creed Speaking Contest. Allison placed 4th in the county contest, 1st in the sub-district contest, and finished in 7th place at the district level.
Taylor competed in the Advanced Prepared Speaking Contest. She wrote and memorized her own speech about saving small dairy farms. Carleigh placed 2nd in the county, 2nd at the sub-district, and finished 5th at the district level.
Amber competed in the Extemporaneous Contest. At the contest site, she drew a topic and was given 30 minutes to research and prepare her speech. She was then ushered into the contest room to give her speech to multiple judges and answer questions. Amber placed 3rd in the county, 1st in the sub-district, and finished 6th in the district.