Napoleon FFA Competes At State Leadership Development Events
The Napoleon FFA Leadership Development Event qualifiers along with advisor, Mr. Brian Schneider traveled to Bismarck on Monday, Dec. 15 to compete in the State FFA LDE (Leadership Development Events) Championships.
The LDE Day included parliamentary procedure, conduct of chapter meetings, creed speaking, demonstrative speaking, extemporaneous public speaking, employment skills/job interview event, prepared public speaking, and the quiz event. The chapter had qualified for six of the eight events at the district leadership conference in October by placing first or second in the district. There are 95 FFA Chapters in 8 FFA districts across the state, so 16 teams or individuals qualified in each event.
The conduct of chapter meetings contest is a parliamentary procedure contest for 9th graders and younger. There were two pools in the first round with two teams from each pool advancing to the final four, second round. The teams competing were Beulah, Central Cass, Edgeley-Kulm, Garrison, Golden Valley County, Killdeer, Kindred, Larimore, Maddock, Max, Napoleon, New Salem, Rolla, Rugby, Stanley, and Tioga.
The four teams advancing to the final four were: Edgeley-Kulm, Garrison, Napoleon, and Rugby. After the second round the Napoleon Conduct of Chapter Meetings team was named the state runner-up in the event with Garrison being named the state champions.
Members of the Napoleon FFA conduct of chapter meetings team are: Dawson Erbele, president; Ava Bitz, vice president; Brooklyn Schneider, secretary; Jaco Van Zyl, treasurer; Joseph Gerhardt, reporter; Carson Piatz, sentinel; and Brooks Grunefelder, student advisor.
In the parliamentary procedure contest, there were also two pools of eight teams each in the first round with two teams from each pool advancing to the final four second round. The teams competing were: Berthold, Carrington, Central Cass, Divide County, Fessenden-Bowdon, Finley-Sharon, Golden Valley County, Hebron, Killdeer, Larimore, Lisbon, Max, Napoleon, New Salem, Rugby, and Velva.
The four teams advancing to the final four were: Central Cass, Fessenden-Bowdon, Napoleon, and Rugby. After an intense second round, Napoleon was named. . .