MANHATTAN, Kansas – Kealie Bryant with the Garden City FFA chapter won the Creed Speaking Leadership Development Event (LDE) and Heath Ratzlaff from the Canton-Galva FFA chapter won the Invitational Spanish Creed Speaking event during the 98th Kansas FFA Convention held May 27-29 on the Kansas State University campus.
The Creed Speaking LDE is designed to foster agricultural leadership in younger members. By developing premier leadership and personal growth, students learn speaking skills and respect for the history of the FFA organization. The Spanish Creed Speaking event requires presenting the Creed in Spanish.
Runners-up for the Creed Speaking LDE were: Stormy Guttery, Osborne County FFA chapter in second place; April Slipke, Jackson Heights FFA chapter in third place; and Kinsley Harris, Uniontown FFA chapter in fourth place.
Runners-up in the Invitational Spanish Creed Speaking event were: Camille Doris, Marais de Cygnes FFA chapter in second place and Jazlynn Riverra, Garden City FFA chapter in third place.
The Kansas FFA Association is a statewide organization of more than 14,300 agricultural education students who are members in 242 chapters in every corner of Kansas. It is part of the National FFA Organization, a national youth organization of 1,042,245 student members preparing for leadership and careers in the science, business, and technology of agriculture, with 9,407 chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Our 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. Visit www.ksffa.org for more information.
