37 Schuylerville High School students participated in the District 3 FFA Leadership Development Events, hosted at Cambridge Central School District. The event provides members opportunities to develop essential leadership skills, including public speaking, decision-making, communication, and parliamentary procedure. The following students will advance and represent Schuylerville at the Eastern Region Sub-State Competition at Windsor High School on March 14.
Agricultural Issues Forum
Teams research a current agricultural topic and give a 15-minute presentation demonstrating their knowledge of both sides of the issue.
- 1st Place Team: Shane Barraclough, Kyla Brady, Peyton Delisle, Ella Eichorst, Anika Laciokova, Juliet Letzring, and Jack Sydor
- 2nd Place Team: Dean Barraclough, Lilly Delessio, Raelyn Englehart, Skylar Foster, Riley Jacobs, Alexander Palmer, and Ava Reese
Employment Skills
Students complete an application, cover letter, resume, and job interview for a position they are interested in and qualified for.
- 1st Place: Shane Barraclough
- 4th Place: Timothy Cox
Senior People in Agriculture
Students present a 6-8 minute speech and media presentation on a career within the agricultural industry and answer five minutes of questioning on their job.
- 2nd Place: Kyla Brady
- 3rd Place: Anna Schwerd
- 4th Place: Avery Cumm
- 5th Place: Alexa Rust
Senior Prepared Speaking
Students present a 6-8 minute speech from memory and answer five minutes of questioning.
- 1st Place: Timothy Cox
- 4th Place: Gracie Wood
Senior Creed Speaking
Students in grades 10-12 recite the FFA Creed by memory and answer questions.
- 6th Place: Toni Woodcock
Junior Creed Speaking
Students in grades 7-9 recite the FFA Creed by memory and answer questions.
- 3rd Place: Ashley Wood
- 6th Place: Alice Armstrong
Junior People in Agriculture
Students design a poster highlighting careers in various agricultural pathways, then present the careers and expand on one of their interests.
- 3rd Place: Henry Peck
Junior Prepared Public Speaking
Students write a 4-6 minute speech on an agricultural topic and answer three minutes worth of questions.
- 3rd Place: Lincoln Rust
Junior Extemporaneous Speaking
Students draw a topic and write a 3-5 minute speech on the topic and answer questions.
- 3rd Place: Lincoln Rust
Other competitors representing Schuylerville included the Conduct of Chapter Meetings team, which placed 4th overall. Team members were Alice Armstrong, Alaina Carpenter, Sadie Dennis, Michael Dwyer, Makayla Reilly, Nora Schwerd, Michael Starowicz, and Ashley Wood. Placing 8th in Employment Skills was Wilder Gamage. Additional competitors included: Junior People in Agriculture, Bryson Windisch; Senior Prepared Speaking, Lilyanna Wood; Senior People in Agriculture, Toni Woodcock and Gracie Wood; Senior Creed Speaking, Nayah Alikonis, Mekedes Delair, and Riley Jacobs; and Junior Creed Speaking, Madison Goossens and Sadie Dennis.