NEWS
Hitchcock-Tulare FFA attends leadership development
COURTESY OF HITCHCOCK-TULARE SCHOOL

The Hitchcock-Tulare FFA attended the District 6 and SD FFA Leadership Development Events in November and December.
The chapter had 21 students advance from Districts on to State LDEs in Pierre.
District results
- Ag Issues – fourth – Cash Chapin, Emmerie Arthurs, Travis Gordon, Lila Johnson, Rylee Knock, Patrick Maynard
- Creed – Mikael Nielson – second (advance to state)
- Extemporaneous Speaking – Jack Boomsma – second; Brendan Nowell – third (both advance to state)
- Ag Broadcasting – Cole Schroeder – first (advance to state); Mason Bottum – fifth
- Marketing Plan – second – Brooklyn Frankenstein, Presley Binger, Weston Wagner (advance to state)
- Parliamentary Procedure – first – Kyle Hamilton, Andy Brooker, Caden Bottum, Danielle Nowell, Jed Waldner, Cole Schroeder (advance to state)
- Conduct of Chapter Meetings – second – Mikael Nielson, Regan Lutter, Katelyn Schroeder, Blaze Binger, Cooper Cole, Eli Schultz, Lainee Humphrey (advance to state)
- Ag Sales – second – Zach Gilbert, Caden Bottum, Danielle Nowell, Jed Waldner
- Employment – Carter Binger – fifth; Briar Kloss – ninth
- Prepared Public – Harlee Nielson – second (advance to state)
- District 6 FFA Chapter Sweepstakes (best overall performance) – first place
State Results
- Creed – Mikael Nielson– fifth
- Extemporaneous Speaking – Jack Boomsma – 14th; Brendan Nowell – 19th
- Ag Broadcasting – Cole Schroeder – 16th
- Marketing Plan – 11th – Brooklyn Frankenstein, Presley Binger, Weston Wagner
- Parliamentary Procedure – Advanced from the preliminary round to finals and placed fourth – Kyle Hamilton, Andy Brooker, Caden Bottum, Danielle Nowell, Jed Waldner, Cole Schroeder
- All-State Parliamentary Procedure Team - Andy Brooker
- Conduct of Chapter Meetings – eighth – Mikael Nielson, Ella Johnson, Katelyn Schroeder, Blaze Binger, Cooper Cole, Eli Schultz, Lainee Humphrey
- Ag Sales – ninth – Zach Gilbert, Caden Bottum, Danielle Nowell, Jed Waldner
- Prepared Public – Harlee Nielson – 14th