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The Eureka FFA Chapter, in the person of its official Reporter, Michael German, sends along this news of Humboldt County kids yet again representing Humboldt in ass-kicking fashion.

Don’t try to out-talk these kids!

FFA (Future Farmers of America), is a High School organization that focuses on teaching students about agriculture, as well as improving their leadership skills.

For the last 3 months, members at Eureka High School’s FFA chapter have been practicing their public speaking skills, preparing for their LDE (Leadership Development Event) competitions. Students who wish to participate in these competitions can choose between Creed Speaking (Freshmen only), Impromptu Speaking (Sophomores only), Prepared Public Speaking, Extemporaneous, and Job Interview for individual events, and Parliamentary Procedure for team events.

Earlier this month, we had members compete in every competition at the Regional level, hoping to get top 4 to compete at the LDE State Finals on April 1st.

Out of the group that competed at the Regional event, five students are moving on to represent Eureka FFA at the state level, the most students we’ve had in over a decade.

These students are; Maddie Van Vleck and Michael German for Impromptu, Jake Van Reusen for Prepared Public Speaking, West Kijsriopas for Extemporaneous Speaking, and Karsyn Hammer for Job Interview. Our Parliamentary Procedure team, made up of six students, will also be moving on to State Finals.

We are so proud of every member who has competed, and good luck to our State Finalists! Way to represent Eureka FFA, the Humboldt-Del Norte section, and the North Coast Region.