ND FFA Association
15th Floor 600 E.
Boulevard Ave.
Dept.
270
Bismarck
,
ND
58505
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (October 7, 2009)
Contact: Steve Zimmerman, State Supervisor
of Ag-Ed/FFA 701-328-3162
Beth
Bakke Stenehjem
,
ND
FFA Foundation 701-471-5004 (cell)
RUGBY
FFA
CHAPTER
WINS
STATE
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE EVENT
Bismarck, ND – There were shouts of joy at the state
capitol as the winning team for the State FFA Parliamentary Procedure Contest
was announced. The excitement came
from the Rugby FFA Chapter as they realized their goal of winning the state
contest. “The 6:30 AM practices
really make a difference. We’ve
worked extremely hard towards this goal,” said Zach Rameden, chapter
president.
The ND FFA Association hosted the State FFA Parliamentary
Procedure competition in
Bismarck
at the state capitol Wednesday where teams got the opportunity to show how much
they knew about Robert’s Rules of Order. Once
the teams were evaluated, awards were handed out, and the top four teams
(Wishek, Napoleon,
Rugby
and Minot) competed for the winning place and a trip to the National FFA
Convention where they compete with the top teams from each state.
“Parliamentary procedure is a very important skill,” said Agriculture
Commissioner Doug Goehring, who attended the event and helps to sponsor the
national team. “People who know how to effectively conduct public meetings
have a head start in attaining leadership positions in organizations,
communities and government at all levels.”
This
is a very competitive Career Development Event; many FFA chapters have been
practicing diligently since school started with the knowledge that only two
teams from each of the eight districts compete at the state competition,
and then only one of these sixteen teams have the honor of competing on a
national scale. FFA State Officer Lucas Schmaltz, who competed at the National
FFA Convention last year in this event, said, "The skills and content
involved with this Career Development Event are not only lifelong, but they
really help to show one of the many professional skills that our great
organization has to offer."
Gold
Award teams were from Rugby, Wishek, Turtle Lake/Mercer, Napoleon, and
Minot
. Silver awards went to the teams
from Beulah, New Salem, Kindred, Wyndmere, Killdeer, and
Harvey
. Bronze awards went to Kenmare,
Bowman
County
, Maddock, Williston, and Finley/Sharon.
The
purpose of the parliamentary procedure event is to encourage the effective use
of the official FFA opening and closing ceremonies and to provide recognition to
the chapters excelling in the proper use of parliamentary procedure in
conducting chapter meetings.
The
FFA Association would like to thank the Pizza Corner in
Valley
City
and the ND Department of Agriculture for sponsoring this event.
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Photo is available of winning team, just email bethbakke@btinet.net
ND FFA Foundation