Leadership School

On Wednesday, November 10, Doniphan West FFA chapter leaders, along with Greenhand members, attend the Northeast District Leadership School in Holton.

There are two main segments of Leadership School thatmembers may participate in - Rituals and Parliamentary Procedure.

FFA Rituals include the opening and closing ceremonies conducted by chapter officers at meetings, banquets and other official FFA activities. The six traditional chapter officers and all Greenhand FFA members recite these rituals. Members that participate in the Rituals also take an FFA information test. Each member also has a chance to win Master Ritual in his/her part.

Parliamentary Procedure tests a team's ability to effectively run a meeting. Each chapter may have one senior team and Greenhand teams. Each team has a chairperson and five members of the assembly. Senior "Parlaw" members also take a test for this part of the competition.

At the end of the day, scores from Rituals, FFA Information Test and Parliamentary Procedureare added up to determine the rank of the chapters.

Results

Overall Team Rank - 4th
Senior FFA Information:

1st - Mackenzie Cunningham

8th - Aisha Diveley

Senior Rituals Team:

5th - Doniphan West

Senior Parlaw Test:

7th- Josh Van Laar

Senior Parliamentary Procedure Team:

5th - Doniphan West

Greenhand A Division

Overall Team Rank - 4th

Greenhand A FFA Information Test:
4nd - Luke Rush

5th - Jessica Neibling

Greenhand A FFA Rituals Team:

5th - Doniphan West

Greenhand A Parliamentary Procedure Team:

5th - Doniphan West

Greenhand B Division

Overall Team Rank - 2nd
Greenhand B FFA Information Test:
3rd - Ian Bollinger
6th - Madison Smith

Greenhand B Rituals Team:
4th - Doniphan West

Greenhand B Parliamentary Procedure Team:
5th - Doniphan West

Greenhand C Rituals Team:

8th - Doniphan West

Greenhand B/C Master Ritual:
Secretary - Katie Smith

Treasurer - Liz Courtin
Reporter - Jessica Wood