By Meredith Oglesby, OCJ FFA reporter
Although speaking in front of a crowd may seem daunting, FFA members competing in the Public Speaking Career Development Event (CDE) find it energizing and exciting. Students practice and prepare speeches to share in front of a panel of judges and the top 20 students in each category compete at the state level.
The Ohio FFA Association selects winners in four categories: Creed Speaking, Beginning Prepared Speaking, Advanced Prepared Speaking, and Extemporaneous Speaking. This year the entire speaking contest was hosted virtually and students competed via Zoom. The 2021 Ohio FFA Public Speaking CDE winners include:
The City of Fairfield will conduct a city-wide clean-up next Saturday, April 10
th from 8 to 11 a.m. The service is for city residents only, and a utility bill stub or driver’s license will be required to dispose of waste; commercial contractors will not be allowed. People should line up on East King Street toward the Street & Bridge Department. Dumpsters will be on hand for general waste, metal and appliances, and tires. Light truck tires can be disposed of for three dollars each, passenger car tires two dollars each, and ATV tires one dollar each. Electronics, construction and remodeling debris, yard waste, liquid paint, batteries, concrete, bricks, asbestos items, and items considered hazardous waste will not be accepted.
Mar 16, 2021
BELMONT Union Local Future Farmers of America member Carson Phillips was recently named 10th place in the state in the Ohio FFA Beginning Prepared Speaking contest.
Phillips had to prepare and memorize a four- to six-minute speech for the contest. His speech was about schools having access to local, quality products for school lunches. He explained how schools can partner with their local U.S. Department of Agriculture office and participate in programs they have to offer, such as My Plate.
Typically this contest is held in person in Columbus, but this year it was done online. This was Phillips’ first year participating in the Public Speaking, Career Development event.
More than two-dozen University of Hawaiʻi health care students from the Mānoa, Hilo and Kapiʻolani Community College campuses earned top honors in various competitive categories at the 16th Annual Hawaiʻi Health Occupations Students of America (
HOSA)–Future Health Professionals Virtual State Leadership Conference. The international organization specializes in empowering students to become leaders in the global health community through education, collaboration and experience.
UH Hilo
Alannah Shinde, first place, health informatics
Zyrill Dayne Dela Cruz, first place, medical math
Kit Neikirk, third place, medical math
Christian Lopez, third place, pharmacology
Jerrybelle Domingo-Recto, second place, nursing assisting