October 1, 2017 Dear FFA Advisor: Congratulations! First, I wish you and your student the best of success at the upcoming FFA Creed Speaking Leadership Development Event at the 2017 National FFA Convention. Enclosed you will find a list of the flights in the Preliminary rounds of the Creed Speaking LDE. There will be two Preliminary rounds with four Flights in each round. A maximum of six students will compete in any Flight. The top two students from each Flight will progress to the Semi-Final round. There will be two Semi-Final competitions with eight students competing in each Semi-Final. The top two students from each Semi-Final competition will compete in the Final round. All Preliminary and Semi-Final Creed events will be held at the Downtown Marriott Hotel The Orientation for the first Preliminary round will begin at 8:00 a.m., Thursday, October 26, in the Downtown Marriott Indiana D Room. The event will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. in the assigned rooms. The Orientation for the second Preliminary round will begin at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, October 26, in the Downtown Marriott Indiana D Room. The event will begin promptly at 11:00 a.m. in the assigned rooms. The Orientation for the Semi-Final round will begin at 1:15 p.m., Thursday, October 26, in the Downtown Marriott Indiana D Room with the Semi-final round beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the Florida and Illinois/Michigan and Texas rooms. The Final round orientation will begin at 11:15 a.m., Friday, October 27, with an Assembly Meeting in the Indiana Convention Center Room 204. The Finals will begin at 11:30 a.m. We are excited to have 47 participants in this event. Students were randomly assigned to Flights in the Preliminary rounds. Below are the rooms assigned to each Preliminary Flight, Semi-Final competition and the Final rounds: Preliminary Rounds Preliminary Round 1 Flight 1: Texas Preliminary Round 1 Flight 2: Michigan Preliminary Round 1 Flight 3: Illinois Preliminary Round 1 Flight 4: Florida Preliminary Round 2 Flight 1: Texas Preliminary Round 2 Flight 2: Michigan Preliminary Round 2 Flight 3: Illinois Preliminary Round 2 Flight 4: Florida
Semi-Final Competitions Semi-Final 1: Florida and Illinois Semi-Final 2: Michigan and Texas Finals: 11:15 a.m. Friday, October 27 Orientation meeting Indiana Convention Center Room 204 11:30 a.m. Friday, October 27 Finals begin in the Indiana Convention Center: Sagamore Ballroom (Finals Hall) Judges In order to participate, each state is required to provide a judge for the preliminary round. The Judges Orientation will occur on Wednesday, October 25, at 6:30 p.m. in the Downtown Marriott Santa Fe Room. In addition to the competitive events, there are two other important activities. First, the Photograph Session for all participants and coaches/advisors will be Thursday, October 26, beginning at 5:00 p.m., in the Marriott Hotel Registration Desk 1. Next, the awards dinner will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the Marriott Hotel Indiana E, F and G.. At the dinner, each student will be recognized and receive an award. Also, the results of the Semi-Final Competitions will be announced. Again, I congratulate you and your student for the dedicated effort necessary to reach the national competition. Feel free to contact me with any questions via email. Please be careful as you travel to Indianapolis and I look forward to meeting both you and your student. Sincerely, Greg Beard, Superintendent Creed Speaking LDE
Creed Speaking LDE Preliminary Round 1 90 th National FFA Convention Indianapolis, Indiana IMPORTANT: All Preliminary Round 1 participants should assemble in The Indiana D Room at 8:00AM on Thursday, October 26 for event overview and instructions. Preliminary Round 1 Flight 1 Location: Marriott-Texas Room Breanna Winther Midnight Sun FFA Alaska Garrett Davis South Harrison FFA West Virginia Tanner Acor Fruitland FFA Idaho Ashley Ayers Mantachie FFA Mississippi Charisma Arreola Foothill-Bakersfield FFA California Madison Smith Durant J F St Martin FFA Florida Preliminary Round 1 Flight 2 Location: Marriott-Michigan Room Cailin Parks Holton FFA Kansas Daniel Reaux Ralph Chandler Middle FFA South Carolina Brianna Payne Lincoln FFA Alabama Emily Perna Woodbury FFA Connecticut McKenna Quirk Missoula FFA Montana Emily Duncan Greenville FFA New York Preliminary Round 1 Flight 3 Location: Marriott-Illinois Room Adyson Blakey Stillwater FFA Oklahoma Christa Salvesen Pinkerton Academy FFA New Hampshire Cade Campbell Riverton FFA Wyoming Caroline Whisonant Winnfield FFA Louisiana Aleyana Boothe Phillipsburg FFA New Jersey Chloe Hobbs Lakewood FFA North Carolina
Preliminary Round 1 Flight 4 Location: Marriott-Florida Room Olivia Carnes Mount Vernon FFA Missouri Denali Douglas La Veta FFA Colorado Heath Keiser Gothenburg FFA Nebraska Julia Bonner Norfolk FFA Massachusetts Devony Cook Uintah FFA Utah Jordann Schneekloth Jackson County Central FFA Minnesota Creed Speaking LDE Preliminary Round 2 90 th National FFA Convention Indianapolis, Indiana IMPORTANT: All Preliminary Round 2 participants should assemble in The Indiana D Room at 10:30AM on Thursday, October 26 for event overview and instructions. Preliminary Round 2 Flight 1 Location: Location: Marriott-Texas Room Emma Ollis Madison County Middle FFA Georgia Paige Vandyke North Clay FFA Illinois Morgan Peterson West Liberty FFA Iowa Adele Ericksen Ferndale FFA Washington Caleb Tucker Hopkins FFA Michigan Katrina Hoesly Denmark FFA Wisconsin Preliminary Round 2 Flight 2 Location: Marriott-Michigan Room Ty Mitchell Artesia FFA New Mexico Liz Ansel Big Walnut- DACC FFA Ohio Taylor McNeece Cibola FFA Arizona Sierra Alexander Dyer County FFA Tennessee Jenna Anger Sussex Central FFA Delaware Emma Hughes Narragansett FFA Rhode Island
Preliminary Round 2 Flight 3 Location: Marriott-Illinois Room Jayden Macdonald Bismarck FFA North Dakota Hannah Blankenship Corning FFA Arkansas Clara Bollinger Cloister FFA Pennsylvania Braedon Price South Warren FFA Kentucky Martin Aguilar Lopez Antonio Acaron Cabo Rojo Puerto Rico Camren Clement Lamesa FFA Texas Preliminary Round 2 Flight 4 Location: Marriott-Florida Room Danika Gordon Sturgis FFA South Dakota Blayne Vandeveer Tri-County FFA Indiana Abigail Kinnaird Catoctin FFA Maryland Gabrielle Sakai R E Aylor Middle FFA Virginia Macy Rosselle Pendleton FFA Oregon