FFA Members Advance to State LDE Competition

Milbank FFA members competed at the District 1 Leadership Development Events (LDE) Contest in Doland on November 10. Five individuals and two teams qualified for the state event. The state LDE competition will take place in Rapid City on December 7-8. MHS junior Bailey Schwagel was also elected as the 2025-2026 District 1 Reporter.

District 1  LDE Results for Milbank:

Ag Communications – Alayna Gloe, Bailey Schwagel, Rylan Locke, and Addison Locke – 1st Place  –Advance to State LDEDE

Creed Speaking – Alayna Gloe – 2nd Place – Advances to State LDE
Ag Broadcasting – Alexis Meyer – 3rd Place –Advances to State LDE
Employment Skills – Megan Wiese –  2nd Place – Advances to State LDE
Ag Broadcasting – Ashlynn Lamp – 4th Place
Extemporaneous Speaking – Kenzie Kooima –5th Place
Prepared Public Speaking -Kayla Schweer – 8th Place
Prepared Public Speaking – Bailey  Schwagel- 3rd Place –Advances to State LDE
Creed Speaking – Neveah Nilson – 3rd Place  –Advances to State LDE

Parliamentary Procedure – Alexis Meyer, Declan Peschong, Sam Shelstad, Cody Wiik, Hunter Reede and Sebastion Vogel – 2nd Place – Advance to State LDE .

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