The high school sent 35 members to the district leadership contest at Olivet High School Wednesday. TK will send members in contest categories of creed speaking, agricultural issues, prepared public speaking and greenhand conduct of meetings, to the regional contest Feb. 11 at Marshall High School.
Moving on to regional competition are:
- Creed Speaking - Sophia Baxter earning second place with a gold award
- Agricultural Issues - Team members Zach Heinbeck, Alexa Hoeksma, Paige Sheely, Vivian Hansson, Joel Smith, Carter Hondorp earning a second-place, gold award
- Prepared Public Speaking - Emma Reil, first place gold award; and Kadyn Palmateer, second place gold award
- Greenhand conduct of meetings: second place, gold award, team of Braxton Richardson, Grayson Hondorp, Kenden Richter, Mikayla Williams, Margaret McKeown, Millicent Simmons, Colin Goggins
Several students also competed in various contests and did very well - with many of them competing for the first time. Those competing were:
CREED SPEAKING
- 5th place, gold award - Adrian Cisler
AGRICULTURAL ISSUES:
- 3rd place, gold award and regional alternate: Allison Wolowicz, Emerson Pratt, Leigha Jager, Jersey Sias, Erika Wolowicz, Kaylie Cross
- 7th place, silver award: Taylor Mack, CeCe Hoeksma, Emerson Gorman, Leah Smith, Elizabeth Sell
DEMONSTRATION:
- 3rd place, gold award, regional alternate: Abigail LaJoye and Emily Stevens
EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING:
- 4th place, gold award: Leigha Jones
- 7th place, silver award: Maguire Simmons
JOB INTERVIEW:
- Gold award: Mylie Vos
- Gold award: Makayla Dillon
- Gold award: Jordyn Fox