What are Leadership Development Events?
The primary goal of Leadership Development Events is to develop individual responsibilities, foster teamwork, and promote communication while recognizing the value of ethical competition and individual achievement. Leadership development events should reflect instruction that currently takes place in the entire agricultural education program, including classroom instruction, laboratory instruction, and student’s supervised agricultural experiences. LDEs are intended to be an outgrowth of instruction.
Contest information:
Gillett FFA members will be competing at the District 23 Leadership Development Events at Pulaski Community High School on Monday, February 16th.
All competitors who compete at the District Level are also committing to compete at the Sectional Competition on Tuesday, March 10th at New London High School if they qualify, the State Competitions at the WI State FFA Convention on June 15-18 if they qualify as well as the National FFA LDE Competitions in October 2026, if they qualify.
Contests which must follow the order of competition and qualification set forth above are:
Creed Speaking
Discussion Meet
Employment Skills
Extemporaneous Public Speaking
Parliamentary Procedure
Prepared Public Speaking
Middle School Quiz Bowl
Contests which are State Only and DO NOT require prior qualification to participate in are:
Agricultural Issues Forum
Conduct of Chapter Meetings
High School Quiz Bowl