District 7 Contest
District 7 Contest
Leadership Development Events
The District 7 Leadership Development Events (LDEs) Competition serves as the first level of competition for New York FFA members as they work to qualify for Sub States. Students competing in District 7 are vying for advancement to the next level of competition, which is required in order to move on toward the New York State FFA Convention and State Finals.
The contests being held include: Agricultural Issues, Conduct of Chapter Meetings, Jr. Creed Speaking, Sr. Creed Speaking, Employment Skills, Jr. Extemporaneous Speaking, Sr. Extemporaneous Speaking, Parliamentary Procedure, Jr. People in Agriculture, Sr. People in Agriculture, Jr. Prepared Public Speaking, and Sr. Prepared Public Speaking.
All registrations are DUE January 12, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.
Chapter Registration, click here
Remember that all manuscripts are DUE 10 days before the contest. Please submit these items using the link to Judging Card below by 5:00 p.m. on January 28.
Please ONLY use PDF format with the files saved as following: (ContestName_Divison_LastNameFirstName).
Example: Prepared_Sr_DoeJane
For the District 7 contest to run smoothly and efficiently, we are seeking 100 judges and volunteers for the various contests and activities that will be facilitated throughout the day. Past judging experience is not required.
Thank you for expressing interest in joining us as a judge or volunteer at the District 7 Leadership Development Event (LDE). Without your support our students wouldn't have these opportunities to improve their agriculture knowledge and leadership skills
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Aurora, NY 13026
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