A SMT News Report

COLUMBIA, Mo. - A Bloomfield student placed in a statewide public speaking contest recently.

Anna Eftink, a member of the Bloomfield FFA Chapter, placed sixth in the Extemporaneous Public Speaking Career Development Event at the 83rd Missouri FFA Convention.

Eftink’s advisor is Chad Upchurch.

MFA Inc. sponsors the competition, which requires contestants to deliver a speech based on one of three agricultural topics. Participants have 30 minutes to prepare their four- to six-minute speeches.

An additional five minutes of questions are included as a part of the overall competition. The event helps students to polish logical thinking and verbal skills needed in the classroom.

The Missouri FFA has 25,077 members representing 326 chapters. The national organization has more than 523,000 members representing 7,487 local chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands.

The FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.