Pennsylvania FFA 2 00 -200 - Pa FFA

STATE FFA TALENTProspective FFA Talent contestants must submit the official application by the deadline date.Talent will be reviewed prior to performing at FFA Week. Talent must be appropriate in allaspects for general audiences.Talent individual or group may be encouraged to submit the application for National Talentcompetition. First place performers will receive $500.00 toward their participation in theNational FFA talent program at the National FFA Convention.PENNSYLVANIA FFA REGIONSFour FFA Regions have been designated in order to facilitate equitable distribution of FFAawards. The four FFA Regions are Eastern, South Central, Northern and Western. Pleasesee map in the Ag Ed Directory.CAREER DEVELOPMENT EVENTSThere are many worthwhile achievement awards available to agriculture students inPennsylvania. For complete information on the following CDEs and awards consult yourinstructor.All rules are found in the Official Pennsylvania State FFA CDE manual. Competition at thestate level is determined by a series of local, area and regional eliminations.Those CDEs held at Penn State during summer convention that are also National CDEs willfollow National rules. Those CDEs held at Penn State during summer convention, which are notNational CDEs, will follow the rules, which are in the most recent FFA Week loose-leaf CDEManual. Each chapter should review this information on a yearly basis and keep it up to date.1. FFA ACTIVITIES WEEK CAREER DEVELOPMENT EVENTS ANDACTIVITIES AT PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYAll CDEs that have national competitions will be made up of the required 3 or 4 membersfrom the same chapter for the state competitions unless otherwise indicated on the teamregistration form. No student may win the same trip twice!!A. Agricultural Mechanics -The highest two teams will receive trips to participatein regional and national CDE. First place team will receive $1000.00 if they compete in theNational FFA Ag Mechanics CDE at the National Convention. The second place team willreceive $450.00 if they compete in the AG Mechanics CDE at the Eastern States Expo inSpringfield, MA. First and second place teams will receive a team plaque. First through thirdplace individual will receive plaques with the first place individual receiving $100.00.B. Ag Issues - First place team will receive $1000.00 if they compete in theNational FFA Ag Issues Forum CDE at the National Convention. First and second placeteams will receive team plaques. (Teams may consist of three to seven members.)C. Ag Salesmanship - First place team will receive $1000.00 if they compete in theNational FFA Salesmanship CDE at the National Convention. First and second place teams willreceive a plaque. First place individual will receive a plaque and $100.00.10