Centre FFA members traveled Friday to Arkansas City to participate in South Central District Leadership School and public speaking career development events.
Kevin Lewis placed second in extemporaneous public speaking, qualifying for state. Karl Riffel placed sixth. Nellie Kassebaum placed 10th in the senior division, and Cassidy Hill placed eighth in the junior division.
Centre had the fifth highest average score in the leadership information test.
In the parliamentary procedure event, the senior and greenhand teams placed fifth. The greenhand par-law team also participated in the FFA Ritual event, and the senior team placed sixth. Makenzie Deines was named the overall senior division master ritual secretary. Hannah Peterson and Dylan Deines participated in creed speaking.
Overall, Centre placed fourth in the leadership school events.