SIDNEY CENTER - Over 3,000 members and guests of FFA chapters across the state traveled to Buffalo to compete in Leadership and Career Development Events from May 14 - 16. Six students from the DCMO BOCES Harrold Campus FFA chapter traveled with their advisor Emily Anderson to compete in the Maple Career Development Event (CDE) contest and serve as delegates to the NYS FFA.
Charity Johnson and Calli Ruff, both from Unatego CSD, served as delegates, participating in discussions and votes on important issues facing the FFA at the state level, incuding membership, district and substate competitions, how FFA can help grow tomorrow’s agricultural workforce and the NYS Fair.
In the Maple CDE competition, Cody Taggart from Unatego Central School placed second overall out of 250 competitors, and Isaac Jordan from Franklin Central School placed fifth. The Maple CDE team, with help from Alivia Plows and Alivia Vitek from Gilbertsville Mount Upton Central School, finished eigth overall.
DCMO BOCES is a regional provider of educational services to students and schools, and operates school campuses in Sidney Center and Norwich. To find out more about DCMO BOCES services and programs, visit www.dcmoboces.com
