The District V Agriculture Education Career Development Event was held on Tuesday, December 8th at Wabash Valley College in Mt. Carmel. Thank you to Mr. Doug Robb for serving as the location host. 

Students participating submitted a lesson plan, prior to the event, that they would teach to an Intro to Agriculture Education class. Participants then presented a ten minute segment of their designed lesson to a room of students while the judges observed. The individuals participating were scored on their lesson plan, delivery of lesson as well as follow up questions. 

Congratulations to our top individuals: 

1st place - Lydia Phelps, Marion

2nd place - Liv Alka, Mt. Carmel

3rd place - Sophia Biehl, Freeburg

Other schools participating included Waterloo, Grayville, Edwards County and Mt. Carmel. 

A special thank you to our judges for the event:

• Paula Daniels,  Former Agriculture Teacher

• Baley Milton, Piatt County Farm Bureau 

• Doug Robb, Wabash Valley College Agriculture Instructor

• Cara Thiems, University of Illinois Extension- Iroquois County

An additional thank you goes to the section officers that helped make this event possible by serving as the “students” who the participants presented their lesson to. 

Thank you to the agriculture teachers/FFA advisors for encouraging your students to participate.  Congratulations to all students participating.