The Waterford FFA Chapters Parliamentary Procedure Team recently competed in three different contests that led them to becoming one the best parliamentary procedure teams in the state of Ohio. Parliamentary Procedure teaches students how to run an organized meeting using “Robert’s Rules of Order”.

The District Parli Pro Contest was held at Waterford High School. Here, the team went on to place first advancing them to the State Parli Pro Contest.

The State Contest was held on December 18th at the Delaware Area Career Center in Delaware, Ohio. Twenty teams advanced to the State Contest out of approximately 200 teams from across the State of Ohio. At state, during the preliminary round, teams where split into five heats consisting of four teams for each heat and the winner of each heat advanced to the finals. The team placed 1st in their heat, sending them to the state finals. In the finals, the team placed fifth overall.

This was the sixteenth time for Waterford to advance to the State Competition since 2002-2003. This was also the program’s eighth top five finish since 2002-2003. The team will receive a 5th place banner from the Ohio FFA Foundation and a picture plaque to hang in the classroom for their efforts.

The Waterford FFA Parli Pro Team consisted of Mackenzie Suprano, Grace Huck, Mackenzie Cary, Ashlee Wagner, Emma Hartline and Josie Burke. The team was coached by Mr. Matthew Hartline. advisor.