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In Case You Missed It- Emily Kennedy Shows Off Her Creed Speaking Skills on In the Field with Ron Hays
Sun, 30 Oct 2016 17:52:27 CDT
In case you missed it- Edmond North FFA member Emily Kennedy joined Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Farm Director Ron Hays for his Saturday In the Field TV Segment seen on KWTV News9- as they talked about her winning the National Creed Speaking Championship at the recent 89th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. You can see their conversation and watch Emily deliver the Creed on the air this past Saturday- clickon the PLAY button in the video box below.
And- you can read more and listen to their off camera conversation under the video box here in his webstory.
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Emily Kennedy of the Edmond FFA Chapter describes hearing her name announced as the winner of the National FFA Creed contest as, "truly overwhelming." Emily joined Farm Director Ron Hays as his guest this week for his In the Field segment and spoke to him about her momentous experience at the recent National FFA Convention held this month in Indianapolis. She reveals the reality of winning was delayed at first.
"I was in shock," Emily said, "Once I got backstage and after I did an interview, that's when it really hit me. It was just the best feeling in the world."
She says winning the national competition filled her with as much achievement as it did relief.
"That feeling was so amazing because all of the stress was just lifted off my shoulders and I had the accomplishment of 'this is all over - I've worked for this,'" Emily said. "I could not stop thinking about how God has blessed me through my whole FFA experience."
Emily attributes her time spent and her experiences volunteering at the Oklahoma Baptist Home for Children with playing a vital role in making her the person she is today. She says her passion for her work and the relationships she has built there, gave meaning and tangibility to the words she recited at each contest culminating to her national victory. That kind of passion she advises is what members following her footsteps will need in order to be successful.
"What I would tell those younger members is just to have a passion for what you do," Emily said. "If you are passionate about agriculture and you are passionate about learning the new technologies and you're passionate about learning your history and learning everything that you can, and you are driven to know all that you can know - you will be very successful."
"What I would tell those younger members is just to have a passion for what you do," Emily said. "If you are passionate about agriculture and you are passionate about learning the new technologies and you're passionate about learning your history and learning everything that you can, and you are driven to know all that you can know - you will be very successful."
To listen to Ron Hays' entire conversation with Emily Kennedy, and for a chance to hear her recite the FFA Creed by E. M. Tiffany, click or tap on the LISTEN BAR below.
We took pictures throughout the 2016 Convention in Indianapolis- and you can go and see them all in our Flickr Album by clicking here.
Our exclusive coverage of the 89th annual National FFA Convention in Indianapolis is a service of ITC, Your Energy Superhighway. Learn more about ITC Great Plains, LLC by clicking here. We also appreciate the support of the Oklahoma FFA Association and the Oklahoma FFA Alumni Association. Click here for more information about one of the top states in the US in the FFA- the Oklahoma FFA Association. Oklahoma FFA impacts the lives of 27,154 members in 359 chapters across the state.
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