Tri-Village MVCTC Tractor Troubleshooting Team Wins County Contest
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Trent Laux and Samuel Brewer of the
Tri-Village MVCTC FFA after placing 3rd at the
District Tractor Trouble Shooting Contest. |
The Tri-Village MVCTC Agricultural & Industrial Diagnostic Team (Formally Tractor Troubleshooting Team) consisting of Trent Laux and Samuel Brewer took first place at the County Contest held at Koenig Equipment in Greenville. The contest serves as an authentic assessment designed to evaluate students’ knowledge in recognizing and repairing malfunctions in agricultural and/or industrial power equipment. The skills Agricultural Education students employ in this Contest are the same skills required by agricultural and industrial technicians. For the contest students complete a written examination and then two malfunctions will be placed on five different pieces of agricultural or industrial power equipment. Students will be expected to identify and repair these prescribed malfunctions. The malfunctions may include but are not limited to: fuel system, ignition system, electrical system, electronic system and hydraulic system. All malfunctions will simulate realistic failures to the extent possible by the contest officials. The Contest is scored on proper diagnostic procedures, safety practices, the use of tools and equipment, and the sequence of diagnostic procedure. On Saturday February 22nd Trent and Samuel competed in the district contest hosted by Koenig Equipment at the Darke County Fairgrounds where they place 3rd. The chapter would like to thank everyone at Koenig’s for their help with the contest.
Tri-Village MVCTC FFA Host Public Speaking Contest
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| Tri-Village MVCTC Public Speakers: Josh Wiford, Adriana Ramirez, Riley Hollinger and Samantha Holzapfel. |
The Tri-Village MVCTC FFA recently held the sub-district Public Speaking Contest for Darke, Preble and Montgomery Counties. During the contest 55 members from 12 schools competed in the areas of Creed Speaking, Advanced Creed, Beginning Prepared, Advanced Prepared, and Extemporaneous Speaking. The Tri-Village MVCTC FFA had four members compete in the contest. Josh Wiford competed in Creed Speaking where he presented the FFA Creed written by E.M. Tiffany and then answered questions relating to the Creed. Samantha Holzapfel and Adriana Ramirez competed in Advanced Creed Speaking where they presented the FFA Creed written by E.M. Tiffany and then answered questions relating to the Creed. Riley Hollinger completed in Beginning Prepared Speaking where she presented a 5-7 minute prepared speech and answered questions on her topic. All four speakers received gold ratings and Adriana won the advanced creed contest and moved on to the district contest where she placed 4th. The Tri-Village MVCTC would like to thank all the school, participates and judges for making the Speaking Contest a Success.
