LDE Events

Rules & Contest Information found at Texas FFA -- https://www.texasffa.org/lde 

Important Information for Area Qualifying LDE Teams

• YOU MUST SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS AT CHECK-IN:

  • Eligibility Form:  Copy and complete this form: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13taZ-lSLjIfOrX4qGJpcq9EuJC-nOIQ_up9eJnSYOt4/copy   You must complete, print, and sign the form and bring it with you to check-in.  Schools that do not submit a form will not be eligible to compete in the Area event.   Do not report to a contest room until you have checked in and submitted this form. All teams maybe listed on one form.

  • 3 copies of Ag Issues & Job Interview paperwork

• All scripted events will require a Statement of Originality to be uploaded to complete registration.  Even though Issues has it included in the portfolio, please upload a copy. If not uploaded, bring a paper copy with you to check in.

• Register online at JudgingCard.com as soon as you know that you have qualified for the Area LDE event.  Student names can be changed between District and Area events and up to the day of the contest in JudgingCard.  You must be registered in order to compete.  Remember that qualifiers in Creed and Job Interview qualify as the participant.  If that student is unable to compete at area, the fourth place team will be allowed to move up.  

• Join the Area LDE Remind:  https://www.remind.com/join/a6lde . This is how contest flow will be communicated throughout the day.  For the most immediate notifications, set your reminds to come as texts to your phone rather than just via email.

• Printable Schedule 

• Room List 

• ALL TEAMS and JUDGES:  check in - Library

• TSTC Marshall campus map: 

• Student Holding Area:  The Library (after 9 am), the room across the hall (where check in has been in the past), and the entire hallway on that end of the building will be available for students to hang out.  Creeds have been moved!  

• All scripted events will require a Statement of Originality to be uploaded to complete registration.  Even though Issues has it included in the portfolio, please upload a copy.

• Your school must check in at least 30 minutes prior to your first event.  Regardless of your afternoon time slot, all schools must be checked-in by 12:00 p.m

• For Quiz:  Jr and Sr teams from the same chapter do not have to enter at the same time, but both teams must be in the room, before any team members may leave.

  • Quiz will be available at 8:30.  All Quizzes teams must arrive by 12:00 and begin the quiz by 2:00.

  • Quiz participants need to answer T/F on the top 50 of the scantron and M/C questions on the bottom 50.  Participants need to bring their own FBM (brown) scantron.  Team ID errors will not be fixed the day of the event.  Please double check scantrons before the students compete.

• Radio & Creed contestants have assigned times.  You must be at the room at your assigned time in order to compete.  Swaps with other chapters will follow the same process as other events.

• District and Area Roster balances must have a ZERO balance in order to compete in Area LDE contest.  Please double check your roster account for any missing late fee or administrative fee

• Swapping Times:  If you and another school agree to swap participation times, the swap must be agreed on by both advisors and both must send an email to area6ffaassociation@gmail.com to indicate that the switch will happen.  All switches should be submitted by noon on Sunday, November 16 in order to appear on the printed schedule.  Swaps after that time will be approved at the discretion of the Area Coordinator and event judges.