Daniel Broker of the Rice Lake FFA Chapter was selected as the state winner of the FFA Creed Speaking Leadership Development Event (LDE). The Creed Speaking LDE was held at the 94^th  State Convention of the Wisconsin Association of FFA in Madison, Wisconsin. Broker’s advisor is Mr. Pete Kolpack.

The FFA Creed Speaking LDE is designed for 7^th to 9^th grade FFA members to develop their leadership and communication skills. Contestants recite the FFA Creed, and answer questions based on the Creed’s content and meaning. To qualify for the state finals, students must compete in several other contests including district contest, sectional contest and finally the state semi-finals in Madison. E.M. Tiffany, professor of Agricultural Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, wrote the FFA Creed in 1930. It is five paragraphs in length.

Broker will represent Wisconsin at the 96^th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana this November. The national winner will be selected from a group of state finalists and will receive a plaque and additional scholarship money. 

The other finalists were:

 2^nd Place: Sienna Stautz, Wrightstown

3^rd Place: Morgan Staszak, Bonduel

4^th Place: Lucy Ehlen, Elkhorn

The State FFA Creed Speaking LDE is sponsored at the state level by the Elkhorn FFA Alumni. The National Creed Speaking LDE is sponsored by Kubota Tractor Corporation.