(KNZA)--A member of the Holton FFA chapter earned first place in a public speaking event during the 89th Kansas FFA State Convention being held this week on the Kansas State University campus, in Manhattan.

According to a news release from the Kansas FFA Association, Cailin Parks is this year’s FFA Creed Public Speaking Career Development Event winner.  

As the winner, Parks received a plaque and cash award.  After being announced as the winner, she presented the FFA Creed to members and guests in attendance at the opening session of the Kansas FFA Convention.

Members in grades 7 through 9 recite the five-paragraph FFA Creed from memory and answer questions about its meaning.  

Parks will represent Kansas at the 2017 National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana.