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Originally Posted by Jon Stratis
Here in MN, we have a "mentor parade" immediately prior to the WFFA. The mentors all group according to years of service, and walk in a parade across the field, wrapping around it at the end. Then previous WFFA's are called back to the field, the new WFFA is announced, and he/she comes out to shake hands and receive the award. Something like this could easily be adopted to the district format, having all of the nominees walk out separately for a round of applause.
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This has happened at MAR DChamps (and I want to say it happened at a pre-District regional), but not district events. It's really driven down visibility and overall--apparently across several districts if not more. There seems to be a common method across the mentioned districts though: does anyone know where this may have come from and how? We now understand it's not through the WFA committee, but where's the disconnect? It's certainly understandable that the districts would want a to shorten the ceremony or discuss other concerns, but whatever it is apparently didn't reach the committee.
Another note in terms of the WFFA slide - there are at least a few cases in which nominees have not been on the slide. I don't know where the slides come from, and sometimes the MC will find out and correct it verbally. I'm not sure it's always caught though, or at least not immediately. There was a scattered misunderstanding that district events have their own selection tier based on the missing names.