Richard Colley receives national public speaking award

Richard Colley prepares to give his speech at the 2023 FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis earlier this month.

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Benjamin Russell High School FFA president Richard Colley, a senior, received the Bronze Emblem Award in the National FFA Prepared Public Speaking Leadership Development Event. 

The National FFA Organization holds the LDE every year during the annual FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana. Those who participate in this event must prepare an 8- to 10-minute speech, recite it from memory then answer questions from the audience for approximately five minutes.