The teacher must fill out and return by Email (alice.compton@mail.wvu.edu) or FAX (304-293-3752) entry blanks by September 19th for each contest. Teams not properly registered will be declared ineligible to participate. No final registration of teams will take place. Changes in team members will be taken care of by the contestants filling out the scantron cards properly. It is absolutely vital that all contestants know their numbers because contest coordinators will not have a list of contestants. Teams will report directly to the designated contest location.
A team shall consist of four students with the three highest scores counting as the team score.
Check the program of events so that you will avoid scheduling the same student(s) for two contests which may overlap due to unforeseen circumstances.
Students may compete in a Career Development Event even if their school does not have a full team (3 or 4 members). If a school has less than 3 team members, the students are only eligible for individual awards. A school may enter only one team (maximum 4 students) per event. (Passed 11/6/2006)
The National FFA Bulletin on Career Development Events will serve as an excellent reference in preparing teams for competition. It can be be found on the WVU AGEE website as well as the WV CDE Rules and Regulations (http://www.caf.wvu.edu/resm/aee/cde/)

ELIGIBILITY

Any student enrolled in secondary agriculture and are FFA members are eligible to participate. This includes 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, and 12^th grade students. Students are eligible to participate in the same contest twice. Students enrolled in college are not eligible to participate.

Secondary students of agriculture meeting the following requirements are eligible for officially designated National FFA Career Development Events.

The student is a bona fide dues paying FFA member in good standing with the local chapter, state association and the National Organization at the time of his or her selection and at the time of the Nation Career Development Events in which he or she competes.
The student, at the time of his/her selection as a state/national team member, must be:

a. a high school student,

b. enrolled in at least one course for an agricultural occupation and/or following a planned course of study, including a supervised agricultural experience program the objective of which is related to the field of agriculture.
The State Supervisor of Agricultural Education must certify that contestants are eligible. If an ineligible student is entered in any contest, the team of which that student is a member shall be declared ineligible.
Teams and/or schools or teachers/coaches will not visit the WVU livestock facilities or greenhouse after September 1.
No advisor or coach will be allowed in the livestock pavilion or within 300 feet of penned livestock while students are judging, unless his/her assistance is needed to help facilitate the contest.
A school must enter a minimum of six contests to be eligible for the Sweepstakes Award. The sweepstakes award will be based upon the cumulative team placings standings in the high six contests. In case of a tie, the team with the most first places, then second places, etc., will win. Winning the sweepstakes award does not denote the best secondary agriculture program in WV.

AWARDS

All announcements of winners and presentation of awards will be made at the Awards Program which is held on Friday morning of the Career Development Events.

Plaques will be furnished and presented by representatives of the various Divisions to the winning teams in the contests. Competition areas are requested to select a method of breaking team and individual ties so as to eliminated misunderstanding and confusion.
Agricultural and Environmental Education will award medals to the three high scoring individuals in each contest.
The West Virginia Association FFA will present the sweepstakes award.
The high team in any contest is given the right to represent West Virginia in any national career development event in which FFA teams are eligible to participate.
All plaques and trophies become the permanent possession of the school.