Hello South Region. I hope that this email finds you well rested after the holidays. I look forward to new opportunities in the new year. Please know that we in the region office are willing to assist you in any way possible. Please do not hesitate to call on us. The South Region *SUB AREA* Speaking CDE registrations are now open. USE THE DATES in this email as the deadlines to follow. These dates are the same as the ones on the calendar located on the South Region Website. *Junior and Senior Prepared Public Speaking Career Events * *Deadline to register for the JUNIOR AND SENIOR PREPARED PUBLIC SPEAKING CAREER EVENTS is on Thursday, January 23th.* To register your student for the *sub area Junior and Senior Prepared Public Speaking CDE* you must submit *3 copies *of their speech to the *Region Office (hard copies with the state of certification signed)* *OR* *Electronically by: **submitting* *ONE copy* as per *electronic submission guide *instructs to do so. If electronically submitting speech manuscripts please review the following guide (yes it does make a difference): HOW TO ELECTRONICALLY SUBMIT GUIDE <https://www.georgiaffa.org/docs/Electronic%20Document%20Submission--South%20Region%202018-19.docx> *IF YOUR STUDENT'S MANUSCRIPT IS NOT PROPERLY SUBMITTED BY THE ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION GUIDELINES; WHEN PRINTED THE FORMAT WILL BE ADJUSTED AND POINTS SHALL BE DEDUCTED DUE TO ELECTRONIC CONVERSION. * *ALSO,* *ALL* public speakers shall print off and fill out the attached *Statement of Certification* to ensure that their speech was written by the student. For an *electronic submission* see attachment and *refer to *the *HOW TO ELECTRONICALLY SUBMIT GUIDE* (hard *copy submission* please include *Statement of Certification *in an *envelope* *with* your three *manuscript *copies) to complete this requirement. *FFA Creed *(Registration is located on the GA AG ED Website) *Deadline to register for the CREED SPEAKING **CDE** is on Monday January 27th.* *Extemporaneous Public* *Speaking* (Registration is located on the GA AG ED Website) *Deadline to register for the **EXTEMPORANEOUS PUBLIC** CDE** is on Monday January 27th* Registrations for these events are located on the GA AG ED Website. *FFA Official Dress is Expected for all Speaking Events.* *Area 5 SUB AREA Speaking:* *Monday, **February** 3rd 2020* *R**egistration 3:45 - 4:15pm. Contest starts at 4:30 pm.* Jr. & Sr. Prepared Public Speaking CDEs, Creed, and Extemporaneous Public Speaking Tift County High School, Blue Devil Way, Tifton, GA 31794 Schools invited to attend - *ALL OF AREA 5* **Sub Area Speaking CDE Room Assignments (brackets) will be broken after CDE registration is complete.** *Area 6** SUB AREA Speaking:* *Tuesday, **February** 4th 2020* *R**egistration 3:45 - 4:15pm. Contest starts at 4:30 pm.* Jr. & Sr. Prepared Public Speaking CDEs, Creed, and Extemporaneous Public Speaking Brantley County High School, 10804 US-82, Nahunta, GA 31553 Schools invited to attend - *ALL OF AREA 6* **Sub Area Speaking CDE Room Assignments (brackets) will be broken after CDE registration is complete.** -- Mr. Stacey Beacham South Region Director – Agriculture Education ABAC 34 2802 Moore Hwy Tifton, GA 31793 Office: 229-386-3428 Cell: 229-873-4202