Brownwood High School FFA students recently competed in the Area FFA CDE (Career Development Event) Contest held at Tarleton State University on April 10, 2013. The students competed in categories that included Entomology, Floriculture, Horse, Livestock, Nursery/Landscape, Range, Veterinary Science, and Wildlife Contests.
Results from the contest are listed below:
Above – Entomology – Students apply the fundamentals of entomology and develop skills in identifying common insects and their significance to people and agriculture. The team placed 3rd at Area. Team members are Jon Tobias, Morgan Lemmons, Shay Tompkins, and Christian Peters.
Above: Nursery/Landcape -This CDE encourages members to apply their landscaping, marketing and service skills as they complete a written exam, identify various landscaping plant materials and evaluate plant materials and landscape plans. The team placed 1st at Area. Team members are Cody Richardson (5th High Individual), William Rice (3rd High Individual), Jordan Snapp and Courtney Lindsey. Not pictured: Natalie Rincon (High Individual)
Above: Floriculture -Classroom knowledge and skills are applied as students identify and evaluate cut flowers, house plants, flowering plants, floral designs and complete an exam that tests their knowledge of floral design, propagation, as well as preparation of floral and foliage products for sale. The team placed 2nd at Area. Team members are Abby Day, Marissa Blincoe, Erin Collier and Tyairra Stredic (3rd High Individual).
Floral Design Certification – Erin Collier – Building Tomorrow’s Workforce TSFA certifies high school students in Floral Design. Retail florists are always looking for floral designers who know how to create the basic designs needed in a shop on a daily basis. TSFA has begun to fulfill this need by the development of the Texas High School Certification program in 2004. This certification program allows school districts to provide more value to their diploma and helps provide young, enthusiastic floral designers to meet the retail florist needs.
Above: Livestock – Beef cattle, sheep and swine are evaluated for market values and desirable physical traits. Team members also rank livestock for breeding purposes, using observed physical characteristics and performance data. The team placed 5th at Area. Team members are Tucker Roberts, Mackey Gibson, Jordyn Senkirik, and Andrew Branham.
Above: Range Team – An actual pasture is evaluated on the basis of characteristics of the exposed soil and observations of landscape conditions, slope, gullies, etc. Team members make pasture management recommendations using information provided on a “pasture condition sheet” and by observing landscape and vegetative features. The range evaluation portion of the competition requires members to record the degree of utilization, kind of site, range condition, predominant decreaser, increaser, and invader plant species while also recommending range management practices. The Team placed 4th in Area. Team members are Cooper Donathan, Matthew Lewis (3rd High Individual), Graham Sharpe, and Kye Baugh.
