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♦ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2006
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Pictured, second from left to right, are Perry FFA team members: Ashton Jones, Jordan
Wood, Tyson Strickland and Matthew McKinney. Also shown are agriculture teacher
and FFA advisor, Philip Gentry, who coaches the students, is also pictured. The team
members also met with a representative from Kraft Foods.
Students compete in national
meats evaluation and technology event
Special to the Journal
Members of the Perry
FFA Chapter were one of 40
teams participating in the
2006 National FFA Meats
Evaluation and Technology
Career Development Event.
The competition was held
Oct. 25-28, during the 79th
National FFA Convention.
The team placed ninth in the
nation and Matt McKinney
tied for 10th place in indi
vidual competition.
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Cheryl Long was selected as Tucker Elementary School’s December Employee of the
Month. She is a fifth grade teacher at Tucker and sponsors the cup stacking club for
fifth grade students. She received donated gifts from businesses such as: an inspira
tional book from The Perry Bookstore, Gift Certificate from Life Tree Natural Foods, a
massage from Panache, an apple pie from Kroger, and a style and haircut along with a
shampoo set from Seasons Hair Salon and Spa. Pictured with Long is Davita Simpson,
owner of Seasons Salon and Spa.
The Houston County
Career and Technology
Center Student of the
Month for November
was Sam Smith. Smith
was honored by the
Evening Optimist Club
of Warner Robins with
an award and is shown
in the attached photo
with Ellen Strait with
the Evening Optimist
Club. The club pres
ents this monthly
award to a deserving
student.
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CDE is sponsored by Chargill
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Foods Corporation, Kraft
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Standard Farms as a special
project of the National FFA
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It is one of the 23 different
national events that use the
fun of competition to con
nect classroom learning and
careers.
FFA is a national youth
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Pictured, second from left to right, are Perry FFA team members Brooke Roberts,
Daniel Burnham, Coty Benefield and Jonathan Jones. Also shown ia agriculture
teacher and FFA advisor, Argene Claxton, who coaches the students.
Students compete in national
FFA nursery/landscape event
Special to the Journal
Members of the Perry
FFA Chapter were one of
44 teams participating in
the 2006 National FFA
Nursery/Landscape Career
Development Event. The
competition was held Oct.
25-28, during the 79th
National FFA Convention.
The team members met
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Pictured, from left to right, are Perry FFA team members Tabitha Williford, Kaitlin
Ellis, Shane Suber and John David Howard. Also shown are agriculture teachers and
FFA advisors, Argene Claxton and Anne Smith, who coached the students.
Students compete in floriculture event
Special to the Journal
Members of the Perry
FFA Chapter were one
of 46 teams participat
ing in the 2006 National
FFA Floriculture Career
Development Event.
The competition was held
Oct. 25-28, during the 79th
National FFA Convention
The Perry FFA partici
pants were asked to iden
tify plant specimens accord
ing to their scientific names
and take a multiple-choice
exam.
The FFA members also
performed hands-on activi
ties ranging from design
ing floral arrangements and
synthesizing a real florist
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tions with a job interview
and a selling practicum.
The team placed second
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The team placed fourth
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