CTE Newsletter
Sumner County Schools
Volume 1, Issue 2, December 2016
Gallatin High School Students Help Kick-Off Manufacturing Week
Station Camp High School FFA Places 2nd in Region
Six Station Camp High School FFA students traveled to Oakland High School for the Middle TN Regional Parliamentary Procedures Leadership Development Event.
They placed 2nd! This means they will be advancing to State FFA Convention in Gatlinburg after spring break. The students are excited and proud since SCHS has not been to State for parliamentary procedure in over ten years!
Beech High School students Place at FBLA Nationals
At the 2016 FBLA National Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, Carlos Padron and Austin Peek placed 9th in the nation in Public Service Announcement.
Great representatives for FBLA and Sumner County!
Merrol Hyde Magnet School DECA Students Bring Home Awards
Clyde Riggs Elementary Students Learn about Animals
Portland High School FFA
Portland High School FFA partnered with Clyde Riggs and Belmont University for an Agriculture day.
PHS Agriculture Soil Lesson
Portland High School FFA chapter Compete Nationally
Portland High School was selected to compete for national recognition in an FFA Career Development Event at the 89th National FFA Convention & Expo.
The Portland FFA Chapter will send members to Indianapolis as they vie for national honors in the area of Horse Evaluation. National support for the Horse Evaluation CDE is provided by Ram Trucks, Standlee Hay Company, Tractor Supply Company and Wahl Clipper Corporation. FFA members who will represent the chapter in the event include Amber Thornton, Anysa Dodson, Georgia Smith, and Olivia Nodine. The chapter advisor is Elizabeth Reed.
Horse evaluation is one of 24 national CDE areas, covering job skills in everything from communications to mechanics. Teams are tested on their ability to problem solve industry scenarios dealing with nutrition, management, reproduction, marketing, identification of breeds, tack and equipment, feed and anatomy. Members then become the judge, evaluating classes composed of performance and halter horses. They also defend their decision through oral reasons. CDEs help students develop the abilities to think critically, communicate clearly and perform effectively in a competitive job market.
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White House High School FFA District Champions; Region 2nd Runner Up
Members of the White House FFA participated in the Conduct of Meetings competition. The team traveled to Station Camp High School and won the district championship. The team then competed at the sub-region at Gallatin High School, winning runner up honors and qualifying to advance to the regional event at Oakland High School. There they placed 3rd, missing the opportunity to advance to the state preliminaries by a few points. They finished the event ranked in the top ten in the state.
The Conduct of Meetings competition is open only to freshmen FFA members and involves a team performing a “mock” FFA meeting complete with ceremonies and handling of business. The team took a parliamentary procedure/FFA officer written exam, performed the opening FFA ceremonies, demonstrated five abilities of parliamentary procedure, and answered oral questions given by the judges to test the teams knowledge of parliamentary procedure.
Team members (left to right) are: Laila Jones, Rachel Collins, Rylee Maddox, Kyra McCall, Bryce Birk, Madisyn Hunt, Bethane Curtsinger, Audrey Grimes, Madelynn Amick, and Joe Hubard.
Gallatin High School's FFA Teams Place at State
Gallatin High School's FFA Team Places First in District
1st Place Team: Soil Judging
1st Place Individual: Jacob Conn
2nd Place Individual: Kamron Thompson
Other Team Members: Kyle Thompson, Abbi Foster, and Shayla Lile
Gallatin High School Students Place at Regional Competition
Westmoreland High School Construction Students Work Toward Industry Certification
NCCER certification to allow him to be a certified instructor in order to offer his students NCCER certification. WHS is currently offering Fundamentals of Construction which aligns to NCCER Core Curriculum.