NBMS
FFA starts year strong
The North Buncombe Middle Guthrie, treasurer; Victoria Green, booth won third place in its class.
School chapter of the Future Farm- secretary; Kendra Moss, reporter; Chapter officers, FFA members
ers of America has had an eventful Cameron Brock, sentinel; Sara and other CTE students helped
beginning of school. The chapter Blazer, historian; Kayla Metcalf, build this display. The booth was a
elected new officers, a process that parliamentarian; Julie Maxwell, representation of the numerous ac-
included students submitting ap- chaplain; Andrea Jones, junior ad- tivities that are available to students
plications and being interviewed by visor; and Justin Gillespie, advisor. through career and technical edu-
local community members, busi- This was the first year that NBMS cation classes at NBMS.
ness owners and administration. entered a Career & Technical Edu- During the first weekend of the
The 2009-1010 officers are: cation display booth at the N.C. fair, FFA members represented
Maura Moloney, president; Mor- Mountain State Fair. The NBMS their school and communities
gan Clayton, vice president; Caity Career & Technical Education very well. Natalie Ball and Clint
Shuford both showed commercial
beef heifers in the Western District
Junior Beef Cattle Show. Shuford
Clint Shuford poses with his prize-winner.
finished second in class and fifth
in his heat of the junior showman-
ship class. Ball placed first in class
and finished fourth in her heat of
the junior showmanship class. Ball
showed in the open livestock show
and the all breeds heifer show. Her
entries placed third in both shows. Now Stocking
Julie Maxwell entered several
different vegetables in the youth Treated Lumber!
ages 9-13 category. Maxwell grew
these vegetables in her garden this
summer as part of her supervised
agriculture experience program.
She received first for tallest cane,
second for unusual pumpkin, sec-
ond in green peppers, third in car-
rots, second in yellow onions, third
in white onions and second in field
pumpkins.
The chapter would like to thank
school administrators for their con-
tinuous support for the students
and program.
This special to the Tribune.
Natalie Ball poses with her prize-winner.
A look at the FFA’s booth.
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