FFA teams compete in floriculture contest
The first-place team from McGuffey FFA are Alexa Wilson, Kayla Holmes and Savannah Ealy. Not pictured is Ashley Tremel.
The second-place team from HG Parkinson FFA of Fort Cherry are Karis Zafaras, Jac Cowden, Chloe Smith and Destini Hinton.
The third-place team from Trinity FFA are Bailee Seaman, Ashlyn Waychoff, Andrew Hobgood and Nathan Zack.
Individual first-place winner Andrew Hobgood, Trinity FFA
Individual second-place winner Ashley Tremel, McGuffey FFA
Individual third-place winner Destini Hinton, HG Parkinson FFA
The annual Washington County FFA Floriculture Contest was held Nov. 17 at McGuffey High School, including individual and team competitions.
Ten teams of four from Avella, Fort Cherry, McGuffey and Trinity FFA chapters competed. Members were challenged to create floral arrangements for a sweet 16 birthday party, including a long centerpiece, round centerpiece, corsage for the birthday girl and a cake top. The participants were able to make the floral decorations using various cut flowers and all under a strict budget and time constraint.
In the individual competition, the members were given a written-knowledge test of flower identification, floral tool identification and designing a get-well arrangement using fall flowers.
The contest helps to introduce the students to a career in the floral industry.