HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 02-05-2019 4-a - Proclamation Recognizing the Orange High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) Senior Livestock Judging Team for Winning State Competition 1
ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: February 5, 2019
Action Agenda
Item No. 4-a
SUBJECT: Proclamation Recognizing the Orange High School Future Farmers of America
(FFA) Senior Livestock Judging Team for Winning State Competition
DEPARTMENT: Community Relations
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Proclamation Recognizing Orange High Todd McGee, Community Relations
School FFA Senior Livestock Judging Director, 245-2302
Team
PURPOSE: To recognize the Orange County High School Future Farmers of America Senior
Livestock Judging Team for winning the State competition.
BACKGROUND: Orange High School entered a Senior Livestock judging team in the 2018
N.C. Future Farmers of America (FFA) Association's annual Livestock Evaluation Career
Development Event (CDE), which was held November 27, 2018 at the Hunt Horse Complex at
the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. The team finished first out of the 89 schools and qualified for
the national championship competition, which will be held in October 2019.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this item.
SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There are no Orange County Social Justice Goal impacts
associated with this item.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve and authorize the
Chair to sign the proclamation recognizing the students and faculty advisor for winning the
competition, representing the community and school and wishing them great success in the
nationwide competition this fall.
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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROCLAMATION OF RECOGNITION
ORANGE HIGH SCHOOL FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA SENIOR
LIVESTOCK JUDGING TEAM WINNING 2018 STATE COMPETITION
WHEREAS, on November 27, 2018, Orange High School entered a Senior
Livestock Judging Team in the 2018 N.C. Future Farmers of
America (FFA) Association's annual Livestock Evaluation Career
Development Event; and
WHEREAS, the competitive event is for agricultural education students,
emphasizing skills in livestock evaluation, selection and
management as taught through the agricultural education
curriculum; and
WHEREAS, under the leadership of Cole Watkins, an instructor in the Career and
Technical Education Department at Orange High School, the team
placed 1 st in the state out of 89 high school teams; and
WHEREAS, through hard work, dedication and commitment, the team brought
honor upon themselves, Orange High School, the Orange County
Schools District and Orange County;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it proclaimed that the Orange County Board of
Commissioners expresses its sincere appreciation and respect for the
Orange High School Senior Livestock Judging Team and Cole
Watkins for this outstanding achievement, and wishes them great
success when they represent the school and county at the national
event in October 2019.
This the 5th day of February 2019.
Penny Rich, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners