The purpose of the Livestock Evaluation Career Development Event is to provide a competitive event for agricultural education students, emphasizing skills in livestock evaluation, selection, and management as taught through the agricultural education curriculum. Teams competed at the NC West Regional Livestock CDE at Rowan County Fairgrounds in Salisbury. Team members are Cody Brandon, Jackson Craver, Jacob Mabry and Jenna Tolbert.
Mr. Gray Harris teaches hands-on skills in Carpentry I and Carpentry II classes at Forbush and Starmount High School.
Building bright futures for students at both schools!
James Hawn was the first student in the new Drone program at SHS to receive his certification and become a Licensed Drone Pilot. Mr. Rodney Wagoner is the instructor.
Congratulations to James on his accomplishment!
On October 1st, the HOSA officers shopped at the Elkin Walmart and bought supplies to pack shoeboxes for girls and boys in need. We packed over 30 shoeboxes and were split into 3 different groups. Each group was for a different age group. The first age group was 2-4, the second age group was 5-9, and the last age group was 10-14. Then, on October 13th, the HOSA officer team packed the shoeboxes with the supplies we bought. Each age group had 10 boxes, 5 for girls and 5 for boys. Each girl and boy got essentials such as toothbrushes, spoons, cups and bowls. The children also received notebooks, pencils, stickers, and toys that were suitable for their age such as Barbie dolls, Jurassic Park figures, and tennis balls. After packing the shoeboxes, our officers Reagan and Riley Jester dropped off the shoe boxes at Union Grove Baptist Church. From there, the shoe boxes will be sent out to the children.
Forbush HOSA would like to express a sincere thanks to Union
Grove Baptist Church for its continued partnership year after year with the
shoebox project.
Friday, October 6th, 2023, FHS HOSA teamed with FHS Athletics to raise money for breast cancer in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month during a home football game. Everyday that week, our team members would announce a fact to the school each morning to give awareness about breast cancer. During school, HOSA members would gather in Mrs. Sloan’s classroom and prepare for the football game. HOSA members put stickers of the breast cancer symbol as well as encouraging messages on a sheet of paper that allowed people to place a pink ribbon for family members’ and friends’ as a sign of remembrance towards them. Our attendees wore pink in support for Breast Cancer Awareness and stood at the gate accepting donations in a pink decorated bucket. Due to our support from the football game, we were able to raise $1,000 for the American Cancer Society for those affected with breast cancer.
Saturday, November 4th, 2023, the HOSA team traveled to
Mount Airy High School to compete in the HOSA Regional Leadership Conference.
The group of 20 students and 2 teachers left Forbush High School at 7 a.m. and
arrived at Mount Airy High School at 8 a.m.
The students who competed are as follows: James “Nate”
Banks, who competed in Nutrition and placed 7th. Emily Beavers, competing in Extemporaneous
Writing placed 5th. Krista
Brittain, competing in Human Growth and Development, placed 3rd.
Payton Casstevens and Lanie Jester, competing in the Health Career Display
Team, placed 1st. Sophia Garcia, competing in Health Career Photography, placed
5th. Reagan Jester, also competing in Health Career Photography, placed 3rd.
Furthermore, Mariah Livingston, also competing in Health Career Photography,
placed 8th. Haidyn Hester, competing in Researched Persuasive Writing and
Speaking, placed 1st. Hannah Shore, competing in Prepared Speaking, placed 4th.
Haley Smith, also competing in Prepared Speaking, placed 8th. Also, Mariella
Speaks, competing in Health Informatics, placed 2nd. Ayla Zachary, who competed
in Medical Math. Riley Jester, and Trey Speaks, who competed in CPR/First Aid.
Lexie Buelin and Ella Campbell, who competed in Health Career Display.
Elizabeth Holbrook, who competed in Sports Medicine. Finally, Jasminne
Gutierrez and Valeria Hernandez, who competed in Health Career Display.
Congratulations to all who won awards in this competition!
Dr. Robert “Boomer” Kennedy was named NCACTE Administrator of the Year for 2024. He attended the ACTE Region II Conference last week where ...
