East Central FFA Competes At Nationals

Friday, November 22, 2019 at 7:58 AM

By East Central FFA Chapter Reporter, Maddie Dawson, press release

The East Central team placed in the silver emblem category.

L to R: Mr. Roy Johnson (Coach and FFA Advisor), Alex Newport, Alex Dudley, Rachel Kraus, and Amelia Hartman

(Indianapolis, Ind.) - The state winning EC FFA Nursery/Landscape CDE (Career Development Event) team competed in the 2019 National FFA Nursery/Landscape CDE at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 30- November 1.

The event was held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.

The team consisted of Amelia Hartman, Rachel Kraus, Alex Dudley, and Alex Newport.

The Nursery/Landscape CDE is a competitive event in which FFA members test their knowledge and skills in nursery practices and landscaping.

Participants must complete a general knowledge exam testing horticultural principles including plant anatomy, production, marketing, turf, landscape design and maintenance. Each participant must also complete practicums involving a landscape estimating, plant propagation or potting, identification of plants, disorders and equipment.

Forty-three states were represented in this event and East Central’s placed in the silver emblem category.

This is East Central’s fifth time competing in this national event.

Congratulations to these members for a job well done representing the state of Indiana and the East Central FFA Chapter

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