West Henderson High School - Falcon Yearbook (Hendersonville, NC)

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PUBLIC SPEAKING The FFA Public Speaking Contest is designed to develop rural and agricultural leadership by providing for mem- ber participation in agricultural public speaking activities and stimulating interest along these lines. The preliminary contests are of local, sectional, state, sub-regional, and national character. David Byrd and Thaylon Stewart are semi-finalists in the public speaking contest. TOOL IDENTIFICATION These boys were the top participants in tool identification at West Henderson this year. They placed first in the Pisgah Federation Contest and will represent West in the state contest, which will be held at the annual FFA Con- vention in Raleigh during the summer. This activity is limited to first year agriculture students. Team members are: LEFT TO RIGHT: Randall Lance, Tommy Bryson, Grover Jackson, Tommy Leroy, and Joe Gosnell.

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‘ ve my Mr. Joe Francis Ze : Mr. John Hollamon We learn best by doing''--that is the concept on which land judging is based. It is a simple, effective aid for teaching soil appreciation, an awareness of land capability, and wise and pro- fitable land use. Methods of teaching soil conservation and improvement are illustrated in land judging contests. The objective is to train larger numbers of people about the care of the land in order that they will learn how to apply conservation and improvement practices on their own land and to appre- ciate the importance of proper land care in their lives.

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HOMEMAKER OF TOMORROW Sandra Merrill has been named Homemaker of Tomorrow from West High. She was winner of the Betty Crocker written examination in homemaking knowledge and attitudes and in a cademic achievement as it is related to living problems. She was among approximately 484,000 girls in more than 14,000 schools in the 50 states to take this examination. Her paper was entered in competition for State Homemaker of Tomorrow and she placed among the ten highest rating girls in North Carolina, Beckye Taylor, Sharyn Moffitt, Mary Glenn, Sandra Merrill, Judy Cabe, and Juanell Gash should have special recognition for the work they have done while earning their State Homemaker Degrees, which were awarded at the State Convention. These girls have been working for F.H.A. since their first year in high school, and they have completed many projects to carry out the pur- pose of the F.H.A. organization. Be- cause of their work, they have be- come better home and community members and have completed pro- jects for the betterment of their state and nation.