FCCLA Scholarship: Ghangela Jones and Jaeda Bennett The fifth annual Career, Technical and Agriculture Education reception to honor student achievement and to acknowledge and recognize employers was held April 25 at 7:30 in the high school lunchroom.

Mrs. Joann Collins, Career, Technical and Agriculture Supervisor, welcomed guests and participants and gave an overview of the Career, Technical and Agriculture Education programs at LCHS.

The Career, Technical and Agriculture Education Department at LCHS consists of Joann Collins Business and Information Technology and Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator; Janet Dukes Business and Information Technology; Marion Aycock Automotive Service Technology; Mark Flowers Technology; Cherrie Campbell Family and Consumer Science; and Dennis Gay. These teachers provide over 140 years of teaching experience for the students of LCHS.

The evening began when Whitley Arrowood, a member of FCCLA, recognized and introduced members of the LCHS CTA Advisory Council. The council meets at least twice a year to provide guidance and assistance in developing guidelines for career and technical courses at LCHS. Mr. Henry Madden, LCHS assistant principal, presented certificates of appreciation and achievement to the honored students. Student recognition and class awards were presented to the following students:

Picture are (Lr): Donnell Harris, Auto Sevice I; Brandon Howard, Auto Service II; Chris Stewart, Auto Service IV; Garrison Jackson, Auto Service III; Steven Byrd, Auto Service III and DeRon Lee, Auto Service IV. Auto Service Awards, presented by Marion Aycock: Auto Service I - Donnell Harris, Uquavias Gartrell and Brandon Bardon; Auto Service II - Brandon Howard and Jesse Williford; Auto Service III - Steven Byrd, Garrison Jackson, Stephen Rayner and Tyler Blount; Auto Service IV - Chris Stewart, DeRon Lee and Tristan Elam.

Business Information Technology, presented by Joann Collins: Web Design - Kayce Long and C J White; Computer Applications - Hillary Doss, Amanda Gunby, Jessica Love and DeAna Parks.

Business Information Technology, presented by Janet Dukes: Business Procedure - Emily Diamond; Accounting I - Lacey Crook; Accounting II - Janelle Dukes, Whitley Arrowood and Lacey Crook; Money Making - Jamie Campbell; Sports & Entertainment Management - Tiquila Williams.

Pictured are standing (Lr): Savannah Crook, first place Multimedia Presentation; Whitley Arrowood, fourth place Business Communications, third place Desktop Publishing; Janelle Dukes, second place Word Processing; Kimber Kirkland, first place Computer Applications; seated: Christina Baker, first place Multimedia Presentation; Jamie Campbell, fourth place Business Calculations, second place Economics; and Charles Bailey, third place Impromptu Speaking Family and Consumer Science, presented by Cherrie Campbell: Child Development - LaShay Elam and Christina Tankersley; Nutrition and Wellness - Stephanie Schultz; Housing and Interior Design - Amy Boland and Melissa Banks; Advanced Nutrition and Wellness - Samone Andrews; Early Childhood Education - Kayla Crookham, Katelyn Dawkins and Stephanie Schultz; FCCLA Scholarship Recipients Jaeda Bennett and Ghangela Jones.

Horticulture, presented by Dennis Gay: Forestry Science - Will Gay; Nursery Production - Elizabeth McKinney; Basic Agriculture Science - Amanda Gay; General Horticulture - David Boland and Forrest Gould; Floriculture - Amy Boland.

Pictured are (Lr): DeAna Parks, Hillary Doss, Jessica Love, Amanda Gunby, Computer Applications Technology, presented by Mark Flowers: Broadcasting - DeRon Lee and Jake Shelby; Introduction to Technology - Will Gay and Danielle Wynn; Pre-Engineering - Jamie Campbell, Chris Reid and Brad Ad

ams; Drafting Technology - Brad Adams; Advanced Architectural Drafting - Chris Reid; Communication Technology - Stephanie Schultz.

FBLA Region Competition Winners, presented by Janet Dukes: Jamie Campbell, fourth place - Business Calculations; Whitley Arrowood, fourth place - Business Communications; Sara Ann Remsen and Whitley Arrowood , third place - Desktop Publishing; Charles Bailey, third place - Impromptu Speaking; Hannah Crook, third place - Public Speaking II; Kitty Ball, third place - Public Speaking I; Jamie Campbell, second place - Economics; Keri Ann Petit and Rex Reed, second place - Web Site Development; Janelle Dukes, second place - Word Processing; Kimber Kirkland, first place - Computer Applications; Savannah Crook, Hanna Crook, Christina Baker, first place - Multimedia Presentation.

Pictured are (Lr): Whitley Arrowood, Janelle Dukes, and Lacey Crook, Accounting II FBLA State Winners: Kitty Ball, first place - Public Speaking I; Savannah Crook, tenth place - Multimedia Presentation; 2006-2007 State Officer - Region IV Vice President - Janelle Dukes.

Those businesses and individuals who participated in the Youth Apprenticeship Program by providing a supervised work site for students were also recognized and received certificates of appreciation.

Those recognized were: Direct Office Supply Brokers, Inc. and site supervisor, Ms. Debra Poland; Reed Ice & Cylinder Exchange and site supervisor Mr. Tab Reed and student worker Haili Reed; Lincoln County High School and site supervisor Ms. Carolyn Zellars and student worker Whitney Griffin; R & W Auto Parts and site supervisor Mr. Hillyer Wright and student worker Jeff Wright; IT Department, LCHS and site supervisor Mr. Guy McDeavitt and student workers Jake Shelby and Matt Henderson; B & J Appliance Service and Signs and site supervisor Mr. Brian Howard and student worker Brandon Howard; Clark's Plumbing and Septic and site supervisor Mr. Clay Clark and student workers Caleb Clark and Ross Smith.

Emily Diamond, Business Procedure Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Randall Edmunds, closed the program with remarks and praise for those students who were honored for their achievements and thanks for the employers who furnish job site and training for the students. A reception, hosted by the Career, Technical and Agriculture Department, and attended by the guests followed the program.

Jamie Campbell, Money Making