Clarke Central High School Career, Technical and Agricultural Education department teacher and National FFA Organization co-adviser Anthony Brooks holds up information for CCHS FFA’s second annual Wreath Workshop, which will be held in the Miller W. Jordan, Jr. Memorial Food Court on Dec. 4 at 6 p.m.. CCHS FFA Student Advisor Max Burnham, a senior, felt that the event’s large expected attendance of 100 people is due to this year being the FFA’s second time hosting the Wreath Workshop. “I (think) people saw what we did last year and are excited to come this time,” Burnham said. “(Also), it’s more of an event than just a random workshop, because (they) have a reason to make an arrangement, more people are willing to come (and) celebrate the holidays.” Photo by Izzy Hammock
CCHS’s National FFA Organization will host over 100 attendees at its second annual Wreath Workshop in the Miller W. Jordan Memorial Food Court on Dec. 4. at 6 p.m.
Cutting wire, arranging greenery and wrapping festive ribbons are some of the activities in store for attendees of the Clarke Central High School National FFA Organization’s second annual Wreath Workshop, which will be held on Dec. 4 at 6 p.m in the Miller W. Jordan Memorial Food Court.
The event has over 100 community members signed up, and will provide the opportunity for attendees to make and decorate a holiday wreath. The event has been organized by CCHS Career, Technical and Agricultural Education department teachers and FFA co-advisers Anthony Brooks and Levi Carr-Brooks, with 20 student volunteers assisting with preparation and guidance of attendees.
“For past workshops, (we) had maybe 30 people come, and those are repeat customers. Now, we have more people coming who haven’t been before, which is only going to amplify (awareness), especially because wreaths (are) something that you share,”
— Max Burnham, FFA Student Adviser
“We’re going to have wreath (material) and wire for people to (use), (so) different types of greenery and pieces of Christmas trees,” Brooks said. “Douglas firs will be the base, and then there’ll be magnolia leaves, pine leaves (and) decorative greenery that people can put in with their furs and then wire it all together. We will also have some holiday ribbons to (decorate) with.”
Due to the event’s volume of expected attendees, the advisers emphasized the importance of student assistance. All students in agriculture classes at CCHS have the opportunity to volunteer at the workshop, which contributes up to two hours in students’ Supervised Agricultural Experiences, or SAE projects, an assignment that agriculture students across the nation complete.
“Community members don’t want to come and see two (students at the workshop),” Brooks said. “When they’re coming to an event that’s hosted by a school organization, they want to see as many (student volunteers) as possible, especially when we take pride in how large our agriculture classes are.”
In addition to providing volunteer hours for students, the event’s large turnout will assist with the community’s awareness of FFA, according to FFA Student Adviser Max Burnham, a senior.
“For past workshops, (we) had maybe 30 people come, and those are repeat customers. Now, we have more people coming who haven’t been before, which is only going to amplify (awareness), especially because wreaths (are) something that you share,” Burnham said. “You don’t just give it to yourself, so everyone will see it (and) ask who made it.”
