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District Announcements
PHS FFA Poultry Team Takes Top State Honors
Pendleton FFA Poultry Evaluation Team members Emily Jones, Clayton Partain, Noel Van Orden and Casey Nix took first place honors in the recent state competition and will participate in the National Finals in conjunction with the National FFA Convention to be held in Louisville, Kentucky later this year.  The top three high scorers in the state event were from the Pendleton team.  Officials with the South Carolina FFA Foundation awarded the team members and their coach, Blake Berry, Agri-Science instructor and FFA advisor at Pendleton, a stipend to assist with their travel expenses to the National FFA Convention.  This is the fourth consecutive year that a Pendleton FFA Poultry team has taken first place honors in the state event under the leadership of Mr. Berry.  <click here for full size image>

School Announcements
2013-14 School Supply List Now Available
You can now find the 2013-14 PHS school supply list for next school year.  Please find the printable list HERE.  Have a safe and wonderful summer!
FFA Wins State Championship in First Meats Evaluation and Food Science Competition
On Wednesday June 12th, the Pendleton FFA Chapter made history by not only competing in the first-ever Meats Evaluation and Food Science Competition held in South Carolina...BUT BY WINNING THE STATE TITLE! Team members include Nathan Slaton, Cameron Fennel,  Philip Leaf,  and Adam Willey. Philip Leaf and Adam Willey both tied as the second highest individuals. For the competition students had to: identify retail cuts of beef, pork and lamb, place wholesale cuts of pork and beef, complete a written exam on food safety, nutrition, meat science and animal health, and answer in-depth questions on various wholesale cuts. The competition was sponsored by Cryovac and the team won an all expense paid trip to the National FFA Convention in Louisville, Kentucky to compete nationally, along with embroidered jackets. Congratulations!
Pendleton FFA Knowledge Bowl Team Named State Champion
On Friday, June 14th, the Pendleton FFA Knowledge Bowl Team was named State Champion! Team members consist of: Joey McCannon, Katie Martin, Sara Teel and Antoine Hernandez. These students had to complete a written exam on FFA history, current events and parliamentary procedure. The top two highest scoring teams then went on to compete against each other in a buzzer round. The Pendleton team proved victorious and was presented the state championship title on stage at the 86th Annual State FFA Convention.
Savannah Vickery Appointed SC State FFA Reporter

On Friday, June 14th, on stage at the 86th Annual South Carolina State FFA Convention Savannah Vickery, a recent graduate of Pendleton High School, was appointed a South Carolina State FFA Officer position. Over the next year Savannah will represent the South Carolina FFA Association by serving as our State FFA Reporter.  A state FFA officer position is the highest honor that SC state FFA members can achieve during their FFA career. Savannah will be spending the summer conducting leadership workshops and developing her officer team's program of activities to positively influence the FFA members of South Carolina throughout the upcoming year. Savannah is a Freshman at Clemson University majoring in Agricultural Education. Congratulations, Savannah!

Melanie Mullikin Wins State FFA Creed Speaking Competition
On Friday June 14th, Melanie Mullikin, a rising sophomore was named the State FFA Creed Speaking Champion.  Melanie competed against 8 other qualifying FFA members from across the state and due to her outstanding oratory skill and ability to answer extemporaneous question concerning the meaning of the creed and agriculture she was named the state champion.  She has won a trip to attend the National FFA Convention to compete nationally in October.  The FFA Creed is 5 paragraphs and can be seen HERE.

FFA Members Recognized at 86th State FFA Convention
The following students received recognition at the 86th South Carolina State FFA Convention:
  • Mandy Martin: Recognized as state runner-up in the Job Interview Competition (Special thanks to Mrs. Lindsey Fossum for working with Mandy for this competition.)
  • Savannah Vickery: Recognized as state third high individual in the State Extemporaneous Speaking Competition
  • Josh Yeargin: Presented a national FFA scholarship and the Hilton V. Rogers Scholarship--a total of $3000
  • Zachary MacDougal: presented the SC FFA Retiring State Officer Scholarship
  • State Degree Recipients: Emily Forrest, Austin Rose, Adam Willey
  • State Proficiency Award Recipients: Josh Yeargin, Adam Willey, Hunter Morton, Savannah Vickery, Dakota Murray, Eric Wilson
Congratulations to all of the FFA winners and their faculty advisors, Blake Berry and Ben Woody!

Colin Brady Pitches a Winning Game at North/South All Star Game

Colin Brady and Coach David Skelly were in Myrtle Beach at the North/South All Star game Father's Day weekend. Colin played 1st and 2nd base, and then pitched in the last game. He was the winning pitcher. Coach Skelly was the assistant for the North 2A/3A team. Congratulations! We are proud of our Bulldogs.

Josh Yeargin Receives Tractor Supply Growing Scholarship

Josh Yeargin was recently announced the recipient of the Tractor Supply Growing Scholarship through the National FFA Organization.  Josh was selected from over 6,000 applicants.  He will be attending Clemson University in the fall to major in Soils and Sustainable Crop Systems. Congratulations, Josh! 
Students to attend SC Commissioner's School for Agriculture

Hunter Morton and Eric Wilson, FFA officers and rising seniors at Pendleton High School will attend the South Carolina Commissioner's School for Agriculture this Summer at Clemson University. The school will cover a wide range of agricultural topics including advocacy and leadership development. This was a very competitive process, and they were admitted due to their outstanding scholarship, character and FFA involvement. Both students are interested in pursuing a career in Agricultural Education. Congratulations, Hunter and Eric!

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