National CTE/FFA Winners
Congratulations to the following Rowan-Salisbury
students and staff for achieving the following
extraordinary accomplishments. They were honored
and recognized by the Rowan-Salisbury Board of
Education during their monthly business meetings.
National CTE/FFA Student Winners
Congratulations to our RSS CTE/FFA students
who participated and WON at the FFA National
Convention.
West Rowan High
WRHS’s Marketing team are National Champions!
Team members are:
n Parker Green
n Riley Corriher
n MacKenna Clifton
WRHS – Best Overall FFA Alumni
West Rowan High’s FFA Alumni was named the ‘Best
Overall FFA Alumni’ in the nation!
2nd place in Fruit Production Proficiency Award
n Chloe Patterson
7th Place and a Gold Ranked Team in Agricultural
Communications (first ever team from West)
n Rebekah Russell
n Chloe Patterson
n Taylor Walton
n Jessie Cline
5th Place in Agricultural Issues (first ever team
from West)
n Mayerlin Alpizar
n Sierra Lambert
n Morgan Rogers
n Carly Burleyson
n Jack Wilhelm
n Alex Keadle
SOUTH ROWAN HIGH
Other students and student teams who also placed at the national convention
are as follows: 2nd Place in the Agriscience Fair, Plant Systems Category Division 6.
n Abbey Zentmeyer
n Brianna Haynes
2nd place in Agricultural Mechanics Repair and Maintenance Proficiency Award
n Dalton Kepley Mandy Mills is the district’s CTE Director. Jason Chester is the WRHS
instructor and David Overcash is the instructor for SRHS.
Kelly Feimster Receives State Honor
Kelly Feimster, RSS Director of Instructional Programs, is the recipient of the
“2018 NCMEA Honor Administrator Award” recognition presented by the NC
Music Educators Association (NCMEA). The award honors a school adminis-
trator who demonstrates that the arts, in particular music, are an indispens-
able part of the school curriculum. She was nominated to receive this honor
by several RSS music instructors.
The North Carolina Music Educators Association (NCMEA), founded in 1970,
is a state affiliate of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME).
The mission of NCMEA is to advance music education by promoting the
understanding and making of music by all. NCMEA membership comprises
more than 2,300 K-12, collegiate and higher education music educators
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