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Cavs Claim Second Straight Region C Title

The Holston FFA Chapter with their NationalThe Cavaliers walked off their home field for the last time on November 28th in much the same fashion as they did last year - as Region C Champions. After winning the first Region C football title in school history in 2008, the Cavaliers went on to repeat their title in 2009 by defeating Bath County 30 - 7. The Cavaliers are now 11 - 1 and will host Region D Champion J.I. Burton in the State Semi-final game at Emory and Henry College on December 5th at 1:30 PM.

All Cavalier fans are reminded to wear their Cavalier Gear on Saturday to support the CAVS! GO BIG RED!

 

Holston FBLA Tours Speedway & Dragway

Soils JudgingOn Monday, Nov. 16th the Holston High School FBLA club toured the Bristol Motor Speedway & Dragway. It was interesting for the students to find out how many people are involved in the day-to-day aspects of running a 160 thousand seat race track along with a 30 thousand seat drag strip. Many other festivals and events like ice skating and Speedway in Lights go on there as well. BMS tour guide, Wes Ramey described the financial impact of advertising and marketing in the sport and it was also noted that the Speedway has recently Added new jobs in a tough economy. He told the students that the August Night Race was no longer going to be the Sharpie 500, but instead will be known as the Irwin Tools Night Race. (Track officials are dropping the “500 Lap” Title to just say, “Night Race” since that is the nickname given to the event by its fans. (Sharpie and Irwin are also Sister Companies). This tour was really a great learning experience for everyone involved. FBLA members Kelsey T. and Tanner P. both enjoyed going up in (Speedway Owner) Bruton Smith’s Personal Skybox. Tanner said, “It was cool sitting in the suite.” There was actually a TV in the restroom. Kelsey G. said she knew that the dragsters used a parachute to slow them down after a 320mph run, but did learn that, “in case of an emergency, there is a sand pit at the end of the strip followed by a catch-net that can be used to stop them.”

Holston FFA Places First at State Soils Judging

Soils JudgingThe Holston FFA Chapter Soil Judging Team placed first in the State FFA Soil Judging Contest on Friday, November 6th. The contest was held in Maureytown Park next to Toms Brook, VA. The team had to texture soil, classify land, determine slope, uses of the land, and determine how the land should be managed. The team consisted of Joey S., Justin F., Emily D., and Andrew A. The team has the opportunity to travel to Oklahoma City, OK. in May to compete in the National Competition. Individually, Justin F. was the highest scoring individual, Joey S. placed fourth and Emily D. placed 5th in the state. Congratulations to the Holston FFA for their victory and personal success.

 

Cavalier QB Named WJHL Player of the Week

HHS's QB named "Player of the Week"Congratulations to Holston's quarterback John P. for being named WJHL's Player of the Week. As the quarterback of the Cavaliers, John has been instrumental in leading the team to a 9 -1 record for the 2009 regular season and the first Region C football Championship in school history in 2008. The Player of the Week can be seen in action on November 20th as he and the Cavaliers begin defending their Region C title. Congratulations and good luck to John and the Cavaliers as they continue their outstanding season.

Holston FFA Receives National Recognition

The Holston FFA Chapter with their NationalThe Holston FFA Chapter traveled to the National FFA Convention October 21st-24th to receive the National Chapter Award as well as attend the convention. The chapter was given a gold rating at the state level and went on to compete Nationally. There they received 2 out of 3 stars are were
recognized on stage during the 2nd General Session. This session as well as all sessions could be viewed on RFD-TV.
The convention was held in Indianapolis, IN where over 50,000 members,advisors, and guests attended throughout the week. The guest speaker for Opening Session was Mike Rowe, the host of Dirty Jobs. He spoke to the students about the value of work, that all work was important, and how he felt that "blue collar" was leaving our nation. It was a very inspiring speech and can be viewed at ffa.org. While in Indianapolis the 11 students from Holston went to a 500 cow dairy, the Indianapolis Zoo, the National FFA Headquarters, and the FFA Career Show.

 

 

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