I want to express my sincere appreciation to all the teachers that helped with the Horticulture I.D. contest at the Southwest GA Fair in Albany on October 31, 2009. The contest was probably the best that it has ever been and it certainly would not have been without the assistance each of you provided.

Congratulations to the following teams and individuals:

Senior Floriculture

First Place Team Coffee High Team No. 6 Mike Tanner
Second Place Team Seminole Co. High Team No. 10 Don Dekle
Third Place Team Coffee High Team No. 7 Mike Tanner
Fourth Place Team Lee Co. High Team No. 3 Lisa Murphree

First Place Individual Elisa Purvis Coffee High
Second Place Individual Gaines Pearce Semiole Co. Hi.
Third Place Individual Jonathan Meadows Colquitt Co. Hi.

Junior Floriculture

First Place Team Brantley Co. Middle Team No. 13 Krista Morris
Second Place Team George Washington Carver Middle Team No. 10 Abbie Morgan
Third Place Team Brantley Co. Middle Team No. 14 Krista Morris
Fourth Place Team Charlie A. Gray Middle Team No. 3 Eddie Murray

First Place Individual Keith Thomas Brantley Co. Middle
Second Place Individual Kirsten Harris Brantley Co. Middle
Third Place Individual Josh Barber Brantley Co. Middle

Senior Nursery

First Place Team Coffee High Team No. 3 Mike Tanner
Second Place Team Seminole Co. High Team No. 10 Don Dekle
Third Place Team Coffee High Team No. 4 Mike Tanner
Fourth Place Team Colquitt Co. High Team No. 1 Stephanie Summerlin

First Place Individual Marguerite Whitaker Coffee High
Second Place Individual Tori Gilliard Coffee High
Third Place Individual Kailee Bennett Coffee High

Junior Nursery

First Place Team Seminole Co. Middle Team No. 10 Dusty Smith
Second Place Team Seminole Co. Middle Team No. 9 Dusty Smith
Third Place Team Brantley Co. Middle Team No. 15 Krista Morris
Fourth Place Team Bainbridge Middle Team No. 2 Jesse Kelley

First Place Individual Akira Moore Seminole Co. Middle
Second Place Individual Michaleh Gale Seminole Co. Middle
Third Place Individual Joseph Williams Seminole Co. Middle

Thanks again for an outstanding contest.

Eddie

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Eddie McKie
Area Teacher
South Region Agricultural Education
ABAC 34 2802 Moore Highway
Tifton, GA 31793
229-386-3213
229-391-6838 (Fax)
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