Perry High student places in state wiring contest

 

Tyler Claxton of the Perry High

School FFA Chapter placed second in the Area III FFA / EMC Electrical Wiring

Contest held recently at Camp John Hope near Fort Valley. Later, he went on to

place third in the State Wiring Contest held at the State FFA Camp at

Covington. Tyler attended the contests with his father and agricultural

education teacher and FFA advisor, Argene Claxton. For his efforts, Tyler will

receive $800 in scholarship funds for use at the college, university or

vocational institution of his choice.

 

The wiring contest is a

cooperative educational effort between the Electric Membership Corporations

(EMCs) of Georgia and the Agricultural Education program of the Georgia Department

of Education. It is designed to reinforce the electrical wiring curriculum

being taught in the Future Farmers of America (FFA) classroom, and to provide

high school students the opportunity to become more knowledgeable about

electrical energy.  The contest

stresses safe and acceptable wiring practices, and offers the students hands-on

experience with basic electrical circuits. {{more}}

 

The contest consists of three

parts: a practical wiring exercise where the student actually wires an

electrical circuit, a problem-solving exam requiring the student to interpret

and apply the National Electric Code and EMC information, and a speech /

demonstration activity. Any active FFA member enrolled in a high school

agricultural education class is eligible to participate.

 

Tyler is a senior at Perry High

School, and is the son of Argene and Sandy Claxton of Perry. His participation

in this educational activity was supported locally by Flint Energies.

 

The FFA is a national

organization of more than 540,000 members preparing for leadership and careers

in the science, business and technology of agriculture.  FFA is an integral part of the

agricultural education program taught in public schools.  Its mission is to make a positive

difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier

leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.

 

Flint Energies, incorporated in

1937, is an electric membership cooperative that provides dependable energy

services to residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural members in

parts of seventeen central Georgia counties. To date, Flint Energies serves

more than 250,000 Georgians through 83,000 meters and 6,300 miles of

distribution lines. Flint Energies also owns and maintains the electric distribution

system for Fort Benning Army Post in Chattahoochee County. Flint Energies is

the eighth largest of Georgia’s 42 EMCs, and the nation’s 38^thlargest electric cooperative.

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