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 38thlargest electric cooperative.
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