Floral Design Division

New to the Young County Junior Livestock Show (YCJLS) this year is the Floral Design Competition. Jessie Shortes, one of the Graham FFA advisors and floral design teacher at Graham Highschool was instrumental in bringing the floral competition to YCJLS this year. Shortes stated, “we will be bringing in a professional florist, someone who has been in the industry, they will be looking at things such as proportion, balance, use of different floral elements like line, form and focal point.” Shortes went on to say the most important thing that the judges look for is, can this arrangement be sold in a flower shop?

Although no students from Olney and Newcastle placed in this category, they look forward to participating next year.