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May 2, 2018405-743-5498
Fairview FFA Member Earns Diversified Horticulture State Proficiency Award
By Haley Ashwood, Media Intern
OKLAHOMA CITY –Ethan Sacket of the Fairview FFA Chapter earned first-place honors in the 2018Oklahoma FFA Diversified Horticulture Proficiency Award area during the 92nd Oklahoma FFA Convention May 2.
Hannah Williams of the Elmore City-Pernell FFA Chapter and Ravin Norbury of the Woodward FFA Chapter earned second- and third-place honors, respectively.
Sacket learned from his landscape business that his greatest reward is not monetary, but it is in serving others. Sacket said in the beginning, he did not have a lot of experience in landscaping, but he was able to learn from others who shared their knowledge with him. Sacket said he assists the elderly community by maintaining yards they are no longer able to manage, as well as landscapes a local memorial and cemetery.
“As an entrepreneur, I seek to learn everything possible about horticulture,” Sacket said. “From the grass to compatibility of plants and fertilizers. I have managed to complete projects from the ground up, by measuring and calculating the needs of areas and selecting shrubs and plants.”
The diversified horticulture proficiency award is designed to recognize students who are involved in a supervised agricultural experience related to managing two or more of the following proficiency areas: floriculture, landscape management, nursery operationsor turf grass management.
After graduation, Sacket wants to earn a strategic communications degree and pursue a career in public service.
The 18-year-old Fairview FFA member is the son of Gary and RuthSacket. His agricultural education instructors and FFA advisers areJerrod Lundry and Vince McGolden.
This award is sponsored on the state level by the Oklahoma Horticulture Society andthe Cherokee Nation. The national sponsors are The Toro Co. and Wilbur-Ellis Co.
FFA is an integral part of the Agricultural Education division in the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system. With nearly 27,000 members and 360 chapters, the Oklahoma FFA Association is the fourth-largest state FFA association. The FFA 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. To learn more about the Oklahoma FFA, visit okffa.org.
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Ethan Sacket (left) of the Fairview FFA Chapter captured first-place honors in the 2018 Oklahoma FFA Diversified Horticulture State Proficiency Award area.Marjorie Moesel (second fromright), of the Oklahoma Horticulture Society, and Jennifer Provence (right) of the Cherokee Nation, congratulatesSacket and Hannah Williams (second from left) of the Elmore City-PernellFFA Chapter and Ravin Norbury (center) of the Woodward FFA Chapter, who earned second- and third-place honors, respectively.
This award is sponsored on the state level by the Oklahoma Horticulture Society andthe Cherokee Nation. The national sponsors are The Toro Co. and Wilbur-Ellis Co. The awards were presented during the 92nd Oklahoma FFA Convention in Oklahoma City May 2.