Southern Nash High School

Last week, 10 of our FFA members attended the 96th FFA National Convention & Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana from October 31st through November 4th. At this year's convention, over 73,000 members and guests convened to gain premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through fellowship with members from around the country. Members attended general sessions at Lucas Oil Stadium, visited the Career Expo to gain college and career contacts, and honed their leadership skills in Career and Leadership Development Events. As winners of the North Carolina FFA State contests in Parliamentary Procedure and Horse Evaluation, students of the Southern Nash FFA Chapter attended to compete at the National Contests held at the Convention. Southern Nash FFA was also honored in the National Chapter awards program. The National FFA Parliamentary Procedure LDE tests students' ability to effectively communicate ideas during a meeting. Components included a general knowledge exam of parliamentary law, a 10 minute demonstration of parliamentary procedure, oral questions, written minutes of the demonstration as well as a team problem solving activity. Each team competed on local and state levels to earn the privilege of representing their state at the National FFA Convention & Expo. The Southern Nash FFA Parliamentary Procedure Team earned a Bronze Emblem for their demonstration. Team members were Caleb Bissette, Kimber Bissette, Dustin Gibbs, Natalie Messer, Brayden Moore, and Savannah Wood. Students who participate in the National FFA Horse Evaluation Career Development Event (CDE) gain new insights into equine science by evaluating and ranking horses based on breed characteristics, conformation and performance. Participants defend their decisions through oral reasons in front of a panel of judges. In this team CDE, students solve problems related to everything from the nutrition and reproduction of horses to the tack/equipment and feed used to care for horses. Participants strengthen their leadership, observation, analysis, critical thinking and communication skills while also developing and exercising a competitive team spirit and building an awareness of career opportunities within the equine industry. Participants were Hannah Mennig, Bryleigh Colbert, Mercedes Ledbetter, and Cade Edwards. The Southern Nash FFA Horse Evaluation team earned a Gold Emblem and placed 6th in the nation. Bryleigh Colbert earned 3rd top placing individual in the nation, and Hannah Mennig earned 2nd top placing individual in the nation. These members were recognized on stage at the 7th General Session of the convention, held at Lucas Oil Stadium. The National Chapter Award Program is designed to recognize FFA chapters that actively implement the mission and strategies of the organization. These chapters improve chapter operations using the National Quality Chapter Standards (NQCS) and a Program of Activities (POA) that emphasize growing leaders, building communities and strengthening agriculture. Chapters are rewarded for providing educational experiences for the entire membership. The Southern Nash FFA Chapter was honored to receive the prestigious National FFA 2-star rating. The success of the Southern Nash FFA Chapter at the 96th FFA National Convention would not have been possible without the generous support of our sponsors. Sponsors were Nash County Farm Bureau, Southern Nash FFA Alumni, Gerald and Renee Jones, Pete & Betsy Cone, Vandemark Farms, Trevor Vandemark, Quality Preowned Inc., JRs Maintenance Service, Southern Nash Septic Systems, Dutch Farms, Brushed & Blushed, Bonita Davis, Georgia Brown, Jones Family Farms, Master Builders & Renovators Inc., Specialty Oxygen Partners LLC, Cordiform Coffee, Medlin Buick, Ridgeway Realty, and High Farms. A special thank you to Nash County Public Schools Career & Technical Education and Southern Nash High School for their support.

See you all tonight at 6PM for our Parents' Vaping Awareness Night Session! See you there! In the SNHS Cafeteria!

Hello Firebird Families, Please check your emails to see our Targeted School Improvement Letter for the 2023 - 24 school year! Also don't forget our Parent Night Event Tonight @ 6PM! Vaping Awareness!

The rescheduled Powder Puff game is back on for Tuesday, November 7th (tomorrow) @ 6PM. $5 entry fee at the gate, CASH only! Hot dog and nachos will be at the concession stand!

Powder puff practice tomorrow 500 at football field. Cost $5 to play or cheer. Need to be at practice to play. Game Tuesday at 600. Admission $5.

Check out SNHS's Weekly Message: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xzl9Qv7yPELWQ--d1oobM8Q99MSNd3ql/view?usp=drive_link

We invite all SNHS and SNMS parents to join us next Monday at 6pm in the Cafeteria!

Good morning, Bus 88 does not have a driver. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you for your patience and have a great day!

Our NAHS students helped create the Realo Pharmacy hay bale for the contest at Dean's Farm in Wilson this year. Our bale won the "People's Choice" award. Thank you to Ava May, Marjorie Chirino-Ochoa, Nayeli Ballester, Brenda Santiago Hernandez, and Monserrat Campos for offering your time and talent!!

Greene Central Band Day Results: 1st Place Marching 1st Place Music 1st Place Color Guard 1st Place Percussion 1st Place General Effect 1st Place Overall in class 3A 2nd place band of the entire competition Drum Major, Flor Raya, was the top drum major of the entire competition! 1st Place Pit Crew (band parents) Congratulations to our band! The band will be in their final competition this Saturday at Cary High School.

Winter sports start tomorrow. Wrestling 3-5 Girls basketball 3-5 Swimming 330-430 YMCA Boys basketball 515-645 Must have a current physical

SNHS Weekly Message! Lots of Updates and Congratulations! Let's continue to celebrate our school for their hard work! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XpJKMCTKrs0jNMSJ0gJYGlu_3sN1vzu_/view?usp=drive_link

Bus 59 will be covering Bus 220 in the morning. Please make sure you are out at your stops early. I am sorry for the inconvenience. We will have a driver for Bus 220 tomorrow afternoon. Thank you.

Directions for accessing the Individual Student Reports (ISR) in the Parent Portal: https://youtu.be/kdogVANc-q8

The ECPS and NCPS Demerger/Transition Plan Team convened on Monday, October 16, for a joint meeting. They delivered presentations to the Nash County Public Schools Board of Education, Nash County Board of Commissioners, Edgecombe County Public Schools Board of Education, and Edgecombe County Board of Commissioners during the meeting. The submission of the transition plan to the state is scheduled for November 15.

Tomorrow SNHS's clubs are hosting our annual trunk or treat event before the Senior Night football game! Come out and enjoy a good time and get some candy with the little ones! We look forward to seeing you all there!

The Marching Firebirds will be competing this Saturday at Greene Central High School in Snow Hill. Their performance is at 6:30pm. Let's pack the stands! #firebirdcountry

Good evening, Bus 220 for Southern Nash High (SNH) will be covered by bus 59 on Thursday, October 26th, morning only. We apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you for your patience and have a great evening.

Soccer senior night tonight at 600 on the football field. Senior recognition will be before game. Ticket @gofan.

Firebird Families, Attendance Reminders! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-TtBN4tv9--LpOX-dSwpEEQUuTIq_Xqj/view?usp=drive_link