On Saturday, March 28th, Spanish Honor Society members cranked up some Latin music and sold nachos and cheese to hungry shoppers at the Jordan yard sale.  SHS members also offered free English-Spanish translations for Latino customers which made up a large percentage of the shopping base. Juniors Tiffany Au, Rheaya Willis (pictured left) and Emily Palmer, along with senior Shawn Morgenlander, put on sombreros and hosted a free piñata bashing midway through the event. It was a highlight for many of the younger attendants, who filled their pockets and stuffed their mouths with the delicious treats, while one elementary boy paraded around with the broken piñata.

“The yard sale provided the Spanish Honor Society with the opportunity to share the love of the Latino culture with the broader Jordan community through the piñata bashing and selling the nachos and cheese. I think the Latino shoppers also appreciated our effort to reach out to them by offering free translating,” states Emily Palmer, club president. “Helping out at the yard sale was a rewarding experience,” she notes, because “we got the chance to spend our time with people outside of the Jordan community. Hopefully shoppers went away with a greater appreciation for Jordan students and a taste of Latin culture.” Rheaya Willis added that "The PTSA yard sale gave us the opportunity to make the club's presence known and reach out to any Latino shoppers there. It was a fun and definately worthwhile experience."  Spanish teacher Alice Bolaños is the sponsor of the Spanish Honor Society.

On April 15th and 16th, eight members of the Jordan FFA chapter showed their lambs at the Piedmont Junior Livestock Show and Sale in Hillsborough. Members Kasey Henry, Elizabeth Wait, Linda Kofler, Julie Kofler, Wendy He, Xan Carlson, Milmarie Rodriguez and Jocelyn Blanchard have been working with their lambs since January in preparation for the show. Participants cared for their lambs daily for three months by cleaning stalls, feeding, halter training and learning management practices such as shearing and hoof trimming.  Their hard work paid off as all participants did well at the show. Milmarie Rodriguez, Jocelyn Blanchard, Elizabeth Wait and Kasey Henry’s lambs all won their respective market classes while Julie Kolfer won her showmanship class. Xan Carlson’s recordbook won first place and Julie Kofler took second place out of all entries at the show. All of Jordan’s lambs brought in high bids at the auction Thursday. Congratulations to all who participated.   Pictured from left: Jocelyn Blanchard, Milmarie Rodriguez, Linda Kofler, Wendy He, Julie Kofler, Xan Carlson, Elizabeth Wait, Kasey Henry.

FFA CDE Teams Compete at State Events.

FFA Career Development Teams recently competed in two state competitions. On March 31st, team members Cameron Leedy, Elizabeth Wait and Harrison Hill competed at the State Livestock CDE. Horse Evaluation team members Kirsten Morse, Lizzy Outlaw, Xan Carlson, Leroy Arthur, Jamie Higgins, Brianna Carter, and Kasey Henry competed at the statewide competition on Saturday, April 18th.