Kirk Beacham placed fourth in the state of Georgia at the 2017 Georgia EMC Electrical wiring CDE held in Covington, Georgia, at the FFA/FCCLA center. The overall objective of the Agricultural Electrification (EMC) Career Development Event is to promote and expand educational programs in electrification for students enrolled in agricultural education. To achieve this objective, the CDE reinforces the classroom instruction and FFA supervised activity projects in three stages consisting of a problem-solving exercise, practical wiring exercise, and an oral demonstration.