Victoria Barber of Williams Middle School recently won the State FFA Floral Design Career Development Event.

Williams Middle School FFA member Victoria Barber recently won the State FFA Floral Design Career Development Event. The event was held at ABAC in Tifton on Dec. 7.

Barber became eligible to compete in the state event after winning the Area 5 FFA Floral Design Career Development Event in September at Thomas County Central High School in Thomasville.

The Floral Design Career Development Event allows students to use the principles and elements of design. Each student makes two floral arrangements and answers questions by a panel of judges concerning floral design principles. Students use the principles of balance, proportion and scale, focal point, emphasis, rhythm, harmony and unity, and the technique of flower placement to create their designs.

Barber, a 7th grader, is the daughter of Cecil and Celina Barber of Moultrie. Chad Bass is her FFA advisor.

The FFA Floral Design Career Development Event is sponsored by the Georgia State Florists Association as a special project of the Georgia FFA Foundation.

FFA is a national organization of more than 449,000 members preparing for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture. FFA is an integral part of the agricultural education program in public schools. 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.