By Matt Hoover
USD 475 Communications Coordinator
Culinary Students Shine
USD 475 said last Tuesday that Junction City High School culinary students prepared a meal for the Board of Education prior to a board meeting. Following the meal, the Blue Jays were not only honored for earning ServSafe Manager National Certification, but for also being the first team ever in school history to compete at the Kansas Restaurant and Hospitality Association ProStart Culinary Invitational.
Music Success
The school board also recognized the recent music success by Junction City High School. At the KSHSAA Large Ensemble Festival, the JC Singers and chamber orchestra both received Superior Ratings. JCHS had eight band solo, nine vocal solo and three string solo students earn Superior Ratings at the KSHSAA State Solo and Small Ensembles Music Festival. Other musical highlights included five band and percussion small ensembles as well as three vocal ensembles earning Superior Ratings.
JCHS FCCLA Recognition
The Junction City High School FCCLA team of Armani Coleman, Macie Muto, Rilynn Hotard and Gracie Erichsen were honored at the Board of Education meeting for placing in the top 25 at the 2024 LifeSmarts National Championship in San Diego, Calif.
Individually, Erichsen won the inaugural LifeSmarts pin design contest and also placed second overall, nationally, in health and safety. Muto also had a successful outing in San Diego as she earned runner-up accolades in environment, while Coleman claimed fifth-place honors in technology and workforce preparation. As a team, the quartet placed in the top 10 for both their Anti-Counterfeiting Design poster as well their TikTok/Instagram Over the Counter Medicine Safety video.