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Students Grow Their Flower Arranging Skills in Fun Floriculture Program
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It is an opportunity like no other for students to grow their talents and perfect their skills creating beautiful flower arrangements for actual weddings and other special events around town.
On this episode of the Supercast, find out what the Floriculture program at Mountain Ridge High School is all about and how a career focused bridal bouquet and flower arranging business is helping students see a clear path to a promising profession.
Audio Transcription
Anthony Godfrey:
Hello, and welcome to the Supercast. I'm your host, Superintendent Anthony Godfrey. It is an opportunity like no other for students to grow their talents and perfect their skills, creating beautiful flower arrangements for actual weddings and other special events around town. On this episode of the Supercast, find out what the Floriculture program at Mountain Ridge High School is all about, and see how a career focused bridal bouquet and flower arranging business class is helping students see a clear path to a promising profession.
We're here with Mrs. Neil in her Floriculture class, preparing for a wedding, actually a wedding of a former student of hers.
Alisha Neil:
Former student. We're in full swing,
Anthony Godfrey:
All right. That's what we were hoping for.
Alisha Neil:
Good.
Anthony Godfrey:
All right.
Alisha Neil:
So each group, I'll give you a copy of their form, but each group has been assigned a different aspect of the wedding to work on. So last time in class we talked about the bride's colors for a general theme, the flowers we're using in particular, and today's demo day. So what that means is each kid is making a sample of one thing that we'll make for the final wedding next time.
Anthony Godfrey:
Oh, I see.
Alisha Neil:
And so they're going through, and like, if they're in charge of the groomsmen's boutonnieres, I'll get five copies of those today, and then we'll decide as a group which one we like best to make for next time.
Anthony Godfrey:
Oh, so after today, then will you work with the bride to see what she likes?
Alisha Neil:
Yes. So this bride, well actually the groom, is an older brother of a student I had last year. And this bride is pretty chill. We've made a couple things for her in the past, and she's given me full reign and said, ‘I trust you. We'll just be there to pick it up on Wednesday.’
Anthony Godfrey:
So the demo is just to see what you're going to create? But it doesn't necessarily have to make it through her anymore?
Alisha Neil:
No, nope.
Anthony Godfrey:
She's just turned over to you.
Alisha Neil:
Yep. She's given us our creative liberty.
Anthony Godfrey:
That's a lot of trust.
Alisha Neil:
It is. But the demo is because I know what I would create, but the kids are more creative than I am. And so they will take the colors and the flowers and the other things that are going on, what the grooms or groomsmen or bridesmaids are wearing, and they'll add accents that I wouldn't think of or do the flowers a little differently than I would. And then we select which one we think fits the theme best, and then make that for next time.
Anthony Godfrey:
So tell me everything that you're doing for the wedding right now. You're doing boutonnieres for the groomsmen.
Alisha Neil:
Yep. The bride's bouquet is done. We did that out of artificial flowers a week ago.
Anthony Godfrey:
And what does that look like? Oh, is this the one in the photo there?
Alisha Neil:
Yeah, it's the picture up there, up front.
Anthony Godfrey:
So describe that for those who are listening.
Alisha Neil:
Yes. So, her colors are burgundy, white, offwhite, forest green, and kind of a sage. So she used roses. We use