Lone Star High School – Floral Design I

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

This is an activity-based course structured to prepare students in the production of specialized floral designs, identify and classify plants and flowers, and use artistic elements of design to create personal floral arrangements. Students will develop knowledge and skills that enable them to understand the business practices used in the floral design industry as well as providing the opportunity for students to expand their leadership skills in the FFA organization. A materials fee is required for this course and successful completion of both semesters of this course may fulfill the fine arts credit required for graduation. This course provides the necessary training and instruction for students to participate in testing for the Texas State Florist’s Certification. Materials fee may be required for this course. This course may count as a Fine Arts credit. To be prepared for careers in horticultural systems, students need to attain academic skills and knowledge, acquire technical knowledge and skills related to horticulture and the workplace, and develop knowledge and skills regarding career opportunities, entry requirements, and industry expectations. To prepare for success, students need opportunities to learn, reinforce, apply, and transfer knowledge and skills in a variety of settings. This course is designed to develop an understanding of common horticultural management practices as they relate to food and ornamental plant production. Materials fee may be required for this course. To be prepared for careers in horticultural systems, students need to attain academic skills and knowledge, acquire technical knowledge and skills related to horticultural systems and the workplace, and develop knowledge and skills regarding career opportunities, entry requirements, and industry expectations. To prepare for success, students need opportunities to learn, reinforce, apply, and transfer their knowledge and skills and technologies in a variety of settings. This course Is designed to develop an understanding of landscape and turfgrass management techniques and practices. The practicum course is a paid or unpaid capstone experience for students participating in a coherent sequence of career and technical education courses in the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources cluster. The practicum is designed to give students supervised practical application of knowledge and skills. Practicum experiences can occur in a variety of locations appropriate to the nature and level of experiences such as employment, independent study, internships, assistantships, mentorships, or laboratories. To be prepared for careers in agriculture, food, and natural resources, students must acquire technical knowledge in the discipline as well as apply academic skills in mathematics. Students should apply knowledge and skills related to mathematics, including algebra, geometry, and data analysis in the context of agriculture, food, and natural resources. To prepare for success, students are afforded opportunities to reinforce, apply, and transfer their knowledge and skills related to mathematics in a variety of contexts. Materials fee may be required for this course. This class exposes students to practical application of growing plants in a controlled space for profit. We will learn industry standards and expectations of nursery and greenhouse growers. This course will prepare students to be successful in the horticulture, landscape, and nursery career fields, plant identification, growth, harvest and care, as well as greenhouse maintenance and manipulation will be the main focus of our curriculum. This course provides a way of learning about the natural world. Students should know how plant and soil science has influenced a vast body of knowledge, that there are still applications to be discovered, and that plant and soil science is the basis for many other fields of science. Investigations, laboratory practices, and field exercises will be used to develop an understanding of current plant and soil science. This course is designed to prepare students for careers in the food and fiber industry. Students will learn, reinforce, apply, and transfer their knowledge in a scientific setting. Materials fee may be required for this course. This course may qualify as a science credit.