The Olney FFA Forestry Team took first place out our local meet in September, held at Sam Dale Lake State Park. They went to the State Contest at SIU in Carbondale and took first place there, too.
That win sent them to the National Contest at Indianapolis where 39 top teams from all over the country competed. Olney won third place there, which is pretty darn impressive. They also won first place in a team activity event. It looks like each contestant won a neat little hatchet as a reward for their hard work. I bet they will treasure those the rest of their lives. Congratulations to these excellent students, and to their FFA teacher, Jamie VanDyke.
It's always good to see kids do well - especially when it's something this important & useful.
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