Wawasee Students Place At FFA State Soils Contest
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Shown are members of Wawasee FFA who participated at the state soils contest. From left are Jared Beer, Jace Beer, Zeke Ihnen, Preston Miller, Wyatt Schafer, Coltin Bucher and Gabe Ihnen. Photo provided.
News Release
SYRACUSE — Congratulations to the team of Jared Beer, Coltin Bucher, Wyatt Schafer and Gabe Ihnen for placing 21st out of 51 teams at the FFA State Soils contest Oct. 14-15. They worked hard in practice and at invitational contests all season and had their best team score all year.
Preston Miller, eighth grader at Milford School, also placed ninth individually out of 71 participants in the junior division. The participating group represented Wawasee well.
- Preston Miller placed ninth individually in the junior division. Photo provided
- Brad Clayton, coach, instructs students on the parent material, erosion and drainage that can be seen in the soil profile. Photo provided.