IN THE lead up to the end of the school year, students at WA College of Agriculture – Cunderdin have gained recognition in a range of events at the Royal Show and across the south west.
The most successful were Jayden Pollard (Esperance) in wool handling at the Royal Show where he was first in the novice and fourth in the Intermediate events.
While in shearing Sam Howie (Serpentine) was third, Mathew McDonald (Esperance) sixth and Kaiden Johnston (Quairading) eighth.
The College excelled in the wool sections at the show.
In the section for super fine wool fleece it received first and second place; fine wool ram, first and third; medium wool ram, first; Ultra fine wool ewe or wether, first; superfine wool ewe or wether, first, second and third; medium wool ewe or wether, first, second, third and fine wool ewe or wether first, second and third.
At the Corrigin Shears Kaiden Johnston was second, Matthew McDonald third and Jaydan Smith (Cranbrook) fourth.
Jayden Pollard won the intermediate wool handling.
There was further success at the Koorda Shears where Jayden Smith was third, Sam Howie fourth and Mark Harris (Scadden) fifth.
At Katanning, four students from Cunderdin competed in a field of 15 for the Craig Hull Perpetual Shield, a general novice shearing event open to any young shearer.
In the final, Jaydan Smith was first, Shannon McLean (Coomberdale) third, Bayden Ley (Woorree) fourth.
The fourth student from Cunderdin, Kaiden Johnston, was officially seventh.
The event is in memory of Craig Hull who was an advocate and mentor of young learner shearers.
Principal, Bernard Beatty, said the results reflected the passion of students to learn new skills and the dedication of the staff involved in their education and training.
“It shows their optimism for the future of agriculture in WA,” he said.
Year 12 students have finished their formal education with some currently sitting external exams.
Graduation day for the year 12’s is this Friday.
