Careerline Tech Center students win statewide FFA contest
HOLLAND — A group of students from the Careerline Tech Center took first place in a recent competition for Michigan Future Farmers of America.
Six students, all from different high schools in Ottawa County, teamed up to win an FFA Broiler Contest in Fowlerville held Nov. 2-4. Each student is enrolled in the agricultural and animal science program at CTC.
The winning team consisted of West Ottawa senior Charlotte Binkley, Holland Christian junior Claire Helder, Zeeland West junior Ali Rathjen, Zeeland East junior Nicole VanDyke, Jenison senior Liz Russell and Unity Christian senior BayLeigh Watson.
Instructor Tony McCaul said students monitor and raise chickens for five weeks.
“While working with the birds, students learn through the hands-on experience all 11 growth factors, including feed, proper temperature and health status through record keeping,” McCaul wrote in a statement. “I am very proud of this team. They worked extremely hard and followed our industry standards in raising birds and it paid off with being named the state winner.”
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Overall, eight teams from CTC placed in the top 50 out of 161 entries.
— Contact reporter Mitchell Boatman at mboatman@hollandsentinel.com. Follow him on Twitter @SentinelMitch.
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