Renmark High School

Adelaide Show

A group of agriculture students from year 9 (Kalyssa Plew, Stella Anderson and Brooke Perrin) and Year 10 (Danielle Leonard, Ashlee Watkins and Krystal Humby) participated in Merino Wether competition (Pen of Three) held on 4th of September. Participating students started the day early in the morning (7 am) where they prepared the sheep for the show. The sheep was judged on overall weight gain, skin value, carcass weight and sheep handling. 67 schools along with 201 sheep entered the competition this year. The 3 year 10 students Danielle Leonard, Ashlee Watkins and Krystal Humby proudly represented Renmark High school in the show. They had to wait close to 2 hours standing with the sheep and waiting for judges to observe and make their decision, and they repeated the same routine at the end of the day before presentation at 5 pm. Students gained valuable tips and knowledge from the show which may enable them to prepare better for coming years. Students were extremely delighted to be part of school Merino Wether program and commented on how proud they felt in representing Renmark High School.