On Wednesday 30 August, a group of eight Canowindra High students attended the Parkes Show to compete in a variety of Junior Judging competitions. The competitions involved grain, fruit & vegetables, fleece, merinos and meat sheep. In each competition,
the students were required to place 4 samples in the order they deemed appropriate, beginning with the most appealing for marketing purposes.
The results were: Meat sheep: 1st Joanna Balcombe. Fruit and Vegetable: 1st Joanna Balcombe, 2nd Brooke Kinsela. Grain: 2nd Joanna Balcombe, 3rd Brooke Kinsela, 4th Georgie Fisher. Merino Sheep: 3rd Joanna Balcombe. Fleece: 3rd Joanna Balcombe. Joanna was also awarded Most Successful Judge on the day.
By Joanna Balcombe and Brooke Kinsela