SHS students recently competed in the area soils competition, and SHS Team Gold advanced to the state competition near Atlanta, Indiana. Congratulations to all of our students!

Team Isabella Norris (9), Gretchen Swick (9), Brynn Pershing (9), and Corbyn Irwin (9) earned second place at the area competition and advanced to the state competition.

Team Carter Gilham (10), Kennedy Wagaman (10), Kinsley Chambers (9), and Kyra Cox (9) earned 6th place at the area competition (due to COVID-19 restrictions, only the top four teams this year advanced). 

Isabella earned 1st place individual
Carter earned 7th place individual
Gretchen and Kennedy tied for 10th place individual

Josiah Swick (7) earned Junior Division 5th Place individual

Coy Gilham (7) also participated in the Junior Division.

The soils evaluation competition is a career development event co-hosted by Indiana FFA and Indiana 4-H. During the competitions, students have the opportunity to climb into large soil pits and identify several soil properties including parent material, slope, landform, soil texture, natural soil drainage capacity, level of erosion, and the presence of any soil limiting layers. Using this information, students then make recommendations for that soil location based on its suitability for a homesite or an agriculture field.