May 2011
Topeka Elementary
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Mrs. Spencer’s second grade class “Grandma” Shirley Coy is seen
listening to Lily Jo Lambright read a story.
Westview Team Wins FFA
Livestock Judging Competition
With three individual performers in the top five
leading the way, Westview captured the 2011 LaGrange
County 4-H/FFA Career Development Event March 30.
48 students from the three county schools participated
in this year’s event which was marked by seasonal
weather and a variety of judging samples.
The competition began at the Young family farms
southeast of LaGrange where the students evaluated
classes of market cattle and hogs. The contest then
shifted to the Gary Yoder farm where contestants
judged a class of sheep before winding up at the 4-H
Fairgrounds with a class of Boer goats, a hearty, popular
South African breed produced for its meat value. The
students also presented oral justification or reasons for
their animal rankings.
The Westview team, coached by Paul Baker, amassed
1079 points to outdistance Prairie Heights FFA with
1045. A second Westview team finished third with 1037
points. Lakeland FFA scored 1012 to finish fourth.
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Mrs. Spencer’s students enjoying the weekly nutritious snack that
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the PTO provides.
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Let someone else do the work, and
Winning team (left to right): Darrell Bontrager, Jaymar Miller,
Karl Yoder, and Jalen Fry.
Relax!