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Agriculture at
CHS
Agriculture is an important feature of Cootamundra High School
particularly as we are based in a rural area. It is offered to students
as an elective in the junior and senior school, and to date has had a
strong following across the school.
Cootamundra High possesses an agriculture plot where a variety of plants
and vegetable crops are grown, steers are prepared for showing and a
number of sheep and chickens are raised.
In particular the recent development of the Show Team, has had a
positive infusion into another side of agriculture. This is
predominately designed for students to be part of a team and be involved
in Junior Judging, Junior Parader’s and Beef Handling experience at
Agricultural shows.
The
Agriculture Show
Team has a
strong reputation in school competitions with many awards to its name
from throughout NSW. Participation in the Agriculture Show Team is open
to students in Years 7-12 and is offered as an Extra Curricular Activity
and continues to operate with dedication from the students involved.
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Students in Year
8 undertake units of work in Agriculture.
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Agriculture is
offered in Years 9 and 10 for the School Certificate
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Agriculture is
offered (according to demand) in Years 11 and 12
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Primary
Industries is offered as a vocational education course and provides
advanced accreditation for students undertaking TAFE courses in
field related to Agriculture.
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The Show Team
What is it all about?
Put simply, the Agriculture Show Team is all about promoting and
encouraging Cootamundra High School Agriculture to both our students and
our local community.
Our faculty is involved in many aspects of Agriculture, and the Show
Team provides the means to display our products or activities - be they
be involved with plants, animals or students themselves.
We regularly compete in
local, regional and Agriculture Shows and we have had a lot of success
in recent years. However, these shows are merely the end result. Many,
many hours of work go into animal preparation, and this demands a major
commitment from all of our students.
Our students regularly then compete in parading competitions, field days
and community events.
All current students are welcome to be involved in the Show Team and
parents are always encouraged to attend our activities whenever
possible.
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