FFA students prepare for competition

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The Lincoln County High School FFA chapter went to Ely, Nev. Oct. 9, 2013, and competed in the state range land competition and qualified
The Lincoln County High FFA chapter will compete in the state competition on March 18. (Courtesy photo)

The Lincoln County High School FFA chapter went to Ely, Nev. Oct. 9, 2013, and competed in the state range land competition and qualified to go to the Western Regional?s Range Competition held in Evanston Wyo. held on Nov 11 and 12, 2013. They were the top five in Nevada.

Their accomplishments both in the range competition accomplishments and their manner in which they represented the Lincoln County High School ranked them in the top 15 in the Regionals and the team improved overall more than 300 points.

The zone competition is coming up Jan. 30, where the chapters will meet in Alamo. Then the team will prepare for state, March 18.

The range team would like to thank the School District and High School for their support in the travel. They would also like to thank the Lincoln County Commissioners and Western Elite Landfill for their support in donating to make it possible for the FFA members to go. The team would also like to recognize and thank Justin Feeman from NRCS for coaching the team.