Osgood, In. — Recently members of the East Central FFA Chapter competed in the Area 1 Forestry Career Development Event at South Ripley High School.
Contestants had to use their skills in forestry to complete an exam and identify different species of trees by their leaves, seeds, and wood samples.
The East Central team of Madison Shumate, Amelia Hartmen, Alex Dudley and Heath Doll placed 4th.
The 4th place Senior FFA team will compete at the state contest on December 8.
The junior team that competed placed 3rd. The junior team consisted of Lydia Kidd, Bradley Kolb, and Evan Kuhn.
