Stillman ag students compete, excel on CDE test

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Stillman Valley High School Junior Hannah Batty earned 1st place; junior McKenna Alcock earned 2nd place; and junior Nicholas Youman earned 6th place on the Agricbusiness CDE Test.

Stillman Valley High School Agribusiness Team places 1st in Agribusiness CDE Test out of 200 students and 10-12 schools.

SVHS had three top six place winners.  Junior Hannah Batty earned 1st place; junior McKenna Alcock earned 2nd place; and junior Nicholas Youman earned 6th place.  Other team members are Cadence James and Sophia Morrison.

The Farm and Agribusiness Management Career Development Event (CDE) helps students learn business skills and apply economic principles to agricultural businesses. … This team CDE requires four members to collaborate through decision-making and problem analysis skills to reach a final written or oral report.

Jay Williams, the SVHS Ag Management teacher, states, “I am extremely proud of my students. All 46 students enrolled in Ag. Management took the 50-question test for the competition.

The test was comprehensive from the beginning of the year through the end of the year, so it was an extremely difficult exam.  The students took it in class, and I could not help them in any way, only proctor the exam.”