A team of Marion High School freshman agriculture education students placed second at the South Central District FFA Freshman Ag Mechanics contest May 12 at Inman.

Derrick Dvorak, Evan Slater, and Tyler Wildin were on the MHS team. Dvorak also placed third individually.

Activities included tool identification, a written safety test, a problem-solving activity, identification of parts on a metal ironworker, and a welding skill.

For the welding skill, contestants were required to use an oxy-acetylene torch to make a straight cut and a cut with a 45-degree angle on a piece of metal.