MHS, CHS freshmen place in contest

A team of freshman agriculture education students from Marion High School took third place May 11 at the South Central District FFA freshman ag mechanics contest at Inman. Clint Kroupa placed 10th 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.

Nick Meyer, Sean Buchanan, and John Nordquist also competed in the event for Marion’s team.

The Centre FFA team of Kevin Lewis, Braden Pagenkopf, Karl Riffel, and Brett Muhlig finished in seventh place.

Lewis placed seventh individually.