Oh I will for sure. Benjamin told his FFA Teacher in the 8th Grade that he was going to win it all for him and you know how a teacher thinks of 8th Graders these days. But 3-4 long years later, Benjamin & his team accomplished it. Now his has made in the 90% most years. Some years with advanced classes & sports, Benjamin doesn't have room for FFA Forestry but studies on his own. Now there are other contemporaries of Benjamin in Welding, etc. so our Small School is really making a showing and to be honest most of these kids have a Grandfather as their role model. Sad but true.
We have the average, run of the mill trees mastered along with the Biltmore Stick, Pacing & Compass..... But tree types like the Bald Cypress, Basswood, Chittum, Fringe Tree(Old Man's Beard makes a great tea for Gall Bladder & Kidney issues), Sourwood, etc. is where we are focusing. I guess we need to throw in Live Oak too.....
But the sad part of winning State & going to Nationals is that Benjamin would be barred from competing his Senior Year. Tough Life Choice, like the many we go over day after day after day.
Serbus,
Raimey
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