Kate Tilly, Annie Romanin from Apiam Deniliquin and Maggie Bramley leading the Champion novice sheep.
Finley High School is celebrating an outstanding run of results in the Poll Dorset section of the Australian Sheep and Wool Show at Bendigo.
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A dedicated team of students spent the final days of their holidays representing FHS with distinction, delivering one of the school’s strongest performances recently.
Finley claimed first in the novice shorn ram, second in the novice shorn ram, second in the novice shorn ewe, first in the novice ram lamb and first in the novice ewe lamb.
The school also secured the Champion Novice sheep with its ram, a result that set the tone for the remainder of the competition.
In the open Poll Dorset section, Finley High continued to impress, taking first place in the pair of ewes, earning a highly commended in the shorn ram under one‑and‑a‑half, and placing third in the Poll Dorset group of three.
The students then swept the Schools' Interbreed classes, winning the pair of sheep, ram any age and ewe any age.
Students also shone in the handlers event, with Miley Palmer winning the junior class and Ava Schlick taking out the senior class.
Maggie Bramley represented the school in the Meat Sheep State Junior Judging final.
Agriculture teacher Gary Webb said the results reflected the students’ hard work and the strength of the school’s small but competitive stud.
“Our sheep continue to be very competitive amongst Poll Dorset exhibitors, which for such a small stud is absolutely fantastic,” he said.
Webb said winning an open class was a rare and significant achievement.
“We managed to win the pair of ewes, which doesn’t come around very often.
“We were also highly commended in a few other classes.
“The students were very proud to win the Champion Novice Poll Dorset sheep, and they were excited to win each Schools' Interbreed class.”
He said the students were kept busy throughout the show, regularly called upon by the committee and other exhibitors.
“They did a great job helping set up rings and then pack down at the end of the show. Other times they were helping lead sheep for others and assisting with scanning of sheep.
“They had a great time.”
Mr Webb said preparations now turn to cattle for Finley Show and the Melbourne Royal.
“We have 16 steers entered in the carcase competition, 11 stud cattle and 12 sheep in the stud classes.”
Finley High will also host an ag plot Open Day on August 31, and extended its thanks to supporters.
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