Overall champion at cattle show

Agricultural students from Brisbane Water Secondary College have won the overall champion and reserve champion steer at the Central Coast Prime Beef Competition.

The 30 local students from Years 7 to 10 joined 28 schools from Sydney and the Central Coast to take part in the event at Gosford Showground on August 23.

"We were successful in winning the overall champion hoof steer led by Luke Egan bred by Alwyn Kelleher as well as reserve champion hoof steer led by Allanna Norris and bred by Peter McCredie," relieving principal Mr Nick Dent.

"In the return to farm steer class, Kyle McCue-O'Brian won first place with Daniel Bird in third place and Jake Dettman in fourth.

"Lauren Lees represented the school in the best of the best paraders to place third.

"In the individual cattle judging competition, Kyle McCue-O'Brian placed fourth in the junior class and Maddison Gutteridge placed fourth in the senior competition.

"The cattle judging team including Rhiannan Laws, Taylah Mills and Brendon Dixon was placed fourth.

"Several students competing in the paraders classes reached the finals and Eryn Smith achieved a fifth place in the first ever class."

Newsletter, 23 Sep 2010 Nick Dent, BWSC Umina