Thursday, November 10, 2016

Girls in Ag Conference

Carman Collegiate hosted a "Girls in Ag" Confernce on Wednesday, November 9. Last year, Gabrielle M, Amber U, Ashley D, Linda P, Diana U & Caressa V won the Agriculture in the Classroom Gen Ag competition for their proposal to promote agriculture careers to girls.  They won grant money to put on an Agriculture Career fair for Gr. 9 -10 girls and started planning this event in September.  The event consisted of presentations by three local women who work in the agriculture industry.  They also held a scavenger hunt over the noon hour for all students to participate.