SHOW TEAM

2022 Show Sheep Season

Mr Edward Stefanski - Agriculture Teacher

The 2022 sheep showing season started in March at the Corriedale Schools Judging Day in the sleepy NSW hamlet of Rydal. I am pleased to say that this show was a great start to our season!

In the <15yr Junior Sheep Handlers Competition, Angus Pursehouse (Year 9) achieved 1st place (at his very first sheep show!), Max Gorey achieved 2nd place (also at his first sheep show!) and Zane

Weston achieved 3rd place. Thomas Andersen (Year 11) achieved 1st place and Owen Jones (Year 10) achieved 2nd place in the >15yr competition.

In the Corriedale Judging Competition, the team was particularly excited to exhibit our lambs which were our first progeny from our newly acquired Victorian ram. They did not disappoint! Our most notable results were Champion Ewe, Reserve Champion Ewe,

Reserve Champion Ram, Champion Group, Reserve

Champion Group, Supreme Corriedale of the Show and Overall Best Corriedale Exhibitor.

Our next show on the calendar was also the most prestigious - the Sydney Royal Sheep and Fleece Show. Despite being held over the Easter long weekend in the middle of the school holidays, we still had a dedicated team of seventeen students eager to represent the College.

The most notable achievements of the show have to go to our State and National Sheep Judging finalists. Patrick Davis (Year 12) was awarded the National Champion Merino Sheep Judge! Thomas Andersen (Year 11) achieved Reserve State Champion Meat and Dual-Purpose Sheep Judge, and Adam Fordham (Year 11) achieved 3rd in State Merino Sheep Judge. Very impressive results from these hard working and fine young men!

In the Meat and Dual-Purpose Breed Sheep Handlers Competition, Adam Fordham (Year 11) achieved second place and Zane Weston (Year 8) achieved 5th place. In the Corriedale Judging Competition, the College achieved Grand Champion Corriedale Ewe, Champion Corriedale Group, Champion Corriedale Ram Pair, Best Headed Corriedale Ram of Show and Most Successful Corriedale Exhibitor of the Show! In the Schools Interbreed Competition the College achieved Reserve Champion Schools Ram, Reserve Champion Schools Ewe and the Most Successful School of the Show.

Our winning run continued at the Hawkesbury Sheep Show where we achieved Champion Dual Purpose Ram, Champion Dual Purpose Ewe and the Supreme Exhibit of the Show.

The final show of the year was also the state’s biggest - the NSW Sheep Show in Dubbo. Thomas Andersen (Year 11) was chosen to be one of the Interbreed Sheep Judges and the Associate Corriedale Judge of the Show! This is quite an honour and an achievement for such a young gentleman. The most notable student achievements go to Alex Gorey (Year 8) who achieved 1st in <15yr Merino Sheep Judging, 1st in <15yr Sheep Handlers, 2nd in <15yr Meat and Dual-Purpose Sheep Judging and Champion Junior Judge of the Show. Alex’s brother Max Gorey (Year 7) achieved 1st in <15yr Meat and Dual-Purpose Sheep Judging, 5th in <15yr Merino Sheep Judging, 6th in <15yr Sheep Handlers, Reserve

Champion Junior Judge of the Show (came second to his brother) and Champion Corriedale Handler of the Show. Adam Fordham (Year 11) achieved 2nd in >15yr Sheep Handling and 5th in >15yrs Meat and Dual-Purpose Sheep Judging, and Justin Crisp (Year 8) achieved 4th in <15yrs Merino Sheep Judging. The College was also very successful in the Corriedale Judging competitions where we achieved Champion Shorn Corriedale Ram, Reserve Champion Woolly Corriedale Ram, Champion Shorn Corriedale Ewe, Reserve Champion Woolly Corriedale Ewe, Champion Group, Best Corriedale Head and the Most Successful Corriedale Exhibitor of the Show. The College has achieved this accolade 5 times in the last 6 years at Dubbo which is quite a feat considering that this show attracts the states leading Corriedale Studs. That wraps up our sheep showing season for 2022. Many thanks must go to our Sheep Team Leaders Thomas Andersen and Adam Fordham who have shown strong leadership in the organisation of the shows. Many thanks also go to the staff of the Agriculture Faculty (Miss Hayley Mahoney, Mrs Emily James, Ms Karen Fraser and Miss Skye Baxter) for their assistance with the shows, the Maintenance Staff who always assist in getting the team to the shows, and Mr Paul Brooks for his continued support. The Show Team would also like to acknowledge the work that the various agricultural show committees have done in giving students these opportunities to engage in their passion for Agriculture.