BY JESICCA BETROS AND JANA MUNCLINGER

On Friday the 11 March Jessica Betros, Jana Munclinger, Drew Wilson and Laura Ware represented Monaro High School as Junior Food & Condiments stewards at the Cooma show. The day began at 9am for us with the head stewards explaining the role of the junior steward and the days routine. We assisted in setting up the food entries in the Pavilion, organising them in sections, classes and categories, ready for the judges. Three food judges arrived at 10.30am to begin the task of determining the winners of each class.

During the judging we presented the products to the judges by categories. The judges then determined first, second and third, highly commended and encouragement awards. It was interesting to hear their comments about the products and the reasons why they did and did not give products their awards. Once the judging was completed the items were placed back into the display cabinets for the public viewing.

We would like to thank Leanne & Danielle Mackay (food stewards), Kaye Anderson & Margaret Barron (condiments stewards) for a great day and our food tech teachers (Ms Jones and Mrs Morris) for encouraging us to enter. We would also like to thank the show committee for providing us with a delicious lunch and allowing us to participate in this community event.

Monaro High School students in the TAS area entered over 130 entries in the 2016 show.

The products ranged from 6 extremely white shell eggs to dark rich chocolate muffins.

Congratulations to all entrants for a fine effort.

12 IMMI PAYNE, MICHAEL SHEEDY, CREDENCE ENCOURAGEMENT JAM NIELSEN AWARD 12 JACKIE BOLTON, CHLOE STOCKHIEM, MIKAYLA ENCOURAGEMENT JAM DOUGLASS AWARD 11 JAVANA D’AMICO THIRD ANZACS 7 JOSH HAYES THIRD ROCK CAKES 7 NATALIE JONES THIRD PATTY CAKES 8 ANGUS MEIZER THIRD MUFFINS 7 AIDEN CHILDS THIRD ROCK CAKES 12 ABE PATTON SECOND PRESERVED FRUIT 11 AMY FRASER SECOND ANZACS 10 ANDREA ANDERSON SECOND SULTANA CAKE 12 CHLOE INSKIP SECOND JAM – PEACH & GINGER 12 BRANDON GEEVES SECOND FRUIT LOAF 8 ELLA BRABON SECOND PATTY CAKES 7 JACK JOHNSON, JAKE GALVIN, CLINTON FILTNESS, SECOND PIKELETS CODY GOULD 12 JULI MYLAN SECOND JAM – PEACH 11 MATTHEW CHELIN SECOND PICKLED CUCUMBERS 13 MHS SECOND LARGE VEGETABLE 12 MIKAYLA DOUGLASS SECOND FRUIT BUTTER 7 LOGAN EDWARDS SECOND ROCK CAKES 7 SETH YOUNG SECOND ROCK CAKES 11 BRONTE TOZER SECOND JAM – ANY VARIETY 7 BROCK HALLS, COLBY McDONALD, FIRST ROCK CAKES 7 DARCY CLARK, JOHN WOODS, JAMES BANNON, FIRST PIKELETS DYLAN NOBLE 12 JESSICA LEE FIRST PRESERVED FRUIT 8 JASON KELLY FIRST PATTY CAKES 11 JORDAN CHENERY FIRST PICKLED CUCUMBER 12 KELLIE THOMPSON FIRST JAM – PEACH 10 KIOWA BEK FIRST SULTANA CAKE 13 MHS FIRST 6 WHITE EGGS 12 TAMMY POVEY, MELISSA VON DER BURG FIRST FRUIT BUTTER 11 VIVA SIEBUHR FIRST ANZACS 12 TAMMY POVEY FIRST JAM – PEACH & GINGER 12 TAMMY POVEY MOST SUCCESSFUL JUNIOR IN THE CONDIMENTS SECTION