News
6 September, 2024
Cluckin’ great win for Delaneys
Delaneys Creek State School (DCSS) Year 6 students took home three prizes at this year’s Ekka Show in the Raising Hy-Line Hens competition, including first place for the Project and Display category.
The competition involved the school being given six ten-week old brown hens, being required to raise the hens to 26 weeks.
The aim is to have the hens laying and ready to compete at the Ekka Show.
Participating schools then submit their three best hens to participate in the competition, with the three judging categories consisting of birds, eggs, and project.
Year 6 teacher, Mrs Cassy Patience, said she could not be prouder of her kids, who placed first in the Project category, second in Birds, and third in Eggs.
“My Year 6 students have done the unthinkable,” she said.
“They have worked so hard to make sure our chickens were well cared for and their passion for this project (35 pages long) was turned in to something amazing.
“According to the judges at the Ekka, our project was the best they have ever seen.”
The kids spent two and a half terms preparing for the show, including before and after school, lunch times, weekends, and holidays.
DCSS was one of just three public schools participating, being only one of two primary schools.
Overall, 17 schools joined the competition, with 15 being high schools.
Congrats to all the students for their hard work!
