The talented students at the Environmental Conservation & Forestry program at the Howard G. Sackett Technical Center had another strong showing at the New York State Conservation Competition.
The 2023 edition of the competition was held on May 18, 2023 at SUNY Cobleskill and included a total of close to 400 students from 12 different BOCES conservation and forestry programs from across New York State.
BOCES students from the Sackett Center won a total of six 1st place trophies, three 2nd place trophies, four 3rd Place trophies, and multiple 4th and 5th place trophies.
First place winners received a $1,000 annual scholarship to SUNY Cobleskill.
The official results for Sackett Technical Center students are below:
1st Place Trophies
Tree Identification - Paige Roggie (Beaver River, JR)
Tree Scaling - Sean Miller (Lowville, SR)
Log Scaling - Zachary Miller (Adirondack, SR)
Jack-n-Jill 2 Person Crosscut Saw - Austin Hungerford (South Lewis, JR) and Jessica Reed (Beaver River, JR)
1 Person Mens PulpThrow for Distance - Dylan Barber (Lowville, SR)
Firebuild - Paige Roggie and Giovanni Foster (Adirondack, JR)
2nd Place Trophy
Compass and Pace - Damien Offen (Carthage, JR)
Fish and Wildlife Identification - Paige Roggie
Female Bow Saw - Jessica Reed
3rd Place Trophy
Log Scaling - Brayden Monnat (Beaver River, JR)
Mens Bow Saw - Brayden Monnat
Jack-n-Jill 2 Person Crosscut Saw - Shyainne Davoy (Beaver River, SR) and Sean Miller
Mens 4 Person Team Pulp Throw - Dominic Roes (Beaver River, JR), Tracy Snyder (Lowville, JR), Damien Offen and Brayden Monnat
Jack-n-Jill Crosscut Saw - Jessica Reed and Austin Hungerford
Mens Bow Saw - Brayden Monnat
Mens Pulp Throw - Dominic Roes and Tracy Snyder
Skidder Operation - Jessica Reed
Skidsteer Operation - Dylan Barber and Jesse Jones
Tree Felling - Shyainne Davoy
Fire Build - Gio Foster and Paige Roggie