Horticulturally literate - Tulsa World
Radley, a junior at Claremore-Sequoyah High School, worked with precision rather than speed as he wrote the name of the insect that was plaguing the plant, on his way to what he hoped would be another first-place finish in an FFA competition.
It could win him another scholarship to Oklahoma State University, where he hopes to study landscaping.
"Once I got into it, I loved it," Radley said.
More than 200 students from at least 20 schools in the region gathered at Tulsa Community College's northeast campus Friday morning to compete in a contest sponsored by the college's Horticulture Club.
The students, all from high-school FFA chapters, were tested on tasks such as land judging, identifying insects and plants, analyzing grain quality and making floral arrangements.
"All of these contests are designed to not only help them with a particular career, but with some life skills," said Guy Shoulders, a judge for the business management contest,