By: Asst. Reporter, Jaylyn McCloud
On November 11, 2021, 4 Paulding FFA members competed in the District Food Science Contest at Riverdale. There were 11 schools that attended the district contest this year. Team members included Paige Jones, Carter Manz, Jamy Hunt, and Ally Jo Merriman. The contest consists of a team and individual parts. As a team, the members had to complete a product development scenario. This consists of designing the packaging, creating the nutrition label, and finding all of the nutrition information for the given product. The individual part of the contest consists of identifying aromas, identifying food processing equipment, and responding to customer inquiries. They also must be able to identify safety hazards around food and complete a math portion about the calories in food. Individually, Paige Jones placed 3rd in the district and Jamy placed 7th out of 44 individuals. As a team, they placed 1st out of 11 schools. The team will advance to the state competition in Columbus on December 4th!
