Pilton ranks in top three
Students show their ingenuity
THE students from Pilton State School have been successful in their endeavours for this year’s Hermitage Schools Plant Science Competition.
This year’s theme for the competition was ‘Game of Drones,’ which focused on drones and technologies used in agriculture.
The school’s entries were judged to be among the best received out of the 230 in the competition.
Its Prep-Year 2 class received the overall second prize, while the school’s Year 3-6 class received the overall third prize.
Students were asked to perform a planting experiment, and record plant growth with digital photography and image analysis software.
Pilton State School principal Jon Robertson said he was proud of the school’s result in the competition.
“We have faced our challenges with a positive attitude that has seen our students to be able to continue to achieve amazing results,” Mr Robertson said.
“It was really amazing to watch the work that went into the Hermitage Schools Plant Science Competition, including the coding of robotic drones the Year 3-6 students built.”
Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner said about 3500 students from Prep to Year 12 from 164 schools submitted 230 entries.
“There is a great interest in learning about drones in agriculture and Queensland school students have performed outstandingly well,” Mr Furner said.