In the February issue of Oatridge College monthly newsletter it is noted that no fewer than  five Oatridge students are short-listed for the finals of the prestigious Lantra Scotland Landbased Learner of the Year Award.  They will be interviewed by the judging panel and if successful could find themselves at the glittering awards ceremony in March. The daughter of one of our members, John and Linda McCaig at Longriggend, Airdrie is one of the finalists. Kirsty McCaig was withdrawn from school when she was only 14 because of relentless bullying, but a year later completed a National Certificate course at Oatridge and last year, on her 18th birthday, was awarded a Higher National Diploma in Agriculture. She recently won a scholarship from the Simmental Society to travel to Canada to study the breed, from which she has just returned, in time to help at the Bull Sales in Stirling.  She has her own small herd, bought with a legacy from her grandmother, which she keeps on the family farm.  Kirsty hopes to go on to degree level study after “a year out” We wish her every success on her scholarship and future studies. acknowledgement to Oatridge College Online newsletter for this article.  

Posted on Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 at 4:11 pm.

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