In recognition of their achievement, students will attend a luncheon buffet at the residence of the principal where each will receive an engraved plaque to mark the occasion. Students on the Principals's List maintain an academic average of 80 per cent or higher. Congratulations are extended to the honourees . NSAC congratulates Mark and extends appreciation to NBIA for their continued support of our awards program. The team events consist of cross-cut sawing, swede saw, pulp toss and log rolling.
Double events are vertical chop, horizontal chop and quarter split.
Power saw obstacle course, chain throw, axe throw, pole climb, log hurl and super swede make up the single events. The ever famous water boil is run as a doubles event in the final event of the day. The Rural Research Centre continues to be actively involved in many diverse research projects in 1996. Economic based research continues with projects such as impact of changes in subsidies on farm wealth, efficiency measures for dairy producers in Nova Scotia and a study of the economics of break crops for vegetable rotations. Two of the Centre's projects are highlighted below.