Buckingham Middle School FFA members competed in the State FFA Forestry career development event held April 24 at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College in Clifton Forge. Pictured is the team, from left, Gwyneth Mitchell, Camden Allen, Emma Staton and Jordan Dorrier. They were coached by Sherry Dorrier, Casey Davis and Henry Paris. These FFA members spent the afternoon determining the diameter of trees, deciding the number of saw logs a tree can produce, identifying forestry equipment and common trees of Virginia, calculating the value of standing timber, and proving their knowledge of topographical maps. The Buckingham team placed first overall in the Southeast Area event to qualify to compete at the state level. The team placed sixth in the state level event. (Send “Way to Go!” photos with a description and names to WayToGo@ FarmvilleHerald.com).