Potsdam School Wins Two State Agriculture Challenges

Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 4:16 AM

Trout and Heron Independent School in Potsdam has won first place in two statewide New York Agriculture in the Classroom contests. Students earned top honors in the Ice Cream Challenge and the Mac and Cheese Challenge. The projects combined science, nutrition and agriculture while teaching students how dairy products move from farms to tables.

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