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High School Students Selected for AgVenture 2003

ARDMORE, Okla. — Seventeen high school students from southern Oklahoma and northern Texas have been selected to participate in AgVenture 2003, the Noble Foundation's annual educational program for students with a strong interest in the agricultural industry.

The students chosen from Oklahoma are: Dawn Schantz, Wynnewood; Scott Thornton, Duncan; Brendon Lowe, Chickasha; Garrett Clark, Roff; Ryan Tidwell, Roff; Clay Turney, Comanche; Lindsey Pritchard; McLoud; Staci Forshee, Ratliff City; Brandon Gryder, Weleetka.

Selected Texas students are: Emily Harris, Henrietta; Lacey McGill, Princeton; Brittany Causey, Princeton; Ryan King, Alvord; Cody Hubbard, Decatur; Amber Koontz, Decatur; Megan Shorter, Mansfield; Cody Carson, Haslet.

"AgVenture is an exciting event because we get to interact with bright young people who are interested in agriculture," said Shan Ingram, education and special projects manager in the Foundation's Agriculture Division and AgVenture 2003 coordinator.

The four-day program begins on June 3 at the Foundation's campus in Ardmore, and will include visits to all five of the Foundation's research and demonstration farms as well as trips to agricultural businesses. The students will interact with Foundation agricultural specialists, Oklahoma State University personnel and other ag industry professionals while they learn about pond management, native range management, wildlife, prescribed burning and cattle handling.

For more information about AgVenture 2003 or other Noble Foundation programs, visit the Foundation's Web site at www.noble.org or call (580) 223-5810.

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The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, headquartered in Ardmore, Okla., is a non-profit organization conducting agricultural, forage biotechnological, and plant biology research; providing grants to numerous non-profit charitable, educational and health organizations; and assisting farmers and ranchers through educational and consultative agricultural programs.

To learn more, visit the Noble Foundation Web site at http://www.noble.org.

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