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Marquette Academy students get sheep shearing lesson

Students learn how to shear sheep and discuss uses of the wool

By Shaw Local News Network
Students at Marquette Academy in Ottawa got an up close look at sheep shearing Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. Brought in by vocational agriculture teacher Teresa Dittmer,  Sid Dezries, of Freeport, demonstrated how he shears sheep and talked about the many uses of the wool.

Students at Marquette Academy in Ottawa got an up close look at sheep shearing Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. Brought in by vocational agriculture teacher Teresa Dittmer,  Sid Dezries, of Freeport, demonstrated how he shears sheep and talked about the many uses of the wool. (Tom Sistak for Shaw Media)

Students at Marquette Academy in Ottawa got an up-close look at a sheep shearing demonstration Thursday.

Brought in by vocational agriculture teacher Teresa Dittmer, Sid Dezries, of Freeport, demonstrated how he shears sheep and talked about the many uses of the wool.

Some of these Icelandic sheep await their turn for a “haircut” Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, by Sid Dezries, of Freeport, at Marquette Academy in Ottawa.

Some of these Icelandic sheep await their turn for a “haircut” Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, by Sid Dezries, of Freeport, at Marquette Academy in Ottawa. (Tom Sistak for Shaw Media)

Marquette Academy students view the amount of wool sheared off by one sheep Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, during a sheep shearing demonstration at the high school in Ottawa.

Marquette Academy students view the amount of wool sheared off by one sheep Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, during a sheep shearing demonstration at the high school in Ottawa. (Tom Sistak for Shaw Media)