Moama Anglican Grammar students have concluded a five-week program with the Echuca Clay Target Club, learning the ropes of the sport from experienced club members.
Twenty-two Year 9 and 10 students took on the five-week program which the school offered, concluding on May 22.
The first four weeks of the course saw students instructed on safety and shooting techniques as they built towards a competition event in week five.
In the end, Lincoln Bohn rose above his peers to take first place, followed by Charlie Courts and Declan Miller.
Echuca Clay Target Club representative and program co-ordinator George Calleja praised the participating students for their conduct during the program.
“We thank (MAGS) for choosing Echuca Clay Target Club for their sporting program and we were extremely impressed with the students,” he said.
“It was a real pleasure for us instructors to have such a keen group of young fellas wanting to learn the sport of clay target shooting in a safe way.
“It’s something that these kids will remember the rest of their lives, how to hold the gun, how to handle a gun, make sure your gun’s always open.
“We really push the safety side to these kids so it’s not just about clay target shooting.
“Later on, if they want to do field shooting or anything, they’ll remember these things, they remember the safety side of things.”
This is the second year of the clay target program at MAGS, with Calleja indicating the school’s feedback was positive about possibly continuing the program next year.