CLAXTON - The Central Region Meat Evaluation Career Development event was held in Swainsboro last month, where Claxton High School's FFA Meat Evaluation team competed against the other schools in the region and placed sixth overall. The event is designed to provide competitive participation for agriculture education students, said Tonya Blocker, Evans County School Nutrition Director. It also develops employment skills in the meat animal industry, expands students' knowledge of meat animal marketing and merchandising, develops broader analytical skills and critical thinking strategies, and develops an understanding of appropriate meat terminology, she said.