South Salem Student Climbs To First Place

LEWISBORO, N.Y. – South Salem’s Kevin Carelli, who is completing his final year as a student in the BOCES Urban Forestry program, won First Place in the tree-climbing event at the annual state-wide Forestry Competition, sponsored by the Future Farmers of America (FFA) and held this year in Cobbleskill, New York.

South Salems Kevin Carelli is a master tree-climber.
Photo Credit: *Jill Carelli*

by Katherine Pacchiana

06/03/2013 5:00 a.m.

Over 500 young people from all parts of New York competed in many types of contests, such as saw-cutting, tree identification, plant life, axe-throwing and tree-climbing.

Tree-climbers were instructed to scale a 40-foot tree, walk out on three branches to touch flags and then descend. Carelli, a senior at John Jay High School, completed the task with a time of three minutes, 27 seconds, beating out all other competitors.

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