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chapter last year.
A Star Greenhand of the chapter,
he has conducted a major FFA
project in landscaping.
His committee assignments
have included citrus, barbecue and
banquet.
Among his extracurricular
activities are membership on the
Lehigh County Vo-Tech Student
Council and the Whitehall Student
Council.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Maurice Blose, of Whitehall.
Besides doing landscape work,
his chief hobbies are drawing and
biking.
He plans to run for state office,
continue his education and work
toward his own landscaping
business.
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BONNIE WESSNER
Bonnie Wessner has conducted a
wide variety of livestock projects
in the Lehigh County FFA, in
cluding market lambs, market
steers, market swine, breeding
swine, breeding sheep and
breeding heifers.
A Star Greenhand of her
chapter, she has held the offices of
treasurer and vice president.
Among her major awards have
been a gold emblem in the area
creed contest, a gold in livestock
judging at the state level, swine
proficiency and a bronze in
national livestock judging.
The committees on which she
has served include citrus, chicken
barbecue, banquet and fair.
She is the daughter of Harlan
and Barbara Wessner. Her ex
tracurricular activities include 4-H
and the National Honor Society.
Her hobbies range from
volleyball and softball to fitting
animals and cake decorating.
She plans to attend a school for
computer programming.
Philadelphia
LISA HIGHTOWER
Lisa Hightower is the sentinel of
the Philadelphia FFA Chapter at
the W. B. Saul High School of
Agricultural Sciences.
Among her awards have been a
third placing in chapter
salesmanship contest, a superior
member recognition in 1962 and
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1963 and leadership award during
the past year.
Her committee assignments
have included recreation, Food for
America and FFA Alumni Day.
She was a member of the State
FFA Choir for a year, attended
Farm Show for four years and also
attended the PEEC Leadership
Conference and Activities Week
for two years.
Extracurricular activities in
clude membership in the tractor
driving club and livestock club, as
well as participation in girls
Basketball and weightlifting.
She is the daughter of Melvin and
Christine Hightower, of
Philadelphia.
Her hobbies are bike racing,
dancing, singing and working for
the West Park Animal Hospital.
She plans to attend college and
major in animal technology and
then enroll in verterinary school.
LISA SCIANDRA
Lisa A. Sciandra is the FFA
class president in the Philadelphia
FFA at Saul High School.
Among her awards have been in
salesmanship, a silver in the state
pleasure horse contest, fifth in
local floriculture and 10th in the
area floriculture.
She has also taken first and
second placings in her Junior
Flower Shop projects and a second
in the Harvest Show project.
Extracurricular activities in
clude the Equine Club, Hor
ticulture Club and the Floriculture
Gub.
She is the daughter of John and
Nancy Sciandra, of Philadelphia.
Among her hobbies are hor
seback riding, tennis, running and
crafts.
She plans to attend Penn State
and study agribusiness. She hopes
to eventually establish her' own
floral business.
Snyder
Middleburg
HARRY LEWIS
Harry J. Lewis Jr. holds the
offices of secretary of the Mid
dleburg FFA and reporter of the
SUN Area.
He has conducted a wide variety
of projects, including swine
breeding and finishing, field corn,
sweet corn, beef growing,
strawberries and gardening.
Among his awards have been a
first in swine production in the
state, the Eastern Seabord Swine
Production Award and second in
national competition, first in state
livestock judging, and a
proficiency award in swine
production.
Extracurricular activities in
clude being a member of the
Middleburg High School Band, Boy
Scouts and bowling.
He is the son of Harry and Betty
Lewis, of Middleburg.
He hopes to attend college to
study agricultural engineering.
JOHN REIGLE
John H. Reigle has served the
Middleburg FFA as both student
advisor and chaplain.
He has participated in
parliamentary procedure, land
judging, dairy and forestry
competition.
He has served as chairman of the
Community Service Committee
and has been a member of the
executive, seed and fruit sales and
project book committees.
Also, he is a member of the Young
Farmers, Reliance Hose Co. 1 of
Middleburg and the Paxtonville
United Methodist Church, as well
as Junior Holstein Association
membership.
Hobbies include hunting, fishing,
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three-wheeling and tractor pulls.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert H. Reigle, of Paxtonville.
He plans to become involved in
the management of the family’s
feed business in Paxtonville.
West Snyder
JESSE COLABINE
Jesse Colabine has held the
offices of assistant secretary and
sentinel of the West Snyder FFA
Chapter.
His main project in the FFA has
been with his dairy herd.
His awards have come primarily
in the area of agricultural elec
trification.
Committee membership has
been on groups concerned with
BO AC, dairy calf ring and
recreation.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry L. Colabine Jr., of El
Beavertown.
Fishing is his principal hobby
and his career choice is dairy
farming.
JAMES HASSINGER
James L. Hassinger is president
of the West Snyder FFA Chapter
and served previously as chaplain.
His projects were shared bet
ween dairy herd and growing field
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Food for America, dairy calf
ring, float; points and citrus sales
have been his committee
assignments.
He attended the Washington
'’’raining Conference in
1982.
In extracurricular activities h<
is a baseball manager, member ot
the Trinity Lutheran Church Youth
Group, Fifth Grade Camp Coun
selor at Mt. Luther and Holstein
Association member.
Hobbies include hunting, fishing,
baseball card collecting and soft
ball.
He is the son of Joseph H. and
Gladys L. Hassinger.
He plans to take an agribusiness
course at Williamsport Area
Community College for two years
and then return to the family farm.
DARIN SHEAFFER
Darin Sheaffer, of the West
Snyder FFA, is chaplain of the
SUN Area FFA.
His varied projects in the West
Snyder FFA have ranged from
beef finishing to growing wheat,
oats, field com and hay.
He has served on various
committees, including BOAC,
Citrus and Seeds, National FFA
Week, Booth and scholarship.
Extracurricular activities in
clude varsity soccer for three
years and a member of the
wrestling team for four years.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
William C. Sheaffer, R 1 Beaver
town.
Hunting is his chief hobby.
He is undecided whether to at
tend college or immediately farm.
York
Dover
GEOFF ARNOLD
Geoff Arnold has served as
treasurer of the Dover FFA and
chaplain of the York County FFA.
He has been selected as the Star
Greenhand of his chapter.
His projects have included dairy
heifers and cows, sheep and steers.
Basketball and baseball are his
main outside activities.
He plans to become a dairy
herdsman.
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