Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, January 07, 1994, Image 261

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    FFA To Present Keystone Degrees To 204
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ser, Paradise, Lancaster County. He nas
served as chapter treasurer and president,
and is county treasurer. In 1992-1993, he
was state delegate. Chad has served on the
earnings and savings committee and raised
hogs on the James Landis Farm.
Adam Smith
Plans for fou
year Bellefon'
FFA membe
Adam Smith i:
elude becoming
herdsman or live
stock dealer. Adam
is the 18-year-ol
son of Tina A
Smith, Bellefonu
Centre County. He.
chaplain, sentinel, and president Also,
Adam has served on the fund raising and
public service committees. Projects
include dairy, beef, and sheep, and Adam
has entered various local and state contests
for judging livestock, small gas engine,
sales, and meats.
Michael E. Smith
Michael E. Smith, four-year TYoy FFA
member, said he plans to continue working
with veal and dairy. The 18-year-old son of
Earl and Pat Smith, Giliett, Bradford
County has served as chapter chaplain and
worked on a variety of committees, includ
ing citrus, BOAC, food drive, Adopt-A-
Highway, aquaculture, and program of
activities. Also, he has work experience on
various projects, including dairy and veal
farms, and with poultry (broilers). Michael
has received a poultry proficiency award
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and was awarded first place in the county
project book contest Michael has earned
the Greenhand. Chapter, and County
degrees.
Derry FFA member Stacey Smor plans
to enroll at Delaware Valley College to
major in wildlife biology, and then “1
would like to go to Alaska and study the
Gray Wolf,’’she said. Stacey, 18, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Smor, Latrobe,
Westmoreland County, has served as
chapter secretary, vice president, and pres
ident. She has also served on various com
mittees, including initiation, cultural herit
age, get acquainted, food for the needy,
banquet, Ag In the Classroom, central trac
tor sale, and “neighbor to neighbor.” Sta
cey has received several awards, including
junior public speaking, public speaking,
record book keeping, ag science, livestock
judging, and the Star Greenhand. She
received the Greenhand and Chapter
degrees.
Brian Snr
Brian Smyser, I
17, son of Rodney I
and Joyce Smyser, ■
of York, has been I
selected regional I
Star in Ag Sales ■
and Service for his ■
Keystone Degree. I
A four-year mem-1
her of the Dover
FFA Chapter, the honor follows up his
Greenhand, chapter, and White Rose
(county) degrees, and also being honored
as the outstanding York County Star FFA
Boy.
His leadership roles have been to serve
as chapter parliamentarian, secretary, pres
ident and sentinel. He has also worked on
his chapter’s Fruit, Banquet, and BOAC
Stacey Smor
ser
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committees.
Brian has also attended a freshman lead
ership conference. Made for Excellence, a
state legislative leadership conference, and
the national FFA convention, and com
peted in state dairy judging contests. His
projects include keeping a work experi
ence project book and a production project
book.
Smyer said that after finishing high
school, he wants to continue working on
his family dairy farm and possibly go to
college.
Andrei
Andrea
Snader, 17, dau.
ter of Noah ai
Helen Snader,
East Earl; is secoi
vice president
member relatioi
for the Grasslai
FFA Chapter
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School and has sei
reporter.
She has earned her Greenhand, chapter
and Red Rose (county) degrees and been
awarded with a scholarship pin, and hon
ors for wildlife proficiency and turf and
landscape proficiency. She also was first in
the state in an aquatics contest and second
in Lancaster County in a wildlife contest
Her projects include working on a wild
life management project; woik experience
as Shady Maple Gift Shop and doing dried
flowers and crafts.
She has also served on her chapter’s
Cooperation Committee and has co
chaircd its Public Relations Committee.
“At this time, I plan to continue working
at the Shddy Maple Gift Shop after gradua
tion,” she said. “In addition, I plan to con
tinue working on starting a craft business
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along with one of my Mends. At some time
I might go to college for a degree in either
greenhouse management or wildlife and
fisheries management”
Kelly Snyder
Kelly Snuder, 17,
daughter of Kevin
and Cindy Snyder,
of Robesonia, is a
four-year member
of the Conrad
Wciscr FFA at
Conrad Wciser
High School, where
she has been in
volved in the American Liberty Elm Tree
Restoration Project, as her FFA project.
She listed her FFA achievement as taking
fourth place in the state contest for public
speaking. After high school, she said she
plans to pursue a degree in elementary edu
cation at Millersville State College.
Brian Sokol
Brian Sokol, IT
son of Anthony an*
Janet Sokol,
Bloomsburg, is pres'
idem of the Central
Columbia FFA
Central Columbi
High School, ar
has also served ,
its vice presidei
and junior advisor.
He has earned his Greenhand and chap
ter fanner degrees and served on his chap
ter’s Leadership and Recreation
committees.
Brian’s projects have involved raising
beef cattle, poultry, small grains and hays.
Competitively, he does meat judging, land
judging, tractor driving and is involved in
agronomy and the chapter’s citrus sales
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