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FFA HAPPENINGS
Maryland FFA Horse
Judging Contest
The Francis Scott Key FFA
Chapter won the first place banner
at the Annual Maryland FFA
Horse Judging Contest held on
Saturday, April 23, at Linganore
High School in Frederick County,
Md.
The second place team was
from the Walkersville FFA Chap
ter. The contest is sponsored as a
special project of the Maryland
FFA Foundation.
According to Contest Superin
tendent Mollie Maslin of Perry
man, Md., there were nine FFA
teams registered with 36 FFA
members participating. The con
test consisted of a hundred ques
tion test designed to evaluate the
contestant’s knowledge and
understanding of color and mark
ings, lameness, blacksmith tools,
tack, grooming tools, and parts of
the horse.
The students then judged three
conformation classes and two per
formance classes at the Pleasant
Fields farm, courtesy of Doris
Hubble of Libertytown. One set of
oral reasons was given by each
contestant on the first conforma
tion class.
The top three winning teams in
the horse judging contest were:
Francis Scott Key FFA, first;
Walkersville FFA, second; and
Linganore FFA, third.
The first place team will repre
sent Maryland in the National
Horse Judging Contest in Kansas
City, Mo., in November and the
second place team will travel to
the Eastern Stales Exposition in
Springfield, Mass, in September.
The top-scoring individual
receiving a gold medal in the con
test was Kristy Anderson of the
Francis Scott Key FFA Chapter.
Other participants receiving gold
medals for individual perfor
mance were Kristy Anderson,
first, Francis Scott Key FFA;
Sabrina Negron, second, Francis
Scott Key FFA; and Liz Harman,
third, Walkersville FFA.
Participants receiving silver
medals were Jessica Herbert,
North Carroll FFA; Christine
Daley, Walkersville FFA; and
Kathy Curry, Linganore FFA.
Participants receiving bronze
medals were Jenny Smith, Freder
ick FFA; Kim Feasler, Frederick
FFA; Sara Haas, Francis Scott
Key FFA; Stacy Rose, North Har
ford FFA; and Alison Roell, Fre
derick FFA.
For more information on this
contest or other activities of the
Maryland FFA Association, Inc.
contact James K. Ferrant, Mary
land FFA executive secretary,
(410) 333-2568.
Maryland FFA Crops Contest
The Oakland FFA Chapter won
the first place banner in the crops
contest held April 28 during the
Annual Maryland FFA Spring
Judging Contests hosted by the
University of Maryland’s College
of Agriculture on the College Park
campus.
The contest is sponsored by
Southern States Cooperative, Inc.
as a special project of the Mary
land FFA Foundation.
The high-sewing individual for
the Crops Contest was Dennis
Hite, FFA member of the South
Hagerstown Chapter. The Catoc
tin FFA Chapter took the second
place banner in the contest
According to Contest Superin
tendent Dr. Lester Vough of the
Agronomy Department at the Uni
versity of Maryland at College
Park, there were eight teams regis
tered with 33 members participat
ing. Contestants were asked to
place classes of alfalfa and grass
hay, grade classes of tobacco, and
take a 50-question written exam
over general crop principles.
Terri Shank of the South Hager
stown FFA Chapter was the teach
er chairperson and supervised the
scoring of the contest.
The winning teams in the Crops
Contest were Oakland FFA, first;
Catoctin FFA, second; and South
Hagerstown FFA, third.
The top scoring individuals
receiving gold medals were Den
nis Hite, fust. South Hagerstown
FFA; Jamie Deßerry, second,
Oakland FFA; and Kristy Geis
bert, third, Frederick FFA.
Participants receiving silver
medals were Jeremy Boyer, Fre
derick FFA; Kevin Donnelly,
Catoctin FFA; and Dennis Wil
lard, Catoctin FFA.
Participants receiving bronze
medals were Marshall Neel, Oak
land FFA; Gary Bassler, Catoctin
FFA; and Kyle Carnahan, South
Hagerstown FFA.
For information, contact James
Ferrant, state executive secretary,
(410) 333-2568.
Maryland FFA Agricultural
Mechanics Contest
The Frederick FFA Chapter
won the first place banner in the
agricultural mechanics contest
held April 28 during the Annual
Maryland FFA Spring Judging
Contests hosted by the University
of Maryland’s College of Agricul
ture on the College Park campus.
The contest is sponsored by
Central Maryland Antique Tractor
Club as a special project of the
Maryland FFA Foundation. The
high scoring individual for the
agricultural mechanics contest
was Matt Toms, FFA member of
the Walkersville FFA Chapter.
The Walkersville FFA Chapter
took the second-place banner in
the contest
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According to Contest Superin
tendent Dr. Lee Grant of the
Department of Agricultural Engi
neering at the University of Mary
land at College 'Park, there were
eight teams registered with 32
members participating.,
.The contest consisted' of three
components —a written examina
tion, specific hands-on perfor
mance operations, and problem
solving activities.
The three acres of agricultural
mechanics included in the contest
were agricultural power and
machinery, agricultural structures
and electification, and agricultural
construction and soil and water
conservation. Lee Heavner of the
Flintstone FFA Chapter was the
teacher chairperson and super
vised the contest scoring.
The winning teams in the agri
cultural mechanics contest were
Frederick FFA, First; Walkersvil
le FFA, second; and Lftganore
FFA, third.
The top-scoring individuals
receiving gold medals were Matt
Toms, first, Walkersvillc FFA;
Denny Ogg, second. Frederick
FFA; Dennis Roell, third, Freder
ick FFA.
Participants receiving silver
medals were Chuck Crone, Fre
derick FFA; Frank Thompson,
Walkersville FFA; Matt Sherman,
Linganore FFA; and Eric Hender
son, Walkersville FFA.
Participants receiving bronze
medals were Kris Manahan, Fre
derick FFA; J.R. Baines, Flints
tone FFA; Scott Brooks. Linga
nore FFA; and James Fry, Flints
tone FFA.
For information, contact James
Fcrrant, state executive secretary,
(410) 333-2568.
Maryland FFA Vegetable
Judging Contest
The Clear Spring FFA Chapter
won the first place banner in the
Vegetable Judging Contest held
April 28 during the Annual Mary
land FFA Spring Judging Contests
hosted by the University of Mary
land’s College of Agriculture on
the College Patk campus.
The contest is sponsored by
Middletown FFA Alumni Associ
ation as a special project of the
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The high scoring individual for
the vegetable judging contest was
Mark Michael, FFA member of
the Clear Spring Chapter. The
Boons boro FFA Chapter took the
second place banner in the contest
According to Contest Superin
tendent Dr. Charles McClurg of
the Department of Horticulture at
the University of Maryland at Col
lege Park, there were 14 teams
registered with 67 members
participating.
Contestants were scored on
each of six divisions: vegetable
identification, vegetable disease
identification, insect identifica
tion, vegetable seed identification,
vegetable quality, and fruit and
nuts identification.
Bob Beaven from the Catoctin
FFA Chapter was the teacher
chairperson and supervised the
scoring of the contest.
The winning teams in the veget
able contest were Clear Spring
FFA, first; Boonsboro FFA, sec
ond; and Frederick FFA, third.
The top scoring individuals
receiving gold medals were Mark
Michael, first. Clear Spring FFA;
Chuck Mundy, second. Clear
Spring FFA; and Heather Cronice,
third, Boonsboro FFA.
Participants receiving silver
medals were Charlie Frasier,
Boonsboro FFA; Sherrie Kaetzel,
Boonsboro FFA; Chandra Curry,
Catoctin FFA; Susan Humbertson,
Flintstone FFA; and Alicia Hig
gins, Catoctin FFA.
Participants receiving bronze
medals were Ben Clopper, Smith
burg FFA; Taylor Horn, Clear
Spring FFA; Carol Hodel, Flints
tone FFA; Sandy Newbold, Fre
derick FFA; Lauren Young, North
Harford FFA; Julie Toperzer, Lin
ganore FFA; Amy Tribull, North
Harford FFA; Amy Tolliver,
North Harford FFA; Becky Wil
liams, Smithburg FFA; and Tam
my Holt, Frederick FFA.
For information, contact James
Ferrant, state executive secretary,
(410) 333-2568.
Maryland FFA
Floriculture Contest
The Frederick FFA Chapter
won the first place banner in the
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floriculture contest held April 28
during the Annual Maryland FFA
Spring Judging Contests hosted by
the University of Maryland’s Col
lege of Agriculture on the College
Park campus.
The contest is sponsored as a
special project of the Maryland
FFA Foundation.
The high scoring individual for
the Floriculture Contest was Joann
Hagelin, FFA member of the Fre
derick Chapter. The Brunswick
FFA Chapter took the second
place banner in the contest
According to Contest Superin
tendent Dr. Hank Mityga of the
Horticulture Department at the
University of Maryland, College
Park, there were 14 teams regis
tered with 60 members
participating.
The contest consisted of four
phases. A general knowledge test
was administered to evaluate con
testants knowledge and under
standing of the basic principles of
producing and marketing flowers,
plants and foliage. Participants
were required to identify SO dis
played specimens by technical and
common names and then to solve
10 problems related to various
aspects of the floriculture indus
try. Finally, contestants were
asked to complete five out of a
possible 13 practicums, which
included such activities as making
a flower arrangement, taking a
telephone order, potting of plant
cuttings, making and packaging of
a corsage, etc.
Terry Suddath from the North
Harford FFA Chapter was the
teacher chairperson and super
vised the contest scoring.
The winning teams in the flori
culture contest were Frederick
FFA, first; Brunswick FFA, sec
ond; and Hereford FFA, third. ,
The top scoring individuals
receiving gold medals were Joann
Hagelin, first, Frederick FFA;'
Melissa Rushing, second. Here-'
ford FFA; Jessica Porter, third,
Brunswick FFA.
Participants receiving silver
medals were Marsha Flock,
Brunswick FFA; Nancy Giffin,
Frederick FFA; Nicky Haines,
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