FFA’ers Take Home Honors From FFA Activities Week
STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) —June 14-16 marked
the 65th anniversary of the annual state FFA Activities
Week.
More than 1,000 FFA’ers from around the state com
peted in various events, including 26 different contests
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Ag Mechanics - Top Individuals: L-R, Ist
place, Travis Hartranft, Manhelm Central; 3rd
place, Travis Metzler, Pequea Valley; 2nd place,
Barry Graver, Penn Manor.
Ag Mech. Top Team - Manhelm Central: L-R,
Travis Hartranft, Ryan Zimmerman, Will Stoner.
Ag Salesmanship • Top Individuals - Sponsor
ed In part by Agway; L-R, 2nd place, Richard
Grove; 3rd place, Tracy Bollinger; Ist place Me
lissa Becker.
tral: L-R, Lisa Wltmer, Tracy Bollinger, Melissa
Becker.
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Keister, Miffllnburg; 3rd place Andrew Harpster,
Tyrone.
and activities ranging from chapter awards and chapter
delegate ceremonies to proficiency awards and other
events.
Also, the state officers were selected for the year.
Cooperating agencies in the event included the Pen-
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land FFA: Ist row, L-R, D. Joshua Troxell, Darrel
Weaver, Shannon Marks; 2nd row, L-R, Wade Es
benshade, Jess Weaver, Linda Huber, Connie
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Brian Smyster, Dover; Ist place, Meranda Oum,
West Perry; 2nd place, Joy Hess, New Oxford.
Dairy Judging - Top Team - Mt. Union - Capt.
Jack FFA - Sponsored by Atlantic Breeders Co
operative: L-R, Matt Kline, Cllntonb Staley, Mike
Kline.
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Dairy Judging 2nd Team - West Perry: L-R,
Merenda Dum, Mike Clark, Donald Reath.
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Ing - Top Individuals - sponsored
nsylvania State FFA Association, Penn State University,
and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
Following are a series of photos for the winners in each
event
Powell, Twin Valley; 2nd place Joe Best, Penn
Manor; 3rd place, Crystal Peterson, Twin Valley.
chelle Powell, Michelle Steve, Ci
der, Joe Best James Best.
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place, Monica Goshorn, South Huntingdon; Ist
place, Jason Kennedy, Knoch; 2nd place, Jay
Bomgardner, Northern Lebanon.
Farm Management • High Ind.: L-R, Ist place,
Mike Shultz; 3rd place, Jennifer Rishel, 2nd
place, Theodore Closiser.
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stal Peterson.