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- Fanning, Friday, January 6, 1995
197 FFA’ers To Receive Keystone Degree At Farm Show
(Continued from Page E 34)
Jonathan Smiley
Jonathan Smiley,
17, son of Jeff and
Jane Smiley, of Ber
lin, has served as
treasurer, parlia
mentarian and presi-
dent of Brothers-
valley FFA chapter
and also vice presi
dent of the county
organization. Named
Somerset County Pomona Grange out
standing agricultural graduate, he earned
his greenhand, and chapter degrees and
served on a number of committees, includ
ing the scholarship, flower bulb sales, cit
rus fruit sales, parents and members ban
quet, window exhibit, program of work,
degrees committee, calendar, Food for
America, Building Our American Com
munities, hospital benefit, parliamentary
procedure, FFA sports, public speaking,
tractor fundraiser, sweetheart, apple butter
and cider, proficiency award, and blood
drive committees. Jonathan also has been
involved local, state and national activi
ties. He said he would like to own a large
registered Holstein herd and milk at least
250 cows, and also have a businesses
offering custom combining, chopping, and
round baling and wrapping services, and
also raise crops, in a partnership with his
brothers and parents.
Chris Smith
Chris Smith, 19,
son of Charles and
Alverna of
Aspers, has been
reporter, vice presi
ad-
president
of the Apple
FFA chapter, where
he’s been a mem- jM
ber for five years. *
Chris has earned his greenhand, chapter
and county degrees, was named outstand
ing freshman, received a star chapter
degree, was named outstanding senior, and
was chairman of the chapter’s seed com
committee. He has attended a number of
livestock and dairy cattle shows and
helped with KILE tours, attended the 1991
and 1993 national FFA conventions, was a
Penn State delegate, attended the AFY
Leadership Conference, competed in
county dairy judging, county livestock
shows, attended a business seminar for
teens, was a winner of a state trip (Co-op)
Adams County Rep, and served on the
poinsetta sales, citrus and bulb sales, the
petting zoo, FFA Week pig roast. Farm
Show, county cooperative, pie sale and
seed com sale committees. He said he
would like to someday own a dairy farm.
Jason Shuller
Jason Shuller,
17, of Somerset,
has been a member
of the Somerset
County AVTS FFA
for three years and
has had a tech-prep
meeting, the AVTS
banquet, and a Ber-
lin banquet as his
FFA projects. The
son of Sharon Basehore, he has earned a
greenhand and chapter farmer degrees, and
took a first and a second competing in the
county envirothons. Jason has been a
member the chapter’s banquet, BOAC,
county contest, scrapbook, tree seedling,
National FFA Week, citrus sales, demon
stration, program of work, sweetheart, and
sports committees. In addition to envir
othons, he has competed in public speak
ing, forestry knowledge, project book,
salesmanship, and demonstration contests.
He said the intends to pursue a college
degree in landscaping from Penn State
University and eventually own and operate
a landscaping and lawn grooming
business. *
Jeremy Schilling
Jeremy Schilling,
17, son of Stephen
and Barbara Gnag
ey, of Salibury,
was named junior
forester of the year
and served as stu
dent advisor, report
er and sentinel for
the Somerset County
ATVS FFA chapter.
The recipient of the
greenhand and chapter farmer degrees,
Jeremy has been involved in Building Our
American Communities program, attend
ing the FFA leadership conference, county
and state forestry contests, public speak
ing, serving on the demonstration team, the
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Andy Smith
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of the chapter’s executive committee, and
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and off the farm for his FFA projects. The
four-year member said he would like to
open his own business repairing
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