ppAHAPPEJVTiVGS Kristy Wilson Named Outstanding Ag Student Krisly Wilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wilson of Delta, was recently named winner of the 1995 Dekalb Agricultural Accom plishment Award. The award, sponsored nation wide by Dekalb Genetics Corpo ration, is presented to the out standing senior agriculture student demonstrating superior scholar ship, leader and supervised agri cultural program. Presenting the award were advisors Jerry Hughes and Dianna Dellinger. Kristy attends Kennard-Dale H.S., where she has been FFA treasurer, secretary, and she was also York County reporter. Her agricultural program consists of dairy heifers. Following gradua tion, she plans to attend York Technical Institute. As this year’s winner, Kristy receives a pin and certificate, and her name will be inscribed on a special plaque displayed in the agriculture room. The Dekalb Cedar Crest FFA Participates In - Regional Contest On May 2, the Cedar Crest FFA entered the Eastern Regional Par liamentary Procedure Contest. The team place second and will get to go on to state competition at Penn State University in June. The contest consisted of eight FFA members who demonstrated parliamentary abilities in an FFA meeting. The team could present unfinished and new business, but the meeting had to uo completed Partial In-Ground Tank Featuring Commercial (5’ High - SCS approved) • Retaining Walls • Bunker Silos • Manure Storage, Etc. LET OUE EXPERIENCE W(M FOE YOU-ESTAHUSHID SINCE 19791 Sizes And Layouts To VOW Specifications We Work feSaasMft nmP9 rOT Customer Kristy Wilson Award, often considered the high est honor a vo-ag student can receive on the local level, is pre sented at nearly 3,000 schools annually. within 20 minutes. The Cedar Crest team members included Chuck Aurentz, Jon Harnish, Keith Wanluft, Jeff Zim merman, Stacy Krall,‘Jamie Riss er. Mike Hostetter, Andy Martin, and Sean Weaver as an alternate. The judges for the contest were Dean Patches, Lowell Morton, and Stan Bucher. In the prepared public speaking contest, Alisha Myers placed 4th. In the FFA Creed Contest, Dan Kreider placed 10th and James Tulosplaccd 13th. mercial • Residential INC. 430 Concrete Ave., Leola, PA 717-656-2016 Twin Valley FFA Members Receive State FFA Record Book Honors Twenty-nine members of the Twin Valley FFA chapter entered record books in the recent Pen nsylvania FFA Record Book Contest. The 29 received 34 medal awards f(»: their records. All students in all of the agricul ture courses at Twin Valley High School are required to keep record bodes. Records may be kept on pets, farm animals or crops, jobs, research projects, improvemqpt projects, skills development pro ject, or wildlife conservation projects. Students have their record books graded once a month by agriculture teacher Ronald Freder ick. Employers and former stu dents have both stated that the ability to keep and understand records is one of the most impor tant things to learn while in school. Top record books from FFA chapters are selected to compete in the state FFA Record Book Contest, where they are judged based upon neatness, complete ness, and accuracy. * Students from across the state are eligible to enter their records. The records entered in the state contest are scored by a committee ?f agriculture teachers from across die state with the current student teachers in agricultural education helping to score. All records are given a numeri cal score with only the very best receiving gold, silver, or bronze medal awards. Earning gold medals were Beth Pecht for her work experience records. Crystal Care forrecords on her dogs, Denetra Gerbrich for records on her pet birds, Erika Lindberg for records on her horse. iam Authorized Dealer for * KEYSTONE nru^nims VA^lwrlßlE: pmm<m ■ • H-Bunks • J-Bunki • Tranch SlloWalle -HoflA Cattle stats Holly Smoker to her work exper ience records, Larry Medaglia for his work experience records, Lynn Hepner for records on her pet turtle, Melisst Makris to work and wildlife conservation records, Michelle Jacobs for records on her pet dog, and Tara Plewa for records on her wildlife conserva tion project. Silver medals were awarded to Kate Collman for her sheep records, Rebecca Duncan for her work records, Rachael Stouch to her work records, Michelle Steve for records cn her pet dog, Marisa Ziegler for records on her pet birds, Maggie Pavlesich for records on her pet rabbits, Keely DeMarco for records on her pet guinea pig, Kary Updegraff for records on her pet rabbit, Corryn Brown for records on her horse. Beth Pecht for records on her pet dog, AmyJo Vanßodegraven for records on her seeing eye puppy, Alyssa Taylor for records on her pet and Adrienne Neff for her work records. Bronze medals went to Jennifer Weber for her pet cat, Joellyn Kinsey for her dog, Larry Meda ;lia for his wildlife conservation records. Mike Reed for his work records, Michele Steve for her work records, Nate Messner for his horse records, Raina Olexa for her wildlife records, Rebecca Gardner for her rabbit records and Rose Samojeden for her work records. Cedar Crest FFA Participates In Spring Contests On April 25, the Cedar Crest FFA participated in the Berks, Lebanon, and Schuylkill Regional Contests. The contests were held at Manheim Township High School and various farms around the county. • Low maintenance (no gears or castings) • Few moving • Easy height adjustment *- EQUIPMENT, Ine. (Equipment Distributors) For Ovsr 75 Years 111111 l Hagerstown, MD 301-791-0422 Lancaster Farming, Saturday. May 27, 1995-815 Some contests included meats, livestock judging, agronomy, and interview. The Cedar Crest placmgs are as follows: •Floriculture —Mindy Hostet ler (sth County, 14th Regional), Heather Orner (Bth Co., 15th Reg.) •Nursery/landscape—Ryan Gates (6th Co., 19th Reg.), Jason Burke (7th Co., 20th Reg.), Joe Hershey (Bth Co., 21st Reg.) •Interview—Keith Wartluft (Ist Co., 2nd Reg.), Jamie Risser (2nd Co., 3rd Reg.) •Agronomy—Chuck Aurentz (2nd Co., 2nd Reg.), Mike Hostet ler (3rd Co., 10th Reg.), Doug Whitman (4th Co., 13th Reg.) •Agribusiness management— Sean Weaver (Ist Co., 10th Reg.), Eugene Chadwick (2nd Co.. 17th Reg.) •Poultry—Drew Gensamer (Ist Co.. 30th Reg.) •Meats—Jon Harnish (Ist Co., 13th Reg.) •Livestock judging—Wendy Atkins (2nd Co., 15th Reg.), Shawn Weaver (9lh Co., 43rd Reg.), Jake Frazier (11th Co., S7th Reg.), Stacy Krall (15th Co., 77th Reg.), Bill Smeltzer (16th Co, 76th Reg.) •Aquatics—Crystal Stevens (3rd Co.. 50th Reg.), Chad Stauf fer (6th Co., 63id Reg.), James Tubs (7th Co., 65th Reg.), Jason Neal (Bth Co.. 68th Reg.) •Forestry—Heather Koch (Ist Co., 12th Reg.), Duane Weaver (2nd Co., 14th Reg.), Daniel Kreider (3rd Co., 16th Reg.), Joe Perry (4th Co., 17th Reg.), Alisha Myers (Sth Co., 19th Reg.) •Small Gas Engines—Jeff Zimmerman (Ist Co.) and Andy Martin (2nd Co.): Ist Place Team in Region, Tim Boyer (16th Co.) and Dan Carpenter (20th Co.): 10th Place Team in Re«Hnn
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