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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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