Penn Yan FFA
Members Attend (9th
National FFA Convention
MARCY QUACKENBUSH
Penn Yan FFA Reporter
Eleven FFA members from the
Penn Yan Chapter of FFA
traveled to the 69th National FFA
Convention, Nov. 9-18.
Penn Yan members who
attended were Scott Fisher, Matt
Fritz, Jon Hunt, Natalie Jensen,
Emily Lilyea, Mike Lilyea, Jim
McElwee, Andrew Miller, Marcy
Quackenbush, Aaron Vaughan.
Steven Vaughan and their adviser
John Kriese.
The trip started on Saturday,
Nov. 9, when the 12 FFA mem
bers met 102 other FFA members
from across the state. On Satur
day, the group toured Blue Seal
Feeds in Arcade, N.Y. Here they
saw how Blue Seal packages ail
their animal feed and seed.
On Sunday, the troop toured the
Toledo Zoo in Ohio. The FFA
members had the chance to see all
kinds of animals that people nor
mally can’t see in everyday life.
Some animals were giraffes, koala
bears, seals, kangaroos, and lions.
At night, the group went to the
Sears Tower in Chicago.
On Monday, Nov. 11, the
FFA’ers toured the Illini Swine
Breeders in Kingston, lowa. The
Kinze Planters factory was the
next stop. Here the group saw
every detail and the steps taken
into putting together a Kinze
Planter.
On Tuesday, FFA’ers toured
the Pioneer International Seed
Company in Ankenny, lowa. They
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also loured the John Deere Works
in Des Moines, lowa. Here they
saw every detrul and the steps
taken to putting a John Deere cot
ton picker together.
On Wednesday through Satur
day, the FFA members attended
the 69th National FFA Conven
tion. This year was a special con
vention to the members of the
Penn Yan FFA Chapter because
Mike Lilyea, Andrew Miller, and
Steven Vaughan represented New
York State in the agricultural
mechanics career development
event.
The National Agricultural
Mechanics Career Development
Event is designed to test know
ledge and skills in agricultural
mechanics. The event includes
individual skills, individual and
team problem-solving activities,
and a written exam. Areas of
emphasis include machinery and
equipment, industry and market
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environmental/natural resources.
Each team in the event has com
pleted with other chapters in then
state for the privilege of partici
pating in the national event Out of
the 42 teams competing in ther
con test Penn Yan placed 14th,
receiving a silver award. They
were one place away from a gold.
Out of the 130 individuals, Steve
(gold) placed 36th, Mike (gold)
placed 40th, and Andy, (silver)
placed 45th.
This year, the convention set a
record high in attendance with
more than 41,000 members,
parents, and guests attending. At
the convention, members had a lot
to choose from. They could either
go to the Career Show, which had
more,than 300 exhibits, go on a
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spokesperson and RCA recording
artist), and the National FFA
officers. They could also see FFA
members from many states
receive awards, perform in the
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talent This year’s convention was
also special for New York State
FFA members because Bill Cata
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