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tees, including Food For American, citrus
sale, fall hoagie sale, AG Day breakfast,
and several fair mini-exhibit committees.
She participated in the Southeast Pennsyl
vania Wildlife contest, creed speaking
contest, and extemporaneous public
speaking. She placed second in senior
public speaking and 7th in regional senior
public speaking. She has attended various
conferences and won the wildlife profi
ciency award.
Rebecca completed wildlife projects
and work at a deli. She plans on college,
and received her Greenhand and chapter
degrees.
Melissa Gearhart
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Melissa Gearhart
plans to seek state
FFA office and
then attend Luzerne
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Melissa, 18, is
the daughter of
Maryann and Wil
liam Gearhart She serves as chapter trea
surer and also served as secretary.
Melissa has served on the following
committees: hayride, skating party, and
BOAC. She completed projects in floral
design and greenhouse. She received her
Greenhand and chapter degrees.
Raymond Gigcc
Son of Gary and
Tammy Gigee, Ray
mond, 18, Knox- f ’'"' r ”\
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new people."
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year Cowanesque
FFA member, serves
as county vice pres
ident and chapter president He served as
chapter reporter and on various commit
tees, including alumni, public relations,
leadership, citrus, and banquet
Raymond, who plans to study veterin
ary science and manage a flock of sheep,
has completed a variety of projects in
sheep production, beef finishing, and pig
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finishing. He has received the Star Green
hand, Star Fanner, sheep proficiency, and
diversified livestock proficiency awards,
in addition to his Greenhand, chapter, and
county honors.
Stacy L. Goetz
Stacy Goetz, 17,
daughter of Charles
and Cynthia Goetz,
enjoys “the new
learning experiences
and relationships
with others" through
FFA membership,
she noted.
Stacy, four-year
Conococheague
F F A
member, is chapter president and has
served as secretary and treasurer. She
plans to major in biology and animal sci
ences in college.
Stacy has served on several commit
tees, including leadership, community ser
vice, public relations, and others. She
completed projects in dairy production
and received several awards, including
gold in public speaking and in dairy
judging.
She received her Star Grecnhand and
chapter honors.
Shawn Gorley
“I like agricul
ture and I like
learning about it Br
FFA lets me have Mr M
both," wrote two
year Wilmington Jp
Area FFA member
Shawn, 18, is the
son of Jim and
Karen Miller,
Edinburg. He has served on the banquet
committee and completed work experi
ence projects in cow milking. He partici
pated in small gas engines and spring
roundup events.
Shawn plans to attend Utah State Uni
versity and major in dairy herd manage
ment He received his Grecnhand and
chapter degrees.
Seventeen-year-old Greenwood FFA
member Rebecca Griswold enjoys “the
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Rebecca Griswold
people and the leadership opportunities”
as an FFA member.
Rebecca, daughter of David and Kelley
Griswold, Millerstown, is chapter presi
dent and has served as vice president and
reporter. She also served on the PALS and
banquet committees.
Rebecca, who plans to attend college,
was employed as a lifeguard. She received
awards in leadership, scholarship, and
public speaking. She received her Green
hand, chapter, and area degrees.
Ryan Groff
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Ryan Groff enjoys
the following about I
FFA: the advisors,
the people, and the
fun contests, he I
Ryan is the son
of Richard and
Rachel Groff,
Manheim. The chapter vice president, he
has also served as chaplain. He built a
grooming shoot in welding class and par
ticipated in the county small gas engines
contest and placed second in the county in
the chapter driving contest.
Ryan plans “farming, mechanics, auc
tioneer I don’t know," he wrote. He
received his Red Rose and chapter
degrees.
Alicia
“Meeting new
people and making
great friends who
have the same
agricultural inter
ests“ forms the core
of what four-year
Tulpehocken FFA
member Alicia
Gross enjoys about
FFA.
Alicia, 17, is the daughter ot David and
Marilyn Gross of Hamburg. The chapter
vice president, she has also served as
reporter and chaplain.
Alicia, who plans to go to college and
eventually many a fanner, she noted, has
served on the leadership, recreation, and
sales committees. She completed projects
in dairy production and received awards
in diary judging. She received her chapter
and Greenhand degrees.
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Paul Haines Jr.
“Getting to know other people and
doing a lot of fun activities" round out the
reasons four-year Mifflinburg FFA mem
ber Paul Haines Jr. enjoys FFA.
Paul, 18, son of Paul and Brenda
Haines, Mifflinburg, plans to get a job
after he graduates from high school and
possibly attend college one year later, he
wrote.
The chapter sentinel has served on vari
ous committees, including chapter chick
en barbecue, was co-chair of the summer
tour committee, and was committee chair
man of FFA Week.
Paul has completed market swine pro
jects all four years of his FFA involve
ment He was awarded first place in the
1996 Pennsylvania Agronomy Team, was
a member of the 1996 National Crops
Team, and picked up Union County West
End Fair swine show awards from
1995-1997. In addition, Paul has won first
place with the county Envirothon team in
1996. He won SAE awards, the chapter
scholarship award, and the chapter profi
ciency award for swine production. He
Has received the Greenhand and chapter
degrees.
Amy
FFA member Amy jm
she wrote, “because j
to prepare you for JHa
the working (real)
hands-on type of
learning.”
Amy, 17, is the daughter of Mary Hale,
Stevens. She has served as chapter histo
rian and photographer. She plans to attend
SUMY Coblcskill next fall to major in
wildlife management
Amy has also served on the financial
and ag awareness committees. She has
been involved with work experience and
home improvement projects. In addition,
she has received awards in horse judging
and a bronze in the state record book con
test She received her Gteenhand, chapter,
and Red Rose degrees.
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