Keystone FFA Recipients
(Continued from Pago 22)
“The idea of reaching all of my goals,
and the fun you have with all your friends
reaching each goal” are what she most
enjoys.
Jacob
Jacob
Ste infelt, 17, son
of Michael and
Linda Steinfelt,
of Little Marsh,
has been a 3-
ycar member of
Cowanesquc
FFA Chapter,
having served as
its treasurer.
Also involved with the
Fruit committees, his projects include rais
ing beef, finishing and breeding sheep, and
maple production.
He was on the national land judging
team, and earned chapter proficiency
awards for beef, and agricultural mechan
ics. He won a silver award in the state land
judging contest, a gold state recordbook
contest, and a regional star fanner award in
specialized agriculture.
He has greenhand, chapter, area and
now state degrees. In the future he said he
would like to go west as part of a harvest
ing team. He said he likes the challenges of
FFA, being involved, the contests, and the
variety of interests all possible through
FFA.
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Chad Sliffey
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Stiffey, 17, son
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Suzanne Stiffey,
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the United FFA, '
where he has WL
been a member W
for four years.
He has also served as sentinel and student
advisor.
He has been chainnan of the chapter’s
Food For America Committee for three
years, and also served on the chapter’s
Tree Planting and Fish Stocking commit
tees. His projects include involvement
with the Food for America program, field
trips, and stream improvement projects.
He has won a star greenhand award, as
well as awards for community develop
ment, beef production, and poultry produc
tion. He has his greenhand and chapter
degrees. Stiffey said he intends to pursue a
career as a paramedic specializing in farm
rescue.
He said he most enjoys his SAE project
serving as a member of a volunteer fire
company. “This helps me to put agricul
ture together with my future plans.”
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Jason
Matthew Stoner,
18, son of
Nelson and Jane
Stoner of Lititz,
is a 4-year-mcm
ber of the Man
heim FFA Chap
ter where be has
served as a con-
’V.''
mittcc chairman
for three years. His proj
Oswegatchie, and supporting a children’s
tent at the Manheim Farm Show. He has
earned a scholarship award. He earned
greenhand and chapter degrees, and works
on the family dairy farm.
Valerie
Stover. 17.
daughter of
Edward Fox of
New Berlin, is a
4-year-member
serves as chair- arfK®******^
man of its Public Relations and Exhibits/
Demonstrations committees. She is also a
member of its Dues and FFA Week
committees.
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ience. She has won proflcicny awards for
public speaking, in demonstrating, and
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Jason Stoner
Valerie Stover
won a gold state award in public speaking
as well as a gold state award for SAE CDE.
She has earned greenhand, chapter and
SUN Area degrees. In addition, she has
been involved in forestry and land judging,
and her high school field hockey team and
french club. She said she plans to pursue a
degree in botany at Penn State University.
Tyler
Swanson, 17,
son of John and
Deborah
Swanson of
Conestoga, is a
4-year-membcr
of Manor FFA,
where he has
served as chap
lain, student ad
visor, and vice president. He has been a
member of the chapter’s Agricultural
Awareness, Public Relations, and SAE
committees.
His projects include market lambs,
market bogs, rasbcny production, and
work experience. Swanson has won a Star
Red Rose award, as well as national
awards for poultry evaluation and tractor
restoration. He has greenahdn and chapter
farmer degrees. He said that be would like
to grow and market his own produce and
berries.
Jennifer Sweinhart
Jennifer Sweinhart, 17, daughter of Curt
and Thelma Sweinhart, of New Enterprise,
has been a member of Northern Bedford
FFA for six years, currently serving as its
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