West Snyder FFA Members Earn Sun Area Degrees
BEAVER SPRINGS (Snyder
Co.) Five West Snyder FFA
members received their Sun
Area FFA degrees at the SUN
Area FFA Fall Meeting in
November at West Snyder High
School.
West Snyder FFA members
included Jessica Catherman,
Heidi Good, Jennifer
McWilliams, Sandra Opdyke,
and Jessica Walter.
In order to receive the SUN
Area FFA degree, members
must have completed two years
of agricultural courses and
earned or invested at least $5OO
or worked at least 300 hours in a
supervised agriculture experi
ence (SAE) project. Members
must participate in two pro
grams presented to the public
and represented the chapter
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named SUN Area Star Farmer.
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leadership and an outstanding
supervised occupational experi
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Jennifer is vice president of
chapter development for the
West Snyder FFA Chapter.
Jennifer has attended the
National FFA Convention, the
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Trego. Maria also is West
Snyder FFA treasurer. Jennifer
Balatincz, SUN Area FFA secre
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West Snyder FFA members who recently earned their
SUN Area FFA Degrees at the SUN Area FFA Fall meeting
included, from left, Jessica Catherman, Jennifer
McWilliams, Heidi Good, and Sandy Opdyke. Absent from
picture was Jessica Waiter.
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