West Snyder FFA Star Award winners, from left, Charles
Kessler, 111, Star Greenhand; Jodi Fetterolf, Star Chapter
Farmer; and Heather Hollenbach, Star Agribusinessman.
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West Snyder FFA Banquet
About 200 members and
guests gathered for the West
Snyder FFA Chapter annual
Awards Banquet recently in the
high school cafeteria, followed
by an awards presentation in
the auditorium.
Dr. Ferman Moody, director of
the bureau of Vocational-
Technical Education, was the
keynote speaker. Moody congrat
ulated the members of the chap
ter on their honors and encour
aged FFA members to follow
their dreams.
The Star Greenhand Award
was given to Charles Kessler.
The Star Chapter Farmer Award
went to Jodi Fetterolf. Heather
Hollenbach earned the Star
Agribusinessman Award.
Kenneth Boyer, high school prin
cipal, recognized Michelle
Fetterolf as the DeKalb
Agriculture Accomplishment
Award winner and Rose Carper
as recipient of the agriculture
award. The honorary degree
team presented the honorary
degree to Mr. and Mrs. Ken
Fetterolf, Mr. and Mrs. Rick
Trego, Mr. and Mrs. David Eia,
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Carper, Rose
Balatincz, Donna Starliper, and
Dr. Ferman Moody.
Nevin Zerby of Zerby
Livestock Farms presented
Michele Fetterolf with the Zerby
Livestock Award. Barry Sands of
AgChoice Farm Credit present-
West Snyder FFA scholarship winners. Row 1, from left,
Maria Trego, Jodi Fetterolf, Kate Heeter, and Shane Eia.
Row 2, from left, Rose Carper, Jason Wray, Michele
Fetterolf, and Todd Esbenshade.
ed Rose Carper with a plaque
and $5O for having the top SAE
record book in Snyder County.
Boyer presented the FFA officer
pins to the 1990-2000 officer
team.
FFA Scholarship awards
were presented to Rose Carper,
Shane Eia, Todd Esbenshade,
Jodi Fetterolf, Michele Fetterolf,
Kate Heeter, Carolyn Howard,
Maria Trego, and Jason Wray.
Chapter proficiency awards
were presented to Maria Trego,
achievement in volunteerism;
Jennifer Balatincz and Sandy
Opdyke, agricultural communi
cations; Todd Esbenshade, agri
cultural mechanics technical
systems; Rose Carper and
Chuck Kessler, agricultural
sales and service; Brandon
Herman and Kate Heeter, beef
production; Jennifer
McWilliams and Melissa
McWilliams, dairy production;
Chuck Kessler, diversified live
stock; Shane Eia, environmental
science; Heidi Good, equine sci
ence; Kate Heeter, extemporane
ous public speaking; Jessica
Walter and Kevin Walter, fruit
and vegetable production;
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Brandon Herman, feed grain
production; Carolyn Howard,
forestry management; Jen
Balatincz, horticulture; James
Wright, poultry production;
Maria Trego, floriculture, poul-
try; Jodi Fetterolf, prepared pub
lic speaking; Craig Baker, safety
achievement; Heather
Hollenbach, sheep; Brian
Keister, small animal care;
Brandon Heckman and Barrett
Knepp, Specialty animal; soil
and water conservation; Michele
Fetterolf, swine production; and
Shane Eia and Todd
Esbenshade, wildlife manage
ment.
Luke Zerby, Pennsylvania
FFA Association president, gave
greetings from the Pennsylvania
FFA Association. Luke, along
with Britina Robinson,
Pennsylvania FFA eastern
region vice president and Travis
Donough, Pennsylvania FFA
sentinel, presented the Keystone
Degree pins to Michelle
Fetterolf, Rose Carper, Maria
Trego, Shane Eia, Jen Kuhns,
and Jen Balacinz. A five-minute
computerized slide presentation
highlighted the chapter activi
ties in the annual review.