Penn State Council Visits
Ag High School In Philadelphia
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the more than 650 students is a
member of the Pennsylvania
FFA and 4-H clubs.
Because of the college prep
status of the Saul curriculum
(every student must take the
prerequisite college courses) 60
percent of their graduates from
the inner city go on to college
and postgraduate studies. And
because students are exposed to
practical hands-on education,
they are prepared to enter the
work force with knowledge and
experience-especially in the golf
course and green house indus
tries. Of course, exposure to the
work ethic around the farm
helps in their future job resumes
too.
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their parents apply for the 260
slots that open for freshman
each year. Students must qualify
with a minimum grade average
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students come from 72 different
areas of the city. Absenteeism is
only 5 percent average. This is at
least 30 percent better than in
other schools in the city school
system.
Judging teams from Soul
have won local and state honors
and the present “export for
learners” program sponsored by
the Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture and the Pennsylva
nia Holstein Association has stu
dents raising heifers at school to
be exported to Puerto Rico and
Mexico. Over the next six
months, students will manage
the heifers, select sires, breed the
heifers, learn about export regu
lations, and observe port opera
tions. Money is being raised so
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During the Council session,
Philadelphia’s state legislators
took part in both formal and in
formal discussion with repre
sentatives from major food
related trade groups and
businesses, as well as leaders
from Penn State’s College of Ag
ricultural Sciences and other or
ganizations. Rep. Ray Bunt,
chairman of Pennsylvania’s
House Agriculture and Rural
Affairs Committee, and Phila
delphia Rep. Kathy Manderino
provided formal comments. A
tour of the Saul High School
grounds and buildings gave the
Council members first-hand ex
posure to the programs of the
school.
“The council is reaching out
to ufban legislators to help them
become more familiar with the
agricultural sector and its
impact on the welfare of constit
uents in the Philadelphia area,”
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the Penn State Ag Council. “We
also have the opportunity to
tour the most successful urban
agricultural high school in the
country and meet with some of
its students.”
Of special interest on the pro
gram was Fred Davis, southeast
regional director for Penn State
cooperative extension who dis
cussed the extension programs
in the urban environment. A
panel discussion on the perspec
tives on land use was conducted
with panelists James Shirk of
Penn Ag Industries; Mary
Bender, policy director, Penn
sylvania Department of Agricul
ture; David Sheppard, executive
vice president, Pennsylvania
Builders Association; Tom
Stouffer, Lancaster Farmland
Trust; and Stan Lembeck, Penn
State professor of ag economics.
The Penn State Agricultural
Council is an independent asso
ciation whose membership is
comprised of more than 90 or
ganizations that represent agri
cultural or related interests in
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Pennsylvania. They include
trade associations for various
agricultural, forestry and food
processing industries; commod
ity groups and cooperatives;
media; organizations that pro
vide products and services to the
agribusiness community;
government-related organiza
tions; and related general inter
est groups. The council advises
Penn State’s College of Agricul
tural Sciences and serves as an
advocate for agricultural educa
tion to both legislative policy
makers and agricultural leaders.
Penn State and Saul High
School share an ongoing rela
tionship through the Adopt-a-
School Program that includes a
designated Penn State scholar
ship, summer apprenticeships,
college courses offered at the
high school, and special demon
stration projects. The next meet
ing is scheduled for October 19,
2000.
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