822-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, June 3, 2000
Danville FFA
The Danville FFA Chapter
held its monthly meeting on
April 11 at the Danville High
School
During the meeting, area
public speaking contest results
were discussed. Six freshmen
participate in the creed contest,
while one sophomore who par
ticipated in the junior prepared
part of the contest.
Melissa Wolfe placed third,
while Michael Woodruff placed
fourth. Megan Rake placed
sixth, with Josh Jones placing
Russell Howard of Stras
burg, a member of Garden
Spot FFA, was recently
honored with the DEKALB
Award. Howard’s SAE
project included working
for a local company, resur
facing tennis courts and
sealing driveways.
He received a beautifully
cast bronze pin, while the
high school was given a
walnut plaque to display.
Over the past 53 years,
thousands of high school
seniors have received the
DEKALB Agricultural Ac
complishment Award,
which has become a
symbol of excellence and
the chapter’s highest
honor.
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seventh, Kelly Craven placing
eighth, and Amanda Hack plac
ing ninth. Melissa Wolfe will be
competing in the regional con
test.
Alicia Wolfe, the chapter’s
competitor in the junior pre
pared contest, placed fourth.
The FFA will be participating
in the community fair clean-up
day, Arbor Day, and FFA activi
ties week in June. The chapter is
also planning a trip to Virginia
in the summer.
Four officers will be attending
the North Central Regional
State Officer Candidacy School
to iind out more about what a
state officer does.
The chapter will also be
taking part in the nature fair,
held at the Danville High
School. They will be teaching
kids, K-12, about the animal in
dustry.
Club members participate in
Conservation day, hold a break
fast for senior FFA members,
and co-sponsor a program at the
Montour-Delong Fair for kids,
K-middle school, called Gee-
Wiz in Agriculture.
Penn Manor FFA
The Penn Manor FFA re
cently held its annual banquet.
During the banquet, many mem
bers received awards. Adam
Nissley of Millersville received
the DEKALB Agricultural Ac
complishment Award. Nissley,
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dave
Nissley, completed FFA projects
in market swine, sweet corn pro
duction, and on-farm work ex
perience.
Andrew Here was honored as
Outstanding Young Ag
Mechanic, while Audrey Nissly
received the scholarship award.
Robert Karr was awarded place
ment in agri-business, while
Chad Harris received the com
puters in agriculture award. D.
Lamar Stoner received the Star
Chapter FFA Award. Julia
Greider received the ag technol
ogy award.
Adam Nissley was honored
for placement in ag production,
while Amanda Harnish was
awarded the outstanding dairy
production award. Audrey Niss-
ley was honored as outstanding
contributor, and Garrett Neff re
ceived the award for outstand
ing livestock production. Derick
Fox was honored for outstand
ing fruit and vegetable produc
tion.
Allan Herr, Jr., was named
outstanding project manager,
while Juli Greider received the
outstanding horticulture award.
Brian Rankin was named out
standing young ag mechanic.
Audrey Nissly received the
career in ag science award, while
Adam Enterline was honored
with the humanitarian award.
The Star Chapter FFA Award
in production went to Bob Gar
rett, while Andrew Herr was
named Star FFA Greenhand in
production. Dan McMichael re
ceived the Charles Award, while
Juli Greider was honored for her
outstanding recordkeeping.
Doug Rineer got the conserva
tion award, while Allan Herr,
Jr., was honored for his out
standing farm program. Mike
Hess was named outstanding ag
mechanic.
Star FFA Greenhand in
placement went to Brian
Rankin. Melissa Charles re
ceived the placement in dairy
production award, while
Andrew Herr earned high fruit
salesman in the ninth grade.
Jason Harnish was named high
fruit salesman of the upperclass.
Derick Fox received the food
processing award, while Allan
Herr, Jr., received the award for
outstanding crop production.
Stacia McClune received the
outstanding floriculture award,
while Jason Martin was named
all around ag mechanic.
Adam Enterline was honored
for outstanding placement in ag
riculture, while Laura Traut
man received the horsemanship
award.
Cedar Crest FFA
The Cedar Crest FFA re
cently held its annual quiz con
test to celebrate FFA week 2000.
This contest was open to all
Cornwall-Lebanon School Dis
trict employees. For employees
to participate, they had to
answer ten multiple choice ques
tions about the FFA. They had
one week to answer the ques
tions, and prizes were awarded
to the winners.
Allison Martin, Keith Hysic,
and Nicole Novak tied for first
place, each having two questions
wrong. A drawing was held to
determine who received first,
second, and third place prizes.
Martin won first and received a
$25 gift certificate for Bosses
Steak and Seahouse. Hysic re
ceived second place and a FFA
T-shirt. Novak won third and
received a FFA beanie bear.
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Gus Birchler congratulates Manor FFA student Audrey
Nissly for receiving the August “Gus” Birchler Award
during the club’s annual banquet.
Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Samuel Hayes ob
serves Milton Hershey School Agricultural and Environ
mental Education Instructor Todd Biddle teach fourth
graderrs how to properly handle rabbits at a mini “county
fair,” held at the school’s environmental center. From left
are Mercedes Wike, Kasey Emig, and Jaynell Aggrey.
As a culminating activity for a lesson on Charlotte’s Web,
MHS Agricultural and Environmental Education staff de
signed the mini-fair for students by developing and incor
porating small-scale fair events that require use of
science, social studies, math, and language skills.
Regional FFA Results
The Eastern region of the
Pennsylvania FFA Association
recently held its parliamentary
procedure and public speaking
contest. The following are the
top three winners in each cate
gory. These students will be eli
gible to compete in the state
competition at Penn State in
June.
In the parliamentary proce
dure contest. Cedar Crest took
first place, while Northern Leba-
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In the extemporaneous speak
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from Oley Valley placed first,
with Jeremy Weber from
Garden Spot placing second and
Max Sapyd from Oley Valley
placing third.
In the conservation speaking
contest, Amanda Yeager from
Conrad Weiser placed first.
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