812-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 15, 2003
Berlin FFA Members Honor School Superintendent
SANDRA LEPLEY
Somerset Co. Correspondent
BERLIN (Somerset Co.)
The Berlin Brothersvalley FFA
Chapter members recently hon
ored the school superintendent,
Wayne C. Henderson, during the
64th annual parent/member ban
quet at the Berlin Community
Center.
Henderson received the 48th
Honorary FFA Chapter Degree
as the honorary chapter member.
The longtime educator who re
sides in Bedford County has a
34-year career in education. He
began working as superintendent
at Berlin in 1999 and has been
supportive of the agricultural
program ever since. At home his
hobbies include woodworking
and managing sheep.
Michael Clark, FFA adviser
told the 200 people in attendance,
“Mr. Henderson brings much en
thusiasm and sincerity to our ag
ricultural educational program
and to our FFA organization by
assisting in the ongoing efforts to
develop the program through sat
isfying many needs.”
Recognitions
A special thank you went out
to agricultural aide, Roxann Ley
dig; FFA photographer and video
technician; Sam Brick; previous
agricultural teacher and wife,
Doyle and Donna Paul; and pre
vious agricultural teacher, Ever
ett Nicklow.
The fourth-place State FFA
safety demonstration team pres
ented their demonstration enti-
Berlin School Superintendent Wayne Henderson, cen
ter, was recently honored by the Berlin Brothersvalley
FFA members as the honorary chapter member. He is pic
tured with Michael Clark, left, adviser, and Luke Horning,
chapter president.
West Snyder FFA Collects Food For Ronald McDonald House
BEAVER SPRINGS (Snyder
Co.) The West Snyder FFA
Chapter exceeded their goal to
collect 2,000 food items by gath
ering 2,567 food items valued at
over $BOO to benefit the Ronald
McDonald house of Danville.
Mr. Griffith, West Snyder
principal, contributed to the suc
cess on the food drive when he
volunteered to kiss a pig at a
school assembly if the FFA
Chapter met or exceeded their
goal.
This was the largest food drive
ever conducted by the West
Snyder FFA Chapter. Previously,
the largest food drive collected
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tied “Better Safe than Sorry.”
Numerous awards were given
to members. Here is a partial list
ing: The Chapter Sweetheart
Award went to Jenna Hillegass,
daughter of Jeff and Nancy Hill
egass.
Dekalb Award - Luke Horn
ing, chapter president.
Highest GPA - Jared Hillegass,
chapter vice president.
The American Degrees: Justin
Hillegass, Jason Van Gilder and
Lance Bittner, who received his
degree at the National FFA Con
vention.
W.J. Brant presented the com
growing contest awards from
Chemgro: I. Jared Hillegass, 227
bushels; 2. Jarred Fox, 212 bush
els; 3. Russell Webreck 200 bush
els.
A special parents Recognition
was bestowed by Jared Hillegass
to his parents, Doug and Debbie
Hillegass, Glades Pike, Berlin.
His parents received the Hon
orary Keystone Degree at State
Mid-Winter Convention and the
local chapter recognized them for
having three children earn state
degrees Desirae in 1998, Justin
in 1999, and Jared in 2003.
The FFA Demonstration Team
Gold Medals (4th in State Farm
Safety Demonstration and in
State over-all competition) in
cluded Kyle Hillegas, Luke Horn
ing, Blake Weigle, and Sam
Weimer.
Gold Medals to the FFA Farm
Safety and Health Quiz Bowl
1,167 items in 2001. The food
drive was conducted for Jan. 28
through Feb. 6 in conjunction
with the Snyder County Farm
Bureau as part of the National
Food Check-out Day program.
West Snyder FFA members
placed cash collection cans and
food collection boxes at local
businesses and sponsored a
school-wide food drive. In order
to get the student body more in
volved, the chapter sponsored a
pizza party for the class that col
lected the highest number of
items. The classes were also
awarded spirit points for their ef
forts. The junior class earned the
FFA-75
One Mission: Student Success
Awards
Berlin FFA members recently honored with top awards during the annual banquet,
front from left, Blake Weigle, Kyle Hillegas, Luke Horning, Greg Frazier and Sam Weim
er. Back row from left are Jarred Fox, Jared Hillegass, Stephanie Hartman, Rebecca Hit
tie, Matt Keefer, and Russell Webreck.
Team - Kevin Bittner, Jarred
Fox, Greg Frazier, and Russell
Webreck.
State FFA Degree Pins: Kyle
Hillegas, son of Russell and
Jeanne Hillegas; Jared Hillegass,
son of Doug and Debbie Hille
gass; Luke Homing, son of
Charles and Eileen Homing;
Matt Keefer, son of Robert and
Leslie Keefer; Blake Weigle, son
of David and April Weigle; Sam
Weimer, son of Gerald and
Peggy Weimer.
Gold Medals to the Parliamen
tary Procedure Team - (6th in
State Competition) Sam Weimer,
Luke Horning, Jared Hillegass,
Greg Frazier, Kyle Hillegass, Re
bekah Hillegass, David Bittner,
Jenny Coleman and Joe Knotts.
State Pins to FFA members for
their achievements at Penn State
FFA Activities Week last June
included the following:
Dairy Cattle Showmanship
CDE Jarred Fox; Chapter Dele
gate Aaron Hay; State Officer
Candidates David Bittner and
Stephanie Hartman; Dairy Cattle
Judging, Kevin Bittner, Russell
Webreck, Sam Brick, Adam
Landis.
Chapter Scholarship Pins and
pizza party and spirit points by
collecting 1,109 food items. The
sophomore class was second and
the seniors placed third.
February 7 was designated as
National Food Check-Out Day
by the National Farm Bureau, a
day established to emphasize the
affordability of food in America.
Statistics show that between Jan.
1 and Feb. 7, the average Ameri
can family earns enough money
to feed their family for the entire
year. That figure even includes
the added cost Americans spend
eating in restaurants. In compari
son, to pay local, state, and feder
al taxes, the same wage and sala
ry earners must work until May
3, or 123 days.
The Pennsylvania Farm Bu
reau selected the donation to
ward the Ronald McDonald
House, because it serves as a
“home away from home” for
families of children who are crit
ically ill and are being treated at
Geisinger Hospital.
Certificates (These students have
received honors or high honors
for the first half of the year):
Shane Hankinson, Nathan Men
tion], Leah Homing, Adam Darr,
Savannah Wagner, Kyle Hille
gas, Jared Hillegass, Matt Keefer,
Luke Homing, Derek Leister,
Matt Will, Aaron Hay, Frankie
Getson.
County Agricultural Record
Book Coldest Winners were pres
ented checks.
Kyle Hillegas, Maple Syrup
and Beef Finishing; Rebecca Hit
tie, Swine Finishing, Dairy Calf/
Heifer; Off Farm Employment
Luke Homing, On-farm Employ
ment; Matt Keefer, Improve
ment; Blake Weigle, On-farm
Employment; Sam Weimer;
Jarred Fox, On-farm Employ
ment; Greg Frazier, On-farm
Employment; Shane Hankinson,
Off-farm Employment; Stephanie
Hartman, Pleasure Horse, On
farm Employment; Jared Hille
gass, On-farm Employment;
Frankie Getson, On-farm Em
ployment; Derek Leister, On
farm Employment; and Russell
Webreck, Swine Finishing.
Students who placed at the
State Agricultural Record Book
West Snyder FFA members with their food items col
lected for the Ronald McDonald House in Danville. From
left, Joan Sample, assistant director for the Ronald
McDonald House; Amanda Shaffer, chapter reporter; Jer
emy Roush, chapter treasurer; and Hah Snook, chairman
of the Snyder County Farm Bureau Food Drive.
contest included Frankie Getson,
Derek Leister, Jarred Fox, Greg
Frazier, Stephanie Hartman, D.
Jared Hillegass, Kyle Hillegas,
Kyle Hillegas, Becky Hittie, Luke
Horning, and Matt Keefer.
Top citrus fruit salesperson
and the top bulb salesperson
awards Kyle Hillegas with 56.5
cases of fruit; and Matt Keefer
with 34 bulb orders.
The Star Discover Greenhand,
and Chapter Farmer Awards
were given to the top individuals
who have excelled above and be
yond the average individual in
their degree category.
The Chapter FFA Degree to
FFA went to members who have
satisfactorily completed at least
180 hours of systematic school in
struction in agricultural educa
tion. Students must have earned,
by their own efforts from their
supervised agricultural experi
ence program, and deposited in a
bank or otherwise productively
invested at least $l5O or worked
45 hours in the supervised agri
cultural experience program.
They include Sam Brick, Dave
Chonko, Shane Hankinson,
Becky Hay, Shawn Martin, Me
lissa Slifco, and Russell Webreck.