FFA Students Compete In Eastern Regional CDE Contests
SCHAEFFERSTOWN (Leba
non Co.) The Eastern Regional
CDE (Career Development
Event) contests for FFA students
were conducted at Mill Creek Lu
theran Church, April 10. These
students will now head onto state
competition. Note; All photos by
Carol Stark.
At Eastern Regional CDE
Monica Keeney from Lan
caster Mennonite placed
first in the Junior Prepared
Speaking CDE; Rachael
Ranck of Lancaster Men
nonite placed second;
Brooke Bode from E-Town
placed third and Sarah
Phillips from the Tulpe
hocken FFA placed fourth.
They will now compete at
the State CDE contest.
Shown in the photo are
Monica keeney (left) and
Rachael Ranck (right).
LMHS Team Tops
In Ag Mechanics
Lancaster Mennonite High
School’s Ag Mechanics FFA
team received first place honors
at the county Ag Mechanics com
petition which took place at
Lampeter-Strasburg, Feb. 25.
Team members are Ryan
Rohrer, son of Edwin and Linda
Rohrer, Paradise, who placed
first individually; Tony Zimmer
man, son of Clair Zimmerman,
Denver, and Brenda Lausch, Li
titz, second place; Mike Binkley,
son of Vickie Binkley, Bausman,
fourth; and Todd Denlinger, son
of Kenneth and Beverly Denling
er, Lancaster, sixth.
Skills tested in the competition
included electrical trouble shoot
ing, plumbing, metal fabrication
techniques, construction skills,
motor drive mechanism calcula
tions, and nutrient management
knowledge and calculations.
All of the team members have
excelled in their agriculture tech
nology studies at Lancaster Men
nonite which include welding,
machinery restoration, engine op
eration and repair, and construc
tion technology.
Big Spring FFA Chapter Places
Second In Parliamentary
Procedure
Big Spring FFA members par
ticipated in the Parliamentary
Contest and received second
place out of four.
The Big Spring FFA Chapter
members Bernie Nace, presi
dent; Jerry Kreiser, vice presi
dent; Sara Gutshall, treasurer;
Megan Kutz, historian and re
porter; Brad Lukens, member;
and Zac Ocker, member par
ticipated in the contest recently
at the farm show complex.
The first two places go onto
the regional level then the top
three move onto the state level.
The first place went to Cumber
land Valley FFA Chapter, second
to Big Spring FFA Chapter, third
to Shippensburg FFA Chapter
and fourth to the West Perry
FFA Chapter.
Placing first in the Parliamentary Procedure CDE was Northern Lebanon FFA. Shown
in the photo left to right are Michelle Campbell, Jennie Maulfair, Emily Whitmoyer, Erin
Williams, Nick Wanyo, Jon Heagy and Patrick Nicarry. Missing from the photo is alter
nate Kalene Arnold.
Extemporaneous Speaking contest at the Eastern Re- Second place for the Parliamentary Procedure CDE at
gional CDE had Michael Hess from Penn Manor FFA in the Eastern. Regional contest for FFA students went to
first place; Emily Whitmoyer of Northern Lebanon FFA Cedar Crest. Shown in the photo left to right are Cortney
placed second; Gwen Powers of Tulpehocken placed third Long, Tara Miller, Katie Barlet, Kayla Messer, Jessica
and Andrew Herr from Penn Manor placed fourth. Rose, Amanda Kercher and Alyna Galli.
Jessica Rose of Cedar Crest FFA placed first in the
Senior Prepared Speeking contest at the Eastern Region
al CDE contest; Jennifer Garber of Lancaster Mennonite
High School FFA placed second and Morgan Finestine of
Conrad Weiser High School FFA placed third. Missing
from the photo is fourth place winner, Erin Williams of
Northern Lebanon.
Cedar Crest FFA
Record Book Winners
The State FFA Record Book
Contest was conducted in Febru
ary at Penn State University.
Over 450 books from all over the
state were entered. The judges
scored the books on accuracy,
completeness, and neatness.
The Cedar Crest medal win
ners are as follows:
Dairy Heifer: Jesica Rose, sil
ver; and Janelle Zimmerman,
oronze.
Entrepreneurship: Kyle Sey
fert, silver.
Pet Dogs: Tara Miller, gold;
Samantha Shepler, gold; Tamara
Gettle, silver; and Brad Bucher,
silver.
Pet Cats: Amber Frank, silver.
Pet Rabbit: Erin Peavy, gold.
Rabbit Breeding: Samantha
Shepler, gold; Austin Copenhav
er, gold; Jesica Rose, gold;
Heather Balsbaugh, silver; Becky
Eisenhauser, silver; Janelle Zim
merman, silver; Kevin Kreider,
bronze; and Erin Peavy, bronze.
On-Farm Employment Under
400 hours: Gretchen Artz, gold;
Travis Krall, gold; Kevin Kreid-
Margeaux Firestine from Conrad Weiser FFA placed
first in the Conservation Speaking contest; Hilary Peter
son from Conrad Weiser FFA placed second; and Jessica
Brass from Tulpehocken FFA placed third. Missing from
the photo is Amber Frank of Cedar Crest placing fourth.
er, silver; Austin Copenhaver, sil
ver; Heather Balsbaugh, bronze;
and Amber Frank, bronze.
Cedar Crest Members
In Speaking Contest
Recently, members of the
Cedar Crest FFA Chapter com
peted in the Lebanon County
FFA public speaking contests at
Northern Lebanon High School.
In the Senior Prepared contest,
Jessica Rose placed fourth and
Janelle Zimmerman placed first
with her speech about milk vend
ing machines.
Placing at the Eastern
Regional CDE for the Creed
contest are Melissa Egan
from Conrad Weiser High
School placing first; placing
second was Regina Weaver
of the Cloister FFA; placing
third was Meghan McHale
from Conrad Weiser and
placing fourth was Monica
Keeney from Lancaster
Mennonite High School.
Shown in the photo are Re
gina Weaver (left) and Meg
han McHale (right).
In the Conservation Public
Speaking contest, Mark Balmer
placed fourth and Amber Frank,
first, while speaking about mine
reclamation. Kayla Messer from
Cedar Crest won the Creed con
test. Travis Krall placed fourth in
the Extemporaneous contest.
The Cedar Crest team of Tara
Miller, Jessica Rose, Kayla Mes
ser, Amanda Kercher, Courtney
Long, and Katie Barlet placed
second in the Parliamentary con
test.