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| Spotlight on Youth - March 11, 2009 |
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Pettisville student attends economic, education summit
COLUMBUS, Ohio — On Feb. 24, Pettisville senior Rebekah Meller attended the Ohio Economic-Education Summit II held in downtown Columbus as a special guest for the Ohio Department of Education – Agriculture Education Division.
She was one of five students on a panel discussing their views of and preparation for the future. This summit was to educate school administrators and to bring them together with businesses.
Meller was one of two FFA members asked to participate in the summit. She was chosen due to being a National FFA finalist in the food science and technology proficiency area. She was the Ohio winner and runner-up at the National FFA level in that proficiency area. Matthew VanScoy was the other FFA member. He is from the Ridgemont FFA near Lima.
He was one of ten participants for the agribusiness entrepreneurship award at the National FFA level. The other three students included a 6th grader who works on rockets through a 3-D computer program. He also has knowledge of payloads and other science topics dealing with physics.
The other two students work with The Ohio State University or are taking classes there as a junior and senior in high school.
Cabot Rea, a news reporter for one of the local TV stations in Columbus, asked the students questions on what they liked about school and how they would change their schools. For the question, “What do you love about school and why?” Rebekah responded that she loved school because of the opportunities she has to expand her learning outside of school. Examples she used included traveling to Spain with the Spanish Club, traveling to Washington D.C. for the FFA Washington Leadership Conference and attending the International Science and Engineering Fair through her science research projects that she conducted at The Ohio State University.
NJSA names scholarship winners
The National Junior Swine Association (NJSA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2008 NJSA Outstanding Member Scholarships. The scholarships were scored on a combination of youth leadership activities, NJSA leadership and associated affiliate leadership, interest in swine industry and scholastic record. Ages were considered as of Jan. 1, 2008. The novice winner received $200. The winner of the junior division received $300. The intermediate winner was awarded $500. The senior winners received $1,000. Congratulations to each of these outstanding NJSA members.
Bailey Jo Albright, 19, is the daughter of Pat and Coleen Albright of Coldwater, Mich. She is a sophomore at Michigan State University (MSU), where she is president of the Collegiate Farm Bureau, and is involved with Block & Bridle, Collegiate FFA and the MSU Livestock Judging Team. Her goal is to present a positive view of animal agriculture as a livestock lobbyist. She has received numerous top 10 skillathon honors and placed second in showmanship at the National Junior Summer Spectacular (NJSS).
At the 2008 National Youth Leadership Conference (NYLC), she was named the outstanding female leader. She currently serves on the NJSA leadership committee. Albright was an active FFA member, serving as the 2007-2008 Michigan Region I FFA Vice President. She competed in public speaking contests and won the state FFA livestock judging contest.
Alicia Keller 18, is the daughter of Ed and Julie Keller of Corfu, N.Y. She is a freshman at Purdue University where she is a member of Block & Bridle, Agri-Business Club, Agriculture Communicators of Tomorrow (ACT) and the Boiler Volunteer Network. She has participated in many NJSA activities at the Eastern Regional, the Southeast Regional and the NJSS. In 2007, she finished third in the extemporaneous speaking contest at NJSS.
Maddie Fugate, 9, is the daughter of Eric and Julie Fugate of Mahomet, Ill. She is in fourth grade at Lincoln Trail Elementary. When she was five years old, Fugate participated in her first NJSA show, the WPX. Since then, she has also attended the NJSS; the Southwest, Eastern, Southeast and Western Regionals; NAILE and the American Royal. She has been a protégé in the MVP program for three years. As a dedicated NJSA member, her most notable achievements occurred in 2008: winning the novice NJSA All-Around Sweepstakes award, placing first in the novice skillathon at the Southeast Regional and second at the Eastern Regional, and winning showmanship at the Southwest Regional.
Ohio FFA students participate in speaking contests
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Public Speaking Career Development Event (CDE) is designed to develop leadership and the ability to appear before groups. The contestants are judged on voice – quality, pitch, force, articulation, pronunciation; stage presence – personal appearance, poise and body posture, attitude, confidence, personality, ease before audience; power of expression – fluency, emphasis, directness, sincerity, communicative ability, conveyance of thought and meaning; general effect and response to questions.
The top three placing students in the creed contest included Erin Nelson of Eastwood FFA, Emily George of Genoa FFA and Taylor Kruse of Pettisville FFA. In the beginning prepared speaking contest – Hanna Baltosser of Stryker FFA placed first, Bryan Kitchen of Anthony Wayne FFA placed second and Shelby Vaughn of Eastwood FFA placed third. The top three placing contestants in the advanced prepared speaking contest include Emily Limes of Otsego FFA in first, Jenny Warrick of Anthony Wayne in second and Codi Bird of Ayersville in third. In the extemporaneous speaking contest Dan Lemle of Anthony Wayne placed first, Zach Scmidt of Wauseon placed second and Sara Herman of Edgerton placed third.
Parkway FFA students complete degree books
ROCKFORD, Ohio — The Parkway FFA recently sent a large amount of state and American degrees as well as officer books and proficiencies to the District evaluation. To obtain a state, American, or proficiency award, the students must put many hours into completing books on his/her Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) projects that they have participated in.
The students who applied for state degrees are Michael Ford, Aaron Bollenbacher, Corbin Hellwarth and Danielle Matthews. All of them have made it through Districts and are now being evaluated at the state level.
The students who applied for their American degree were Sara King, Travis Guggenbiller, Michelle Thomas, Ethan Hayes and Danny Knapke. These books have made it through district judging and now move on to the state level.
The chapter also had four members apply for proficiency awards. These members were Sara King in vegetable production, Dee-Dee Knapke in sheep production, Michelle Thomas in diversified grain production, and Samantha Beerbower in floriculture. |
| 3/11/2009 |
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