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| Spotlight on Youth - June 1, 2011 |
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Parkway FFA Students Compete in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Parkway FFA Chapter sent four students to the National Land and Range Judging Contest during the week of May 2-5, accompanied by Advisor Alan Post. The team advanced from the State FFA Soils Contest, which was held in October. The rural soil judging team from Parkway consists of Clay Thomas, Jared Rollins, John Rollins and Jarret O’Neill. The team placed 74th out of 90th. Thomas placed 56th. While the group had down time from judging soil, the boys went to many attractions around Oklahoma. They visited the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum and the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum.
Fort Loramie FFA Members attend Ohio FFA Convention
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Fort Loramie FFA members attended the 83rd FFA Convention in Columbus, Ohio recently.
The FFA members attended sessions throughout the convention which included a keynote speaker, who shared motivational and life changing stories with FFA members throughout Ohio. In addition to these speakers, FFA members and chapters were recognized for many different achievements accomplished throughout the year. This year, the Fort Loramie FFA chapter received an award for donating $200 to CROP, a worldwide organization to stop world hunger.
Three Fort Loramie FFA officers received awards for their gold-rated officer books. These students included Treasurer Dustin Schemmel, Secretary Brandon Barlage and Reporter Katelyn Seger. The Ohio FFA Assoc. recognized three Fort Loramie FFA members as State FFA Degree recipients, including Dustin Schemmel, Doug Seger and Ben Barhorst. To receive the degree, members must maintain an exceptional Supervised Agricultural Experience and participate in numerous FFA contests and leadership activities.
The Fort Loramie FFA Chapter is a satellite program of the Upper Valley JVS.
Amanda-Clearcreek members excel at state contests
AMANDA, Ohio — The Amanda-Clearcreek FFA chapter has recently had many teams excel in various Career Development Events (CDEs) at the state level. Teams that place in the top five in the state earn award banners that are displayed in the school. This year, the chapter has earned more high-placing banners than any other year in chapter history. Some of the most recent successes are highlighted below.
The Agricultural Issues Forum team placed first at state, recently competing at Wilmington College. This CDE has been available at the national level for a few years, but this was Ohio’s first time offering it. If the chapter is still in place next fall, this team will go to the National FFA Convention to compete. The team members were Hannah Chenetski, Caitlin Robinson, Sierra Jepsen, Kayla Porter and Kelsie Sharp.
The Nature Interpretation team, consisting of Nick Brumfield, Michael Hite, Aaron Miller and Alex Norris, recently competed at the state contest as well. Two members participating in this CDE were Hunter Ricketts and Emily Cordle. Not only did these FFA members do well as a team, individually, Brumfield placed second, Miller placed third, and Hite placed fifth individually. This is the first time the chapter has ever won this CDE.
The Agricultural Mechanics Skills team recently placed third at state. This is also a record-high placing for the chapter, and outstanding feat for these young men as they are competing again students enrolled in Agricultural Mechanics programs at Career Technical Centers. The team members were John Miller, Nate Seitz and Devin Collins. Individually, Miller placed second in the state.
These same young men also competed in the State Outdoor Power Equipment CDE, formally known as Small Engines. This time, the team placed second in the state, with Miller placing fourth individually and Seitz placing 5th. This is also the highest the chapter has ever placed in this CDE.
Finally, the Environmental and Natural Resources team placed second at state. The team members were Alex Norris, Michael Hite, Aaron Miller and Nick Brumfield. They competed at Lake Snowden near Athens, Ohio as this CDE was hosted by Hocking College. |
| 6/2/2011 |
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