| Spotlight on Youth - July 20, 2011 |
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DFA awards scholarships to Mideast area students
MEDINA, Ohio — College students from six Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA) member families are the recipients of $750 Mideast area scholarships for 2011.
Each year the Mideast area selects six college students from members’ farms who excel in their extracurricular activities, academics and dairy farming work ethic. The recipients of the scholarships represent the future of the dairy industry.
The 2011 scholarship recipients include: LeeAnn Steinke, University of Northwestern Ohio, agricultural business Zachary Guggenbiller, Wright State University – Lake Campus, agricultural business management Kyle Sprunger, Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne, business administration Jill Zehentbauer, The University of Akron, radiologic technology Heath Mineer, University of Kentucky – Lexington, Agricultural Education Sam Weingart, The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute, dairy science and agronomy.
This year a total of 20 Mideast Area students will receive more than $20,000 to assist with their higher education as a result of these at-large scholarships, DFA’s endowed scholarships at several Mideast Area land grant universities and contributions to the Michigan Dairy Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Pettisville FFA members attend Ohio FFA Camp
PETTISVILLE, Ohio — On June 6, Pettisville FFA members Kelsey Weirauch and Brooke Betz attended the very first session of Ohio FFA Camp Muskingum. After traveling four hours to Carrollton, the girls found their way around the camp and figured out their sleeping quarters. The girls stayed in one of two dormitories. Each dormitory consisted of around 12 bunks. The first day of camp consisted mostly of meeting new people and going over camp rules and regulations. From then on the FFA members took part in various activities. Some of those activities were: boating, swimming and line dancing. Other activities the camp offered were: archery, fishing, paintball, shotguns, rifles and canoeing.
The five days at camp also consisted of dances, flag ceremonies, speakers, a talent show, and each night ended with a campfire. Although the days were long and tiring the two girls were always anticipating the next day of camp. The girls mentioned the camp’s food was excellent and all the staff members were very friendly.
Even though the camp wasn’t a full week, the girls managed to make many new friends and learn new things about leadership. On the last day of camp, the girls said their goodbyes and brought home all their great memories from camp. Because of their fun experience at camp they recommend other FFA students attend.
Trisha Cousino and Chrysta Beck, of the Pettisville FFA Chapter of Pettisville, Ohio, attended Washington Leadership Conference (WLC) June 7-11th in the nation’s capital. The conference is an activity of the National FFA Organization in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Education.
The Washington Leadership Conference is a five-day event that trains FFA members to make a positive impact in their school, local community, state and country. The conference focuses on the following areas: problem solving, relationship building, living with character and developing an attitude for serving others.
The capstone event of the WLC is a civic engagement activity, which takes leadership and service learning to new standards. Partnered with the Mid-Atlantic Gleaning Network participants glean food for Washington area food bans and shelters. It the past four years, WLC participants have dedicated over 40,000 hours to service to the Washington, D.C. area.
The National FFA Organization coordinates WLC, which attracts participants from across the country. This summer, more than 2,300 FFA members will attend one of the conference’s seven weeklong sessions. Students also increase their understanding of the nation’s heritage with visits to Mount Vernon, Arlington National Cemetery, the Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt Memorials, and other historic sights in the Washington, D. C. area.
A highlight of the week was a visit to the office of U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown. |
| 7/20/2011 |
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