Grassland FFA

Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve

ACES!

Over Valentine’s Weekend the Grassland FFA Chapter traveled to the PA FFA ACES (Agricultural Cooperation Establishes Success) conference in Harrisburg. Students whom attend this conference learn about teamwork and how to improve their leadership skills. All FFA members are welcome to attend. Students participate in various workshops where they get to meet new students from other chapters.

Sophomore Samantha Eberly had this to say about the conference:

ACES was a wonderful experience! We got to meet a lot of new people and make some new friends. We learned about different leadership conferences and ways that we could help the community. We also learned a variety of interesting and new facts about agriculture. The activities were very fun and the people that went essentially got to know each other better. It is something I would suggest that all FFA members should try at least once. The conference is an event that is very memorable and I can’t wait to go again.  

Everyone looks great!

Everyone looks great!

1st session - we are ready!

1st session – we are ready!

Sadly getting ready to leave ACES but a funny picture is always needed!

Sadly getting ready to leave ACES but a funny picture is always needed!

Everyone looks great in their official dress!

Everyone looks great in their official dress!

Pumped for the first session of ACES!

Pumped for the first session of ACES!

New teachers having a little fun!

New teachers having a little fun!

Becky, Morgan and Kelly ready for the 1st session!

Becky, Morgan and Kelly ready for the 1st session!

Check out our awesome ACES t-shirts!

Check out our awesome ACES t-shirts!

Official Dress Funny Picture.

Official Dress Funny Picture.

Writing letters of support to our troops, veterans and wounded warriors.

Writing letters of support to our troops, veterans and wounded warriors.

Getting ready for the first session of ACES!

Getting ready for the first session of ACES!

At the dance on Saturday night.

At the dance on Saturday night.

Writing letters to support our troops, veterans and wounded warriors during ACES community service.

Writing letters to support our troops, veterans and wounded warriors during ACES community service.

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FFA Members Receive Symposium Scholarships

On February 6th, 3 Grassland FFA members (Jenna Diehl, Bethany Sauder and Jessica Zimmerman) traveled with Miss Pray to Longwood Gardens for the Today’s Horticultural Symposium. Jenna, Bethany and Jess applied for and received scholarships to attend this amazing conference. They spent the day learning about the Wild World of Succulents, the Disorder of Plant Diseases, Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener, Vegetable Gardening with Flair, Managing Natural Lands in the 21st Century and Garden Design. In addition to the lectures, the students also had the opportunity to meet industry people during the luncheon and had time to walk around and study the many plants found at Longwood!

The girls had this to say about their experiences:

 

Today’s Horticulture at Long Wood gardens was something I will not forget. Not only was the food excellent, I especially loved the fruit tarts, but the speakers grabbed my attention. I really enjoyed the speaker on Plant breeding, his presentation definitely made me excited for spring to come. I can’t wait to see the different flowers I can make and start creating new varieties of tomatoes with my dad’s tomato plants.  I also found the presentation on Succulents to be intresting, it’s amazing how many varieties there really are out there. I especially liked the looks of the Dudleya Candida and the Agave Impressa. Thanks again for the opportunity to attend the Symposium.  – Jenna Diehl

 

I really enjoyed my experience at Longwood’s Horticulture Symposium this year.  I liked seeing all of the different succulents and variations of them in the one presentation and I also enjoyed seeing the many different orchids that Longwood had on display.  Throughout the day I learned a lot about different ways to garden and how to make it more fun and experimental.  In particular I enjoyed the one talk about making hybrids of your own plants.  Overall, I had a very enjoyable day and I was able to learn many things that I could take home with me and that I will be able to apply in my own horticulture experience.    – Bethany Sauder

 

 

I enjoyed the symposium because I was able to learn about all the different topics in one day. One that I really liked was “Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener” because it is something that I can try out and do at home. I thought it was interesting how he was able to grow all the different colors of corn, and how he experiments with tomatoes and gets so many different colors, sizes, and tastes. From “The Wild World of Succulents, Out of the Wild and into the Gardens” I learn that there are many more succulents than I realized and I enjoyed his stories about going and finding plants in their natural habitats.    – Jessica Zimmerman

 

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At the entrance to the Symposium!

 

All of the High School students and their Teachers in attendance

All of the High School students and their Teachers in attendance

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Whole Hog

If your business recently received a letter from Grassland FFA about ordering Whole Hog Dinners via the Google form, the form is available by clicking the link below:

http://goo.gl/forms/W0DfzrRTv6

 

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Mid Winter Convention

Grassland FFA had an amazing day at the PA FFA Midwinter Convention!

Congratulations to Roy Bramm, Brian Beck, Tyler Scarle, Brina Martin and Jen Sarro for getting their free FFA jackets at Mid Winter Convention! These awesome freshman students wrote essays and submitted them to the jacket essay contest that is sponsored by the PA FFA Alumni.

The freshmen getting ready to put on their FFA jackets!

The freshmen getting ready to put on their FFA jackets!

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Don’t they look great!

 

We also had an amazing group of seniors whom received their Keystone Degrees. This is the highest degree in the PA FFA that a student can receive. These students completed their SAE projects and met the requirements set forth by the PA FFA. Congratulations to Bethany Sauder, Jessica Zimmerman, Becky Sensenig, Jenna Diehl, Morgan Mueller, Kelly Seifrit, Ethan Yoder, Derick Weaver, and past program graduate Holly Schnader.

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Jenna and her parents.

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Jenna Diehl

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Morgan Mueller

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Bethany Sauder and her parents

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Bethany Sauder

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Ethan Yoder and his parents

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Ethan Yoder

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Derick Weaver and his parents

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Derick Weaver

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Jessica Zimmerman

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Kelly Seifrit and her parents

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Kelly Seifrit

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Becky Sensenig

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Becky Sensenig and her Dad

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Ethan Yoder

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Ethan Yoder

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Derick Weaver

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Derick Weaver

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Jenna Diehl

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Jenna Diehl

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Morgan Mueller

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Bethany Sauder

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Morgan Mueller

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Jessica Zimmerman

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Jessica Zimmerman

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Bethany Sauder

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Kelly Seifrit

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Kelly Seifrit

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Becky Sensenig

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Becky Sensenig

 

Grassland FFA would like to congratulate Kelly Seifrit’s parents for receiving a special award at the convention for having their 5th child obtain a Keystone Degree. Also congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Mueller for being recognized at convention for having their 3rd child obtain her Keystone Degree.

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Congratulations to the FFA 12 class for designing and assembling the winning Table Centerpiece in the Horticultural Display.

The 1st place Table Centerpiece in the Horticulture Display made by the FFA 12 class.

The 1st place Table Centerpiece in the Horticulture Display made by the FFA 12 class.

A huge congratulations goes to Jenna Diehl for being named the State Star in Agriscience. Jenna went through the interview process and was named the eastern region star in Agriscience. She then went on to compete at the mid winter convention in another interview process. Jenna’s next step will be to compete at the Big E later this year. If she places first there, she will have the opportunity to compete at National’s! Jenna’s SAE project focuses on her falconry project and her bird Comet.

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Jenna and her State Star Award!

 

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Congratulations New Officers!

Congratulations to our new Grassland FFA Officer team!

President – Will Horning
Vice President – Austin Mueller
Asst. VP – Liz Mumma
Secretary – Kaila Stoltzfus
Asst. Secretary – Sam Eberly
Treasurer – Bria Taylor
Asst. Tres – Adam Weber
Reporter – Sam Shirk
Sentinel – Grant Sauder
Chaplain – Carson Lehman
Historian – Sara Eberly

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