Eight Manor FFA members earned gold and silver awards and five members earned American FFA Degrees at the National FFA Convention and Expo, held October 23 to 26 in Indianapolis.
Agronomy Career Development Event
The agronomy team won a silver medal overall, and Ryan Brenneman won a gold. The other members, Nathaniel Frey, Weston Shertzer and Chase Vinson, each earned a silver medal.
Ryan also scored greater than 70 percent on the written exam, which allows him to become an apprentice certified crop advisor.
The team was tested on crop/weed plant and seed identification, and pest, disease and disorder identification. Members also had to complete a general knowledge test, a soils practicum and a team challenge in which they diagnosed a crop problem and made recommendations on how to address it.
Poultry Evaluation Career Development Event
The poultry evaluation team of Grace Garrett, Grace Keller, Maybelle Rineer and Lillian Walborn earned individual and overall silver medals.
The students had to evaluate live birds, eggs, and ready-to-cook and processed poultry products, and complete a general knowledge exam and a team problem-solving activity.
American FFA Degrees
Five recent Penn Manor graduates — Logan Broderick, Brandon McMicheal, Danielle Oatman, Chloe Perry and Ezekiel Smith — received American FFA Degrees, the highest honor in FFA.
They qualified for the degrees by earning at least $10,000 and productively investing $7,500 in their supervised agricultural experience, or earning and investing $2,000 and working 2,250 hours in excess of scheduled class time; completing 50 hours of community service; and participating in FFA activities.
Congratulations to these current and former Penn Manor students and their agricultural education teachers.
