On March 19, Manor FFA presented multiple awards and honors to its members and supporters at the annual FFA Banquet at Penn Manor High School.
Pennsylvania State FFA Secretary Leah Flinchbaugh was a special guest at the banquet, where the following awards were presented:
Creed – Alliana Leschke.
Star Greenhand – Maggie Herr (Production).
Star Chapter Award – Ashlyn Brenneman (Agribusiness), Katelyn Charles (Placement), and Colby Martin (Production).
Upperclassmen Leadership Awards – Kassandra Welch (Advocate of Agriculture), Nate Frey (Birchler Award and Lockhart Award), Emily Burkhart (Outstanding Volunteer), Weston Shertzer (Outstanding Mentorship), Ryan Brenneman (Outstanding Interview), Sara Gehr (Outstanding Contributor), Emily Railing (Most Improved Senior), Lathan Axe (Humanitarian Award), Maybelle Rineer (Heart and Hustle Award), Sarah Souhrada (Dekalb Award), Amelia Fetter and Jenna Railing (Charles Award).
Proficiency Awards – Nate Frey (Agricultural Mechanics Repair and Maintenance – Placement), Ryan Brenneman (Vegetable Production), Sara Gehr (Speciality Crop Production), Emily Burkhart (Small Animal Production and Care), Ashlyn Brenneman (Speciality Animal Production – Entrepreneurship), Lillian Walborn (Diversified Livestock Production), Weston Shertzer (Dairy Production – Placement).
Underclassmen Leadership Award – Jozie Gilger and Kara Harnish (Bachman Sports Leadership), Katelyn Charles (Washington Leadership and Outstanding Contributor Awards), Ashlyn Brenneman (Outstanding Volunteer), Anna Frey (Outstanding Interview and Humanitarian Awards), Natalee Bottoms, Sam Gerlach, Emma Jayne, and John Wise (Emerging Leaders).
Scholarship Recipients – Lathan Axe, Sarah Souhrada, and Carly Wise (Manor FFA Animal Science Scholarship), Emily Railing (Highest GPA Scholarship).
SAE Grant Recipients – Grace Keller and Ruthie Miller.
SAE Grant Recipients Expansion – Ashlyn Brenneman, Katelyn Charles, Sam Deamer, Maggie Herr, Leanne Kneisley, Misty Railing, Maybelle Rineer, and Kassandra Welch.
Highest Fruit Sale – Maybelle Rineer (High School), Eli Shertzer (Manor Middle School), and Carter Rankin (Marticville Middle School).
Outstanding Recordkeeping – Jenna Railing
Blue & Gold Award – Cindy Bachman.
Honorary Chapter Degree recipients – Mr. Nelson Breneman, Mr. Darren Charles, Ms. Coolidge, Ms. Courtney Herr, Dr. Krista Cox, Mr. Jesse Druck, Dr. Jerry Egan, Mr. Dan Forry, Mr. Jeff Frey, Mrs. Sue Frey, Dr. Joe Fullerton, Ms. Dee Galen, Mr. Keith Henninger, Dr. Jennifer Johnston, Mrs. Kramer, Mrs. Nickole Nafziger, Mr. Eric Ober, Mrs. PJ Peters, Ms. Ribbeck, and Mr. Eric Warfel.
Vita Failla, Molly Gehr, and Carly Railing received their American Degrees during the banquet.
At the end of the banquet, the 2026 – 2027 Manor FFA Officers were announced. Chase Perry (President), Amelia Fetter (Vice President), Maybelle Rineer (Executive Vice President), Katelyn Charles (Advisor), Jozie Gilger and Misty Railing (Treasurers), Leanne Kneisley and Lorelai Smith (Secretaries), Grace Garrett (Reporter), Jacob Henry (Chaplain), Emma Jayne (Sentinel), Nancy Railing (Historian), and Anne Frey (Parliamentarian).
Congratulations to all Manor FFA students. We are so proud of your dedication to the agriculture industry!