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).
Maybelle Rineer noted, “Getting this leadership award tonight at the FFA banquet is really special to me. It shows that all the hard work, long days, and support from everyone around me actually meant something.”
“I love the banquet because I love getting to look back and see how hard our chapter has worked and recognize the people who make it such an amazing chapter. Everyone puts so much time and dedication into serving the community and making FFA better and it really pays off,” said Amelia Fetter.
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.
“The FFA has a lot of community support throughout the year, and I think it’s awesome that we have a night to give awards and recognize those who volunteer and support our chapter,” noted Weston Shertzer
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).
Some of the current Manor FFA members provided some initial thoughts on the banquet and what it means to them to be apart of FFA.
“My favorite part of the banquet was seeing out underclassmen get recognized for their efforts this past year,” said Sarah Souhrada. “Manor FFA continues to be an amazing chapter because we have wonderful members who know when it is their time to take charge!”
“I really enjoyed being able to be part of the FFA banquet and see all the accomplishments within our chapter. I am really grateful for all the support from our community that was present at the banquet, as well as, my family and friends who attended,” said Jenna Railing.
Nathaniel Frey noted, “My biggest takeaway from the banquet was how fast high school has gone. As long as the days and weeks feel, the years fly past. It is crazy that my last banquet is finished. I couldn’t have had a better group of peers to work with.”
Congratulations to all Manor FFA students. We are so proud of your dedication to the agriculture industry!