Students Earn FFA Jackets, Keystone Degrees

Pennsylvania FFA presented Elizabethtown Area High School students Emily Bonsall, Faith Burkholder, Derek Hottenstein, and Samantha Ippolito with Keystone Degrees at the Pennsylvania FFA Mid-Winter Convention held in conjunction with the 2022 Pennsylvania Farm Show. This honor is the highest award given by the Pennsylvania FFA association. Selection to receive a Keystone Degree is based on a student's involvement in FFA and completion of an approved supervised agricultural experience project outside the classroom.

Also at the Pennsylvania Farm Show, eight first-year FFA students from Elizabethtown Area High School received their FFA jacket through the Pennsylvania FFA Alumni Jacket Program. Earning jackets were Calista Bryant, Matty Colvin-Keefer, Mya Ellis, Austin Howes, Faith Musser, Vivienne Nolt, Jackson Umbrell, and Brianna Wolfe. To qualify, the members had to complete an application and write an essay answering the question "What does the FFA jacket mean to me?" The blue corduroy jacket allows students to take part in numerous FFA programs.

FFA is dedicated to making a positive difference in students' lives by developing their potential for leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education. Mark Anderson, agricultural science teacher at the high school, is the club adviser.

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