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Catoctin FFA Attends 89th National FFA Convention in October

Megan McIntosh

National FFA convention nationals. Several CDEs are offered; Catoctin’s agricultural issue team way to explain their issue. The team
is held every year and attracts this year, Catoctin FFAs Agricultural chose an issue they felt was relevant
FFA members from every state, Issues and Agricultural Marketing decided to explain the controversy
to their agricultural community. They over raw milk in the form of a skit.
including Alaska and Hawaii. The teams advanced to nationals. then came up with an interesting Agricultural marketing choose a
89th National FFA Convention was
held in Indianapolis, Indiana, company and presented ways they
from October 17-22, 2016. could improve their business.
Catoctin FFA Delegates Our chapter chose Vista View

While at the convention, Farms, a new sheep farm. See
21 Catoctin FFA members
joined over 59,000 other below for Catoctin FFA results
in these categories.
FFA members. Throughout Three chapters in Maryland
the week, members were
able to participate in were recognized at this year’s
convention. This is based off
sessions, workshops, of an application the chapter
and a career expo. Also,
members competed in Career completes to showcase some of
their activities throughout the
Development Events, more year. To qualify for the award,
often referred to as CDEs. To
complete a CDE, each team your chapter must complete
at least fifteen activities: one
(or individual) learns about for each of the five quality
their subject and rehearses
their task in preparation standards in each of the three
divisions. Catoctin was one of
for state convention. Every Catoctin FFA Delegates: Madison Feltner, Carley Flora, Maddie Godlove, Robert Hahn, Shelby Hahn, Hannah Hartness, the three eligible chapters from
state gets to send one winning Mackenzie Henderson, Jimmy Kempisty, Stephanie Kennedy, Phil Kolb, Maddie Krantz, Tiffany Lenhart, Brandon Marshall, Maryland and was recognized
team per CDE to advance to Ashley McAfee, Megan McIntosh, Nicki Milbourne, Zack Milbourne, Megan Millison, Stephanie Moreland, Jacob Shriver,
and Savannah Stull. nationally as a two-star chapter.

(left)

Ag Issues CDE:
Bronze placing

Madison Feltner, Maddie
Godlove, Hannah Hartness,
Stephanie Kennedy, Tiffany
Lenhart, and Megan
Millison.

(right)

Ag Marketing CDE:
Bronze Placing

Zack Milbourne, Stephanie
Moreland, and Savannah
Stull.

American FFA Degree
Recipients

Less than one percent of FFA members receive
this honor. This year, twenty-two members from
Maryland received the degree, six of which were
from Catoctin FFA: (in no particular order) Shelby
Hahn, Phil Kolb, Brandon Marshall, Ashley McAfee,
Jacob Shriver. Not pictured: Wyatt Farmer. Amy Jo
Poffenberger is pictured with degree recipients.

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