Meet the Officer Team

For anyone wondering who is on the Manor FFA Officer team, here are the students serving and a little bit about each individual! Introducing the 2018-2019 Manor FFA Officer Team.

Becca

The President: Rebecca High is the President of the Officer Team, and this is her third year as an Officer. She is in 12th grade, and her favorite agriculture class is Floriculture. Her favorite food is pasta, and her favorite color is blue. Her hobbies include baking, art, and FFA. In the future, Becca would like to get a Bachelor’s degree in pastry arts and Business Management. She would then like to open a Cafe/Patisserie and travel throughout Europe.

Arilyn

Vice President: Arilyn Tegtmeier Oatman currently serves as one of the residing Vice Presidents, and this is her third year serving as an Officer. Arilyn is in 12 grade and she says her favorite ag classes she has taken include Ag Business and Veterinary Science. Her favorite food is Mac and Cheese, and her favorite color is green. Her hobbies include dance and FFA, and she enjoys doing research and learning new aspects of animal nutrition. She plans on going to Penn State to major in Animal Science and double minor in Animal Nutrition and Agribusiness.

Mel

Executive Vice President: Melodie Garrett is the other residing Vice President on the Officer Team and this is also her third year of being an Officer. She is in 12th grad and her favorite ag class is Animal Science. Her favorite food is mashed potatoes, and her favorite color is purple. Her hobbies include horseback riding, showing livestock, and painting. In the future, Melodie would like to be a Clinical Laboratory Technologist.

Lauren

The Advisor: Lauren Sensenich is the Advisor of the Officer Team and this is her second year of being an Officer. She is in 11th grade and her favorite ag class so far has been Plant Science. Her favorite food is popcorn, and her favorite color is grey. Her hobbies and interests include Student Athletic Training and showing livestock. In the future, Lauren would like to receive her Bachelor’s Degree in Science and Nursing and become an ER Nurse.

Maddy

The Secretary: Madeleine Denlinger is one of our two secretaries, and this is her second year serving on the Officer Team. She is in 11th grade and of all the ag classes she has taken, Vet Science is her favorite. Her favorite food is spaghetti and her favorite color is purple. Her hobbies and interests include spending time with her friends and getting to know new people. She also works on a 1400 head Dairy Farm in Quarryville as one of the lead herdsmen. In the future, Maddy plans on attending college to become an Ag Lawyer or a Large Animal Vet.

Cody

The Corresponding Secretary: Cody Hurlburt is the second of the two Secretaries, and this is her second year of serving as an Officer. She is in 11 grade and her favorite agriculture class is Construction. Her favorite food is lasagna, and her favorite color is green. Her hobbies include Young Life, and working at Willow Valley. She is not sure what she would like to do in the future, although she does know she would like to work plants or do something in the mechanical field.

Jolene

The Treasurer: Jolene Fields is one of the two Manor FFA Treasurers and this is her first year serving on the Officer Team. Her favorite ag class is currently Animal Science. Her favorite food is anything sweet, and her favorite color is blue. Her interests include working with animals and being involved in the German Club as well as The Exchange Student Program. In the future, she plans on going to college to become a Veterinarian.

Renee

The Treasurer: Renee Eshbach is the second of the two treasurers on the Officer team and this is also her first year of being an Officer. Renee is in 10th grade and her favorite ag class is animal science. Her favorite food is homemade mac and cheese, and her favorite color is blue. Her hobbies and interests include showing pigs and steers at local fairs, soccer, and working on the family farm. In her future she is undecided on what she would like to do, however, she knows she would like to work in the agricultural field.

Sarah

The Chaplain: Sarah Bleacher is this year’s Chaplain, and it is her first year being an Officer. She is in 10th grade, and her favorite ag class is Intro to AFNR. Her favorite food is Tim Tams, and her favorite colors are Red, White, and Blue. Her hobbies and interests include soccer, swimming, track and field, being with friends, and watching movies. In the future Sarah would like to work in the ag industry, however, she is undecided on what she would like to do within that career field yet.

Alyssa

The Reporter: That’s me! My name is Alyssa Chalfant, I am in 12th grade and this is my first year serving on the Manor FFA Officer Team. My favorite agricultural classes were Veterinary/Animal Science and Plant Science. My favorite food is Mac and Cheese, and my favorite color is pink. My hobbies and interests include working on the dairy farm, FFA, Serteen, Aevidum, Hunting, Bowfishing, and showing livestock. In the future, I am undecided on what I would like to do, however, I know that I want to work in the agricultural field.

Laurel

The Historian: Laurel Barley is this year’s Historian, and this is her first year being an Officer. She is in 10th grade and her favorite agricultural class is Veterinary Science. Her favorite food is Chick – Fil – A chicken nuggets and her favorite color is blue. Her hobbies include working on the farm, showing animals, and being a member of the Manor FFA. In the future, she would like to become a large animal vet.

Mike

The Parliamentarian: Michael Brumbaugh serves as the Parliamentarian for the Officer Team. He is in 12th grade and his favorite ag class is animal and vet science. His favorite food is breakfast casserole, and his favorite color is blue. His hobbies and interests include spending time outdoors and hunting. In the future, Mike would like to have a Livestock Management Degree and own his own Beef Farm.

Darby

The Sentinel: Darby Conrad is the Sentinel for the Officer Team this year. This is her first year as an officer, and she is in 11th grade. Her favorite ag class is animal science. Her favorite food is jello, and her favorite color is pink. Her hobbies and interests include riding horses, and she is involved in the high school rodeo. In the future, she would like to rehabilitate horses from leg and feet injuries.

 

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The Big E

For Manor FFA’s very own Dairy Judging team, it was a long process of studying and practicing leading up to their competition at the Big E – also known as the Eastern States Exposition. After placing second at the state competition as a team, they qualified to compete at the Eastern States Exposition ( The Big E). The team put in many practices before they headed out to Massachusetts to compete, where they put all their hard work to the test. The team headed out on Thursday and embarked on the six-hour journey to Massachusetts. The car ride was filled with lots of music, singing, laughter, sleeping, studying, and obviously, cows. On Friday, the team was able to walk around the fairgrounds and explore all of the food stands and various shows and exhibits taking place. Saturday was the big day, and the team was well prepared for it. It was an early morning, waking up at 5:30am  to ensure they could be at the Coliseum – where the competition took place – by 6:30am and ready to compete. The competition consisted of a 40 question general knowledge test, and 10 questions on a DHIA (Dairy Herd Improvement Association) paper. Then, there were four classes of calves, one class of yearlings, and one class of cows for the contestants to judge, and they also had to write and prepare reasons for two of these classes. After the judging aspect was completed, contestants said there reasons to two different judges for evaluation. Lastly, there was a team event. The scenario was on housing facilities of cows and calves, and the contestants had to evaluate how the farmer housed his animals and present to a judge the pros and cons, and suggest what they believe are the problems and how they can be corrected. Saturday night there was a banquet for all of the teams in every CDE competition to attend to hear the results of the competitions and obtain their award if they won. The Dairy Judging team placed third as a team, with Austin Kolb winning first place as an individual, and Alyssa Chalfant placing as the sixth place individual. Austin Kolb also obtained an award for being the highest placing individual for the Brown Swiss Breed. Overall the team did wonderful at not only the Big E, but also state convention, and their hard work paid off. They had a great weekend at the fair and they have enjoyed being on a team together for so long.

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89th Annual State Convention

Every year, a group of students from the Manor FFA pack up and head out to State College for the yearly FFA State Activity week. This year, the chapter had a wide variety of participants and teams in the three-day event that took place from June 12-14. Students ran for a position as a State Officer, participated in the LDE (Leadership Development Event) and CDE (Career Development Event) events. Our chapter was also able to have a member representing us as a Delegate on the Agriscience Fair Committee, and a member represent us on the Nominating Committee selecting the State Officer team. This year, the theme of the 89th annual State Convention was Initiate, Create, and Illuminate. At the nightly sessions, the State Officers showed everyone how they can initiate, create, and illuminate their futures and their lives. There were guest speakers at each session, past State officers, and everyone’s favorite, the talent show winners! As always, our chapter had a great year and we cannot wait to return next year.

Congratulations to the following winners:

Dairy Cattle Management and Evaluation CDE: Second place as a team, with team members including: Austin Kolb (6th place), Alyssa Chalfant (8th place), Madeleine Denlinger (12th place), and Laurel Barley (43rd place)

*The Dairy team will be moving on to compete at the Big E in September

Employment Skills LDE: Emily Aukamp (5th place)

Floriculture CDE: Melodie Garrett (11th place)

Horse Evaluation CDE: Sixth place as a team, with team members including: Amanda Baker (14th place), Hannah Ile (33rd place), Darby Conrad (39th place), Rebecca Roland (47th place)

Poultry Evaluation CDE: First Place as a team, with team members including: Sarah Bleacher (3rd place), Morgan Harnish (4th place), Renee Eshbach (5th place), Jolene Fields (9th place)

Individual members included: Megan Reen (1st place), Berklee Perry (8th place), Brianna McMichael (11th place), Jordan Arms (14th place)

*The Poultry team will be moving on to compete at the National Convention in October

Veterinary Science CDE: Angela Frola (14th place), Brenna McDevitt (16th place)

Chapter Delegate: Arilyn Tegtmeier-Oatman served as a Chapter Delegate for the Agriscience Fair Location Committee

National Chapter Award: 10th place – will be moving on to compete at the National Convention

Proficiency Awards: Kenny Barley (Ag Sales Entrepreneurship), Jonathon Eshbach (Specialty Crop Production), Clara Hess (Dairy Placement), Damian Kreider (Vegetable Production)

State Officer Nominating Committee: Rebecca High

Scrapbook: Chapter Scrapbook placed 14th

State Officer Candidates: Kenny Barley and Samantha Garrett

Congratulations to all who competed and will compete at the Big E and National Convention!

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Hotrods for Hunger

     

Many people eagerly lined up their hotrods bright and early the morning of April 14th, ready for the show to start. Manor FFA held its annual Car Show on April 14th, 2018 at Comet Field in Millersville, and it was a record year. The committee and a club from our high school, Young Humanitarians League, raised $3,230.00 and was able to donate 100% of the profits to the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. We were fortunate to have the help from some YHL club members at the event in the busy concession stand. YHL and FFA worked together to help the event run smoothly. Manor FFA prides itself in hosting this event every year, and it continues to get better and better. This year there was a record turnout with over 110 cars entered into the contest and $3,230.00 raised. The committee that plans and runs this show spent numerous days and hours into sending out sponsor letters to prepare for this event and raise a significant amount of money. The money that was raised was from the small entry fee and donations from supporters, families, guests, and many more. The day was sunny and beautiful and the turnout was awesome. Thankfully, we had many sponsors that graciously contributed to our event via a monetary donation, food, music, or their time to come out and help us! They significantly helped us put together a great show for the community. This year, all of our proceeds were donated to the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, and we provided them with close to $3,230.00 which made almost 18,000 meals for community members in need. Every dollar that is donated translates into six meals provided for those in need. We also held a food drive during the event, and those canned food items were donated to Casa de Bendicion, which just relocated into our school district. The Manor FFA Alumni were also able to be at our event once again with their awesome Chicken BBQ! We also had music thanks to Bob Rudy, and we had live music from a chapter member and his friend who go by Barley & Steel! Overall, the day was great and filled with awesome cars, awesome food, and great friends! The Committee hopes to see everyone come back out next year so we can continue to make our event better and better each year!

 

Thank you to our sponsors and supporters of the 2018 Manor FFA Car Show:

  • Barley & Steele
  • Bob Rudy
  • Hilly Acres Farm
  • John Herrs
  • Kmart
  • Lancaster County Motors – Lancaster Mercedes-Benz
  • Lancaster Harley-Davidson
  • Lancaster Toyota
  • Off-Road Central
  • Seth Perry Trucking
  • Star Rock Farms
  • Stoner Car Care
  • YHL – Young Humanitarians League
  • Walnut Hollow Mulch

 

Our winners were as follows:

 

Class 1: Antique Cars

  1. Dick Kauffman
  2. Paul & Cheryl Vaughn
  3. Herman M.

 

Class 2: Classic Cars

  1. Duane Kleinsmith
  2. Diane & Mark Meyer
  3. Chad Koller

 

Class 3: Current Cars

  1. Dave Warner
  2. Shawn Schwartz
  3. Ricky Snyder

 

Class 4: Antique Trucks

  1. Pete Hirt
  2. Steve Reidenbach
  3. Kenny Barley

 

Class 5: Classic Trucks

  1. Don Miller
  2. Dan Behmer
  3. Kenny Barley

 

Class 6: Current Trucks

  1. Michael & Miki Bowers
  2. Tabitha Swope
  3. Collin Koser

 

Class 7: Off-Road Vehicles

  1. Stephanie Stryjewski
  2. Austin Brown
  3. Toby Singer

 

Class 8: Semi-Trucks

  1. David Hurlburt
  2. Seth Perry

 

Class 9: Tractors

  1. Neil Fellenbaum

 

Best of Show:

  • Dick Kauffman won Best of Show with his 1957 Chevy Nomad SW
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58th Annual Awards Banquet

On Thursday, March 22, the Manor FFA Chapter held its 58th annual awards banquet. There was an astounding number of over 250 members and guests present at the banquet. Most members from the chapter were eligible to receive awards in several different categories such as excellence in their agricultural-related courses, monetary grants to help fund their Supervised Agricultural Experiences, college scholarships, and many more!

Our chapter holds this awards banquet every year to honor and award members of our chapter for their hard work and diligence inside and outside of the classroom. In order to receive an award, students attended awards interview night which was held in February. Students filled out applications for various awards that they were applying for, then they were interviewed at interview night. They were asked a plethora of questions such as why they felt they should be selected for the award they were applying for, why they applied for the award, what the award meant to them, how do the ag classes they have taken pertain to the award, and various other questions pertaining to each award.

We were honored to have our PA FFA State Secretary, Taylor Halbleib speak at our banquet. She spoke about the importance of FFA and how we should cherish our moments in FFA because they will only last so long, and to always have fun. We would also like to thank all of the teachers that attended the banquet, and our community members that attended.  

In total, we had about 40 sponsors that sponsored the awards that were given to our chapter members, and we were able to award students almost $5,000 for their hard work and diligence. Listed below are the awards and what student received each award:

Proficiencies:

  • Kenny Barley: Ag Sales
  • Arilyn Tegtmeier: Agriscience Research – Animal Systems
  • Kyle Bushong: Dairy Production
  • Melodie Garrett: Diversified Livestock Production
  • Jonathan Eshbach: Specialty Crop Production
  • Rebecca High: Swine Production

Scholarship Awards:

  • Clara Hess: Young Ag Mechanic
  • Ben Raifsnider: Young Ag Mechanic
  • Joe Allman: Young Ag Scientist
  • Becky Barley: Young Ag Scientist
  • Abigail Reiff: Career in Agricultural Sciences
  • Emily Aukamp: Highest GPA
  • Abigail Reiff: Excellence in Agribusiness
  • Kyle Bushong: Excellence in Animal Science
  • Arilyn Tegtmeier: Excellence in Veterinary Science 1
  • Emily Aukamp: Excellence in Veterinary Science 2
  • Rebecca High: Excellence in Floriculture
  • Kyle Bushong: Consylman Excellence in Plant Science
  • Alyssa Chalfant: Excellence in Wildlife and Natural Resources
  • Kenny Barley: Excellence in Construction
  • Ben Raifsnider: Excellence in Engines
  • Kyle Bushong: Excellence in Welding
  • Emily Aukamp: Outstanding Record Keeping
  • Kyle Bushong: Consylman All Around Ag Mechanic Award

Leadership Awards:

  • Bradley Groff: American Degree
  • Katey Bleacher: American Degree
  • Sammy Bleacher: American Degree
  • Rebecca High & Melodie Garrett: Washington Leadership Conference
  • Clara Hess: Birchler Award
  • Michael Brumbaugh: Charles Award
  • Emily Aukamp: Dekalb Award
  • Elizabeth Broderick: Agricultural Advocacy Award
  • Kenny Barley: Humanitarian Award
  • Melodie Garrett: Outstanding Contributor
  • Rebecca High: Outstanding Interview
  • Jonathan Eshbach: Most Improved Senior
  • Emily Aukamp: Outstanding Volunteer
  • Jonathan Eshbach & Clara Hess: Lockhart Award
  • Arilyn Tegtmeier: Bachman Sports Leadership Award
  • Austin Kolb: Consylman Outstanding Rookie Award
  • Becky Barley: I can. We will
  • Austin Kolb: I can. We will
  • Michael Brumbaugh: I can. We will
  • Renee Eshbach: I can. We will
  • Sarah Bleacher: I can. We will
  • Becky Barley: Creed
  • Bobbie Ditzler: High Fruit Salesman (Marticville Middle)
  • Emma French: High Fruit Salesman (Manor Middle)
  • Rebecca High: High Fruit Salesman (High School)

Star Awards:

  • Laurel Barley: Star Greenhand – Placement
  • Berklee Perry: Star Greenhand – Production
  • Jolene Fields: Star Greenhand – Agriscience
  • Austin Kolb: Star Chapter – Agribusiness
  • Maddy Denlinger: Star Chapter – Placement

SAE Grants:

  • Arilyn Tegtmeier: Start-Up Grant
  • Megan Reen: Start-Up Grant
  • Maddy Denlinger: Start-Up Grant
  • Cody Hurlburt: Start-Up Grant
  • Brenna McDevitt: Start-Up Grant
  • Arilyn Tegtmeier: Expansion Grant
  • Colin Smith: Expansion Grant
  • Marshall Ebersole: Expansion Grant
  • Angie Frola: Expansion Grant
  • Rebecca High: Expansion Grant
  • Alyssa Chalfant: Expansion Grant
  • Austin Kolb: Expansion Grant

We finished our night out with the installation of our 2018-2019 Manor FFA Officer Team which is as follows:

  • President: Rebecca High
  • Vice Presidents: Arilyn Tegtmeier & Melodie Garrett
  • Advisor: Lauren Sensenich
  • Secretaries: Maddy Denlinger & Cody Hurlburt
  • Treasurers: Jolene Fields & Renee Eshbach
  • Reporter: Alyssa Chalfant
  • Chaplain: Sarah Bleacher
  • Sentinel: Darby Conrad
  • Parliamentarian: Michael Brumbaugh
  • Historian: Laurel Barley

We would also like to congratulate our seniors Jonathan Eshbach, Tanner Bauman, Clara Hess, Emily Aukamp, Isaiah Smith, Kenny Barley, Abigail Reiff, Elizabeth Broderick, Cheyenne Ressler, and Hannah Gerberich!

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National FFA Week 2018

National FFA Week is meant to raise spirits in the FFA across the nation. Here’s what happened this week in our chapter! Through out the week students also competed in the #manorffaphoto18 contest.

Monday’s photo challenge was you and your SAE.

Tuesday February 20, students brought out there crazy socks. In the evening, members gathered with other chapters at Hoss’s to eat dinner with our FFA State Secretary Taylor Halbleib. Tuesday’s photo challenge was your Favorite FFA activity.

Wednesday February 21, students showed their FFA pride and wore their official dress to school. In addition, the students and advisers prepared a teacher luncheon to thank teachers for their support in the FFA chapter. Wednesday’s photo challenge was your favorite time in official dress.

Thursday February 22, students picked someone to be twins with. The evening held award interviews for the chapter banquet on March 22nd. Thursday’s photo challenge was your favorite memories with a alumni or supporter.

Friday February 23, students showed their american pride by wearing red, white, and blue as well as Mini THON t-shirts. In the afternoon and evening, students then participated in Penn Manor’s third annual Mini THON and the school made $26,694.00 for Four Diamonds. Friday’s photo challenge was fun with your friends.

Thank you to all who participated and helped with National FFA Week!! Congratulation to Mel Garrett for winning the #manorphoto18 challenge!

 

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Keystone Recipients 2018

Monday January 8th, during Pennsylvania’s 102 Farm Show and the FFA’s 85th Mid-Winter Convention, 10 students walked across the stage to receive the second highest achievable award in the FFA, the Keystone degree. Congratulations to Emily Aukamp, Tanner Bauman, Kenny Barley, Jonathon Eshbach, Hannah Gerberich, Clara Hess, Damian Kreider, Isaiah Smith,  Abby Reiff and Elizabeth Broderick.

The Keystone degree means that all the effort Emily put into her SAE projects has paid off and that she can continue her FFA career. After she graduates Emily plans on running for FFA State Office and then attending college for equine management . Her advice for future Keystone Degree runner is to be passionate about your SAEs and as well as planning ahead.

Isaiah views the Keystone Degree as that his SAE projects were good enough to get him to this level. His plan for after high school is to travel to Alaska to explore the great out doors and to hopefully to come back with a hunt to brag about . Is advice to future applicants is to keep AET up to date.

Kenny thinks of the Keystone Degree as a representation of his dedication to the FFA and his achievements it has taken to earn this degree. After high school, Kenny plans on attending college to major in Agribusiness and Crop Science . His advice to future applicants is to get and stay involved as early as possible and make sure that you record everything in AET.

The Keystone Degree proves that hard work pays off to Hannah, and that she can do anything she sets her mind to. After high school Hannah is going to attend Penn Tech for Physical Therapy . Her advice when going for your keystone is to stick with it because it will pay off and you will be glad you accomplished it.

Abby views the Keystone degree as a family tradition as well as a way to exemplify her leadership in the FFA. Her plans after High School is to find a career in Photography  and attend Penn State in the fall . Abby’s advice to future students going for their Keystone is to always keep your record books accurate and up to date as well as going the extra mile whenever possible.

Elizabeth  sees the Keystone Degree as her last four years of hard, dedicated, and focused work. After high school she plans on going to Delaware Valley University to major in Ag Business and to major in plant sciences. Her advice to future Keystone nominees is to work hard and keep their AET up to date.

The Keystone Degree means a lot to Tanner and he feels it is a big accomplishment to withhold. After High School Tanner is undecided on what the future will behold . His advice to future students going for their Keystone is to fill out your AET and don’t procrastinate.

Damian  feels the keystone degree means the last four years of hard work and dedication have paid off. After high school, Damian plans on going to California and attending BSSM for ministry . His advice to future Keystone Applicants is to not wait until the last minute to fill in your AET.

The Keystone Degree means Jonathon has reached the second highest award attainable in FFA. After high school he plans on working on family farm. His advice for future students running for their Keystone Degree is to make sure their AET is always up to date.

Clara thinks of the Keystone Degree as a tradition since her sister and brother received the award. After High School Clara is currently undecided on what she wants to do after high school Her advice for future applicants is to cherish it and remember that it is worth it.keystone

Left to Right: Kenny, Damian,Tanner,Clara, Jonathon, Elizabeth, Isaiah, Hannah, Emily and Abby.

 

 

 

 

 

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State Officer Visit

Friday, December 1th, four State Officers came to teach student all about FFA. They included active games and quizzes in each class. Leadership, focus, sportsmanship, and working as a team were just a few of the things they educated our students about.Then some of the officers went to one of are middle school Ag club and taught are middle school student all about FFA. Thank you for coming to our Chapter!!

 

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LCLC 2017

LCLC was held at the Lancaster Country CTC on November 9th. This year at LCLC first year members went and learned more about leadership and they participated in team building activities. When the students got there they divided into groups, each group had a different topic on what they talked about. The topics included SAE Projects, FFA degrees and then some leadership skills. There were County officers there to lend their advice to the the new members. The night ended with them eating dinner and then have time to socialize.

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National Convention 2017

October 24th-27th, Poultry Team and Chapter Seniors went to National Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The Seniors stopped at OhioPyle, Laurel Caverns, Indianapolis Zoo , and ET Sprayers on their way to the Convention.

Poultry  team competed and won Silver as a team. Madeleine Denlinger earned silver with Kylie Kreider, Colin Smith, and Marshall Ebersole earning Bronze.

The American Degree is the highest degree in FFA received by less than 1% of FFA members. Samantha Bleacher, and Bradley Groff are the two past Manor FFA members who achieved their American degree this year.

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