April 2012 - Greenville City Schools

Greenville FFA Newsletter
April 2012
Honorary Chapter Degrees
Bestowed
The local chapter awarded two honorary
memberships. The Honorary Chapter Degrees
were presented to Mr. Brian Lloyd and
Autumnwood Estates.
Darren Leis accepting for Autumnwood
Estates and Mrs. Brian Lloyd accepting for Brian
Lloyd.
Greenville FFA Holds Annual Recognition Night
The Greenville FFA Chapter celebrated its many accomplishments, both as a chapter and
by its individual members, during the 82 nd Annual FFA Recognition Night held on Thursday, March
8 th . Approximately 125 members, parent and guests attended the evening held at Greenville High
School.
Special guest speakers for the banquet were Jessica Shanahan, State FFA President and Duane
Edwards, Greenville FFA Alumni.
FFA
To Be the Best, You Must do your Best

Special Awards Presented
.Special Plaques Presented
The advisors presented Appreciation
Plaques to Mrs. Laura Wintrow and Ms.
Tiffany Dickey. 2011 State Degree recipients
Regan Garber and Elizabeth Bernard were
given a plaque. Also recognized was 2011
American Degree recipient Karri Stickley.
Scholarship Awards presented by Advisor John
Guttadore were awarded to Patrick Garber, Zach Unger,
Alyssa Garber, Jalena LeMaster, Regan Garber, Thomas
Shaw, Kiara Davidson, Rachael Schmitmeyer, Kyle
Huston, Korey Garland, Jordan Printz, and Jessica
Landis
Leadership Awards were given to Catherine
Gibson , Kiara Davidson, Patrick Garber, Alyssa Garber, Molly
Magoto, Sarah Spears, Regan Garber, Emily Vanhorn,
and Thomas Shaw
Plugger Award was given to Trever Mann
Citrus Awards Announced
The other awards and recognition presented throughout the evening included Top Citrus Salesmen
Sheiann Mead and Lucas McCabe was named the Top Citrus Salesman Career Four-Year
Total with $1,588.00 in total sales.
Other Fruit Sales Award winners with sales of $ 250.00 of citrus were Kyle Huston,
Top Citrus Salesmen Honored
Dustin Snyder, Brittany Harter, Patrick Garber, Madison Schatz, Trever Mann, Emily Vanhorn,
Johnathan Gibboney, Regan Garber, Rachel Bolyard, and Austyn Potter. With over $400.00 in
Sales were Korey Garland, Catherine Gibson, Tim Ball, Lucas McCabe, and Rachael Schmitmeyer
Members with over $600 in Sales were Jalena LeMaster and Wyatt Sharp. With over $700.00 in
sales was Brooke Stebbins. Alyssa Garber had over $900 in sales and with over $1000.00 in Sales were
Thomas Shaw and Sheiann Mead
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Greenville FFA on the TIGER
Greenville FFA has just recently completed their eighth year of presenting a weekly broadcast
on 97.5 The TIGER. The program is aired each Saturday morning
around 8:30 am. Sarah Spears and Thomas Shaw have been
serving as hosts of the broadcasts and they will be interviewing
FFA members each week. Along with the weekly interviews,
they will be keeping the public informed of what is happening
with the local chapter, giving results of contests and activities, and
providing a short FFA History lesson. Also a feature of the
weekly show is Grandpa Charlie Greenhand who provides a
safety tip of the week.
The chapter appreciates the management of the TIGER for
all the help and support they are providing for this project. Be
sure to listen each and every week for
Greenville FFA Happenings on 97.5 FM The TIGER.
Thomas Shaw and Sarah Spears

Star Awards Presented at Parent Member
Awards Banquet
Seven members received Star Awards. They were
Alyssa Garber, Star Chapter Degree; Patrick Garber and
Thomas Shaw, Star Greenhand Degree; Emily Vanhorn and
Kiara Davidson, Star in Agriscience; Regan Garber, Star in
Ag Placement and Justin Pitman, Star in Agribusiness.
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Dustin Snyder, son of Steve and Lori Snyder, has been
involved with the FFA all four years. He has shown market heifers
and currently works as his SAE. He has participated in TractorCade,
Fishing trips, Urban and Rural Soil Judging, fruit sales, Safety
Awareness Days, and many other activities. His favorite activity was
the snow tubing trips during FFA Week. Dustin’s future plans are to
start his own cattle operation and raise club calves. Snyder will
remember most the TruePointe Ag Day field trip.
Brandi Spille has been a two year member of the FFA.
Spille, daughter of Gary and Kristi Spille, raised market hogs for her
SAE and is also currently working in a job placement site. She has
been involved with FFA Week activities, Safety Awareness Days,
Urban Soil Judging, March for Babies, FFA Homecoming Float, and
attending the Farm Science Review. Brandi’s future plans involve
attending Wilmington College, getting a job, marrying a rich farmer,
and having lots of kids. Brandi will remember most of all the laughs
and good times in Ag Business class.
Dustin Snyder
Brandi Spille

Four Year Members Honored
The Four Year Award went to Justin Pitman,
Sarah Spears, Lucas McCabe, Dustin Snyder, Sara Cole,
and Regan Garber.
Students Receive Proficiency Awards
Awards presented by Advisor Daryl Goodwin for the proficiency awards were Alyssa Garber,
chapter winner in Agricultural Processing; Regan Garber placed 1 st in District 5 in Agricultural
Services Placement and was also named as a state finalist in this area; Patrick Garber was the chapter
winner in Agricultural Services Placement while Regan Garber was named a chapter winner in the
Agricultural Services Entrepreneurship area; and Trever Mann was chapter winner in Beef Production.
Regan Garber place 4 th in District 5 in Diversified Agricultural Production Placement and
Patrick Garber was named chapter winner in this same area. Thomas Shaw was named chapter winner
in Dairy Production Entrepreneurship and in the Diversified Livestock Production area; Madison
Schatz was named chapter winner in Equine Science Entrepreneurship and Sara Cole was named
winner in Equine Science Placement. Diversified Horticulture Placement chapter winner was Jalena
LeMaster; chapter winner in Food Science and Technology Placement was Molly Magoto; and chapter
winner in Vegetable Production Management Entrepreneurship was Lucas McCabe. In the Grain
Production Placement area, Regan Garber was named Chapter Winner and in Outdoor Recreation, Justin
Pitman was the Chapter Winner.
Justin Pitman was named chapter winner in Swine Production Entrepreneurship; and Jalena
LeMaster received recognition for Sheep Production Entrepreneurship.
Greenville FFA –Chartered 1929
Celebrating our 82 nd year in 2012

Judging Teams Honored
Judging Contest recognition certificates were given to the following teams. The Agronomy
Team placing 5 th in the state consisted of Patrick Garber, Regan Garber, and Alyssa Garber. The Urban
Soils Team members placing 6 th in the District were Regan Garber, Sarah Spears, Skylar Bannon, Jon
Unger, Robert Erbaugh, Dakota Edger, Alyssa Garber, Eric Bankson, Molly Magoto, Justin Pitman,
Brandi Spille, Sara Cole, Lucas McCabe, Courtney Overton, and Brooke Stebbins. The Rural Soils
Team placing 15 th in the District consisted of Sam Barga, Thomas Shaw, Sheiann Mead, Trever Mann,
Rachel Bolyard, Emily Vanhorn, Patrick Garber, Austin Davis, and Madison Schatz.
The Dairy Judging Team placing 55 th in the State were Thomas Shaw and Austyn Potter. The
Outdoor Power Team placing 3 rd in the District were Brian Sanders, Justin Pitman, and Josh Kenworthy.
The Equine Science Team placing 2 nd in the State consisted of Sara Cole, Ivy Berger, Chelsia Wintrow,
Madison Schatz, and Rachel Bolyard. The Ag Mechanics Skills team placing 4 th in the District were
Christian Jennings, David Shultz, and Josh Kenworthy.
Southwest Skills Classic Contest participants placing 4 th in the State consisted Austin Davis,
Seth Gessler, Austyn Potter, Wyatt Sharp, and Cody Bashore. In the Poultry Contest, the team placed
36 th in the State. The team consisted of Lucas McCabe, Will McCabe, Molly Magoto, and Kennedy Norris.
The Wildlife Management team placed 29 th in the State and team members were Kyle Huston, Austin
Davis, Sam Barga, and Trever Mann.
The Greenhand Quiz team consisted of Rachael Schmitmeyer, Haley Kimmel, Ashley Yoder,
William Hittle, and Emma Sowers. The Chapter Parliamentary Procedure team received a Gold Rating in
the Sub District competition and team members were Patrick Garber, Regan Garber, Alyssa Garber,
Jalena LeMaster, Sheiann Mead, Molly Magoto, Thomas Shaw, and Emily Vanhorn. The Greenhand
Parliamentary Procedure Team also competed at the Sub District level and members were Haley Kimmel,
Tylor Bowman, Ashley Yoder, Tim Ball, William Hittle, Zach Unger, Rachael Schmitmeyer, Jordan
Printz, and Emma Sowers.
In the Job Interview, in the Sophomore Contest, Thomas Shaw was honored for placing second in
the District. In the Public Speaking area, Korey Garland and Emma Sowers competed in the creed
contest.
Greenville FFA Officers Attend Ag Appreciation Luncheon
The officer team of the Greenville FFA Chapter was
honored to attend the 2012 Agricultural Appreciation
Luncheon held at Romer’s. This luncheon, sponsored by the
Darke County Chamber of Commerce, coincided with the
ending of National Agricultural Week.
Members watched as former Greenville FFA member
Matt Aultman received the Agricultural Advocacy Award
for his work promoting Agriculture through Keller Feed and
Grain and the Darke County Farm Bureau.
The officers were invited as guests of Matt and
Morgan Aultman.

Greenville FFA Team Places Fourth in State
Tuesday, April 10 th , five members of the chapter traveled
to Miami Valley Career Technical Center for the State
Southwestern Skills Classic. The team did very well and placed
4 th in the state at this contest. The contest consisted of 15
individual areas that students could chose to participate in. Each
student could participate in
two different areas and the
chapter could have a total of
two students in each contest
area.
Members participating and their state rankings included
Austyn Potter 1 st in Safe Tractor Operation, Austyn Potter 5 th
and Wyatt Sharp 8 th in Hand Lawn Mowing, Austin Davis 1 st and
Jessica Landis 7 th in Natural Resources, Tim Ball 1 st in Painting
and Ladder Safety, Austin Davis 4 th in Small Engine Parts
Identification, Wyatt Sharp 8 th in assembly, Tim Ball 1 st in
Personal Finance and Jessica Landis 8 th in Small Animal Care.
Tim Ball was named top overall individual in the state in the
Southwestern Skills Classic.
Congratulations to all these FFA members for their
respective placing in this state competition.
Tim Ball Top Overall Individual
Cole named to National Technical
Honor Society
Sara Cole recently was inducted into the Greenville
High School Chapter of the National Technical Honor
Society. Cole, daughter of Alan and Pam Cole, was
inducted based on her overall GPA, Agricultural
Education GPA, her attendance, and her overall
character and leadership abilities. Sara, a senior, joins
Lucas McCabe and Regan Garber as members from the
Agricultural Education Program.

Upcoming Events
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May 3-4
May 7
May 15
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May 18, 21
May 23-25
June 2
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Trash Bash
WalkAmerica
State FFA Convention
Fishing Trip
Who At My Dirt 4 th Grade
Anthony Wayne Food for America
Edible Dirt Program 3 rd Grade
Senior Exams
Underclass Exams
Graduation
FFA Meeting
2012 Greenville FFA Officers
President—Alyssa Garber
Vice Presidents---Patrick Garber and Thomas Shaw
Secretary—Kiara Davidson
Treasurer—Catherine Gibson
Reporter—Emily Vanhorn
Sentinel—Molly Magoto
Advisors--Daryl Goodwin and John Guttadore

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