The time has come to announce the four finalists for the 2019 LEAD Society Teach Ag! Essay Contest! These "final four" participants will be recognized on-stage at the 90th Pennsylvania FFA State Convention. This year, we had thirteen participants, representing nine schools from across the state of Pennsylvania.
Participants were able to step into the role of an agriculture teacher for a day and instruct a class on a topic of their choosing. Following the 2019 contest theme, "To Infinity and Beyond", students were asked to include in their lessons a connection to how agriculture is working to meet growing global demands by the year 2050. After their teaching experience, participants were then asked to write a 300-500 word essay on the prompt "How can agricultural education meet the growing global demands in the year 2050?"
We are proud of this contest and its ability to allow students to experience what it is like to be an agricultural educator. Each participant will also receive a LEAD Society Teach Ag! Essay Contest T-shirt and is invited to attend an ice cream social during the Pennsylvania FFA State Convention.
Our four finalists will be receiving gift cards for the National FFA Shop and the first place winner will receive free registration to a 2019 FFA event of their choosing!
And now, in no particular order, we are proud to announce the four finalists of the 2019 LEAD Society Teach Ag! Essay Contest:
Cheyenne Bastian-Brown
Canton High School
Canton FFA
Agriscience Teacher: Mr. Thomas Hojnowksi
Jessica Herr
Lampeter-Strasburg High School
Garden Spot FFA
Agriscience Teachers: Ms. K. Janae McMichael and Ms. Holly Oberholtzer
Amanda Hamilton
Cumberland Valley High School
Cumberland Valley FFA
Agriscience Teachers: Ms. Jeanne Case and Ms. Darla Romberger
Brandon Bixler
Garden Spot High School
Grassland FFA
Agriscience Teachers: Ms. Ashley Pierson and Ms. Katherine Ranck
Congratulations to these finalists and all participants! The final results will be announced at the opening session of the Pennsylvania FFA State Convention on Tuesday, June 11th. Congratulations all!
Thomas Gabel
Public Relations Director
LEAD Society
#PSUAgEd22
Twitter Handle: @gabel_thomas
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