Teachers Excelling in the Workplace

Teachers Excelling in the Workplace: Darla Romberger

Pennsylvania has a number of young agricultural educators making an impact inside and the classroom. At Cumberland Valley High school, Darla Romberger co-advises more than 170 FFA members and agriculture students, helping to guide the chapter to a number of National Chapter awards, state officers, and Keystone state degree recipients. 

Cumberland Valley FFA hosted PA Secretary of Agriculture,
Russell Reading during Pennsylvania Ag and Food Careers Week

Recognition of Excellence

Ms. Romberger was recently awarded by her Alma Mater, Delaware Valley University, the Secondary Education Award during their Alumni Achievement Awards this past fall. Delaware Valley highlighted 10 individuals who had made contributions to their chosen field and who had been active in community and professional organizations.

She said that she was humbled to to have been recognized by her peers for the successful part of her ag ed journey, and shared she enjoyed being able to showcase how agricultural education is an integral part of secondary education as a whole.

Ms. Romberger was awarded the Secondary Education Award

Ms. Romberger new she wanted to be a teacher in high school because she enjoyed helping and tutoring others. This led her to pursue a degree in agricultural education. After becoming a teacher in a suburban school district, she "quickly realized the need for agricultural education literacy in science curriculum", and she gets most excited at the opportunity to expose students to the ever changing and growing agricultural industry.

Sam Loy

2021 Agriculture Teacher Candidate

Twitter Handle: @samloy_ag