2021 LEAD Society Teach Ag! Essay Contest - Finalist Annoucement

The time has come to announce the four finalists for the 2021 LEAD Society Teach Ag! Essay Contest! These "final four" participants will be recognized during the in-person session at the annual Pennsylvania FFA State Convention. This year, we had twelve participants, representing five 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 2021 contest theme, "INSPIRE", students were asked to include in their lessons a connection to how agricultural education can be used to create passion and interest in the agriculture industry. After their teaching experience, participants were then asked to write a 400-600 word essay on the prompt "How can agricultural education be used to inspire students about the future of agriculture?" as well as a 300-word reflection of their teaching experience. Students also submitted their lesson plans and a video from their teaching experience that were included as part of the competition evaluation process. 


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 (and their designated advisor for this contest!) will receive a LEAD Society Teach Ag! Essay Contest T-shirt.

Our four finalists will be receiving gift cards for the National FFA Shop and the first place winner will receive free registration to a 2021 FFA event of their choosing!

And now, in no particular order, we are proud to announce the four finalists of the 2021 LEAD Society Teach Ag! Essay Contest:

Madison Copenhaver

Cedar Crest High School 

Cedar Crest FFA

Agriscience Teacher: Mr. Phil Haussener

Michael Lewis

Bald Eagle High School 

Bald Eagle FFA

Agriscience Teacher: Mr. Todd Biddle

Tre Rosa

Pequea Valley High School

Pequea Valley FFA

Agriscience Teacher: Mr. Doug Masser 

Mackenzie Thomas

Cedar Crest High School

Cedar Crest FFA

Agriscience Teacher: Ms. Claudia Brady

Congratulations to these finalists and all participants! The final results will be announced at the in-person session of the Pennsylvania FFA State Convention on Friday, June 11th. Congratulations all!

Dylan Clark

Public Relations Director

LEAD Society