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High Honors at PA Farm Show for FFA Members
The Pennsylvania Farm Show is an event that the SVRCS FFA looks forward to every year . This year will be particularly memorable as five seniors will be earning their Keystone Degrees and five others will receive their blue jackets as first year members .
The Keystone is the fourth-highest of five degrees an FFA member can receive . To earn a Keystone , a member must first earn Greenhand and Chapter Degrees , complete 25 hours of community service , participate in at least 15 FFA activities , demonstrate leadership skills , advocate for agriculture and the FFA , and have 300 hours outside of school and $ 1,000 invested in a supervised agricultural experience . Earning this award are five SVRCS seniors , Izzy Culvey , Nolan Bubb , Timothy Underkoffler , Thayne Jefferies , and Olivia Johnson .
Through the Alumni Scholarship , freshmen Marley Bickel , Brody Swanger , Cooper Shade , Alaina Leigey , and Toby Conoway will be earning their blue jackets , which is the honorary symbol of starting membership in the FFA . To be considered for this scholarship , the students had to fill out an application explaining what the jacket would mean to them and their future plans in the FFA .
National Honor Society Helps The Salvation Army with a Food Drive
November is National Homeless Awareness Month . In honor of that , the SVRCS National Honor Society collected food donations in an effort to help The Salvation Army provide Thanksgiving and Christmas meals to the community . The biggest request from The Salvation Army was soup , which tends to be a hot commodity during the winter months . By providing food , the NHS chapter hopes the donation alleviates some of the stress felt by families in need of assistance .
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