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SC Association of State Fair Scholarship Winners Announced

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This year, the South Carolina Association of Fairs awarded four $500 scholarships to outstanding FFA members from each Agricultural Education region. The scholarships support both academic goals and Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) projects. Here are this year’s recipients:

Region 1: Amberlyn Christenbury

Amberlyn, President of Crescent FFA Chapter, has competed in Livestock, Meat Evaluation, Tool ID, and other CDEs. She is also involved in Anderson County 4-H and the Farm Bureau. Her SAE involves raising crossbred Angus cattle and farm management at LYN Farms. Amberlyn plans to pursue Agricultural Communications with a focus on youth leadership programs. Congratulations to Amberlyn!

Region 2: MacKenzie Glover

MacKenzie, President of WJ Keenan FFA, has led numerous community service events and competed in the State Agricultural Education CDE. Outside FFA, she is active in her school’s soccer team, Math Honor Society, and Robotics team. Her SAE focuses on helping Pawmetto Lifeline with a feral cat catch-and-release program. MacKenzie plans to study Agricultural Science.

Region 3: Brooklyn Hill

Brooklyn, President of Conway FFA, has organized key chapter activities like the Voter Registration program and FFA Freshman Orientation. She has competed in Forestry, Parliamentary Procedure, and Tool ID. Her SAE involves teaching agricultural lessons to younger students and managing greenhouse projects. Brooklyn plans to study Agricultural Education at Clemson University.

Region 4: Anabelle Creech

Anabelle, President of Pelion FFA, has competed in Greenhand Creed, Soils, and Poultry. Her SAE involves working at County Spring Equestrian Center, where she teaches equine showmanship and assists with barn management. Anabelle plans to attend Clemson University to study Animal and Veterinary Sciences, aiming to become a large animal veterinarian.

Thank you to the South Carolina Association of Fairs for supporting these young leaders in agriculture. We are proud to celebrate their achievements and look forward to their bright futures!

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State Staff Tour of Green Sea Floyds

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The State Staff was welcomed by Mr. Lee Mayfield, to tour his program at Green Sea Floyds High School in rural Horry County. Mr. Mayfield certainly has engaged his students in hands on learning and provides them to be successful after high school. We also had the opportunity to spend time with a few students who have the goal of one day being an agricultural educator.  

  • Students teaching Jenny how to work the welding simulator.

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State Staff Tour; Aynor High School

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The final stop of the first day of the Spring State Staff Tour was at Aynor High School. Agricultural Educators Nate Bellamy and Grant Hall. While we missed seeing Mr. Hall since he was at a conference out of state, Mr. Bellamy provided an outstanding tour of the program. Aynor has a wonderful facility that maximizes student engagement and offerings. It was a great visit where we learned a little about the history of the program and the community of Aynor.

Nate Bellamy’s classroom

Aynor Greenhouse

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State Staff Tour, Stop #4, Conway High School

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On the third stop on the State Staff Tour, the team stopped at Conway High School. During the visit, the agricultural program was in the midst of a soft opening of their plant sale. The students were extremely busy assisting donors with plant selection and sales. Other students showed off their AgriScience Fair projects in which they have been working all year on.

  • Showing off the Agriscience Fair project
  • Soft opening of chapter plant sale

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State Staff Tour, Stop #3: Carolina Forest High School

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Carolina Forest is a two teacher program on a very large but beautiful campus. Teachers Natalie money and Marlette Watson offer two pathways for students, ENR and Horticulture. Students are actively engaged in hands on activities including building raised beds, establishing tanks for catfish and running a successful greenhouse.

  • Natalie Money
  • Raised beds built by Ms. Money’s class
  • Marlette Watson
  • Getting ready for catfish

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2024 Miss FFA Crowned

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Eighty-Nine young ladies from across South Carolina traveled to Greenwood to compete in the 2024 Miss FFA Pageant on Friday, March 8. The pageant was held at Lander University in the Abney Cultural Center and began at 7 pm. The Contestants were judged on their applications,
interviews, and evening gowns. From their scores, ten contestants were selected as semi-finalists and then had to answer an on-stage question. From this group, five finalists were selected, and a New Miss FFA was crowned.

Ag South sponsored $500, Livingstons bulldogs,
Chow Chows, and Yorkshire Terriers sponsored $500 and WK Timber Corporation $100 provided the sponsorships to award a $1,000 scholarship. The SC Governor’s School for Agriculture is the host FFA chapter for this event.

Results:
Miss FFA 2024 Ava Nimmons from the Seneca Chapter and Highest Application score.
First runner up: Kayci Claire Wilkerson from the York FFA chapter.
Second Runner up: Katie Ostergaard from the SC Governor’s School for Agriculture FFA chapter.
Third Runner up: Lindsay Morris from the McBee FFA Chapter.
Fourth Runner up: Claire Bartley from the Saluda FFA chapter and Highest Evening Wear Score.
Highest Interview Score: Jahira Freeman from the SC Governor’s School for Agriculture FFA chapter.
Top Ten: No particular order
Emma Lusk Walhalla FFA
Gray Gardner SC Governor’s School
Jenna Kay Avant Carver’s Bay FFA
Reagan Smith Walhalla FFA
Allie Gentle SC Governor’s School

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