ROCKFORD, Ohio — On May 5, the Parkway FFA Chapter hosted its annual Daddy-Daughter dance at Parkway High School. The dance was held for girls in the grades kindergarten up to the sixth grade and their fathers. The Chapter provided refreshments for the girls and their fathers in between dances. About one hundred girls attended the dance to have a good time with their fathers.

The Parkway FFA and FCCLA organizations also hosted their third blood drive for this school year on May 2, through the American Red Cross. Students 16 and older had the opportunity to sign up and donate blood. In the end, about 60 students and staff members donated. 

The FFA and FCCLA would like to thank the American Red Cross, those students and staff members who donated blood, and everyone who helped make it a successful day. 

At the State FFA Convention, the Parkway FFA Chapter had four members receive their state FFA degree.

To receive a state degree, students must complete minimum requirements including having already earned a chapter degree, completed at least one year in an agricultural education class, be a junior, senior, or high school graduate, have a grade point average of 2.0 or higher, and have an attendance record of 93 percent or better. Students also must have one of the following: gross earnings of more than $3000, or have worked 1000 hours or more. 

Lindsey Walls, a junior, daughter of Kerry and Heidi Walls earned her state degree by working on Walls Farms. Tyler Matthews, a junior, is the son of Todd and Brenda Matthews earned his degree by raising and selling steers and hogs at the Van Wert County Fair. Tommy McDonough, a junior, is the son of Larry and Tammy McDonough earned his state degree by working on McDonough Farms. Kylie Snyder, a junior, is the daughter of Steve and Diane Snyder earned her state degree by raising and selling mums.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The CHS Foundation has awarded 75 $1,000 scholarships to college students studying agriculture. 

This year’s recipients include 50 high school seniors and 25 two-year college students from 27 states. The CHS Foundation is the major giving entity of CHS Inc., (Nasdaq: CHSCP) the nation’s leading cooperative, owned by farmers, ranchers and co-ops across the United States.

An independent, external committee selected recipients based on their career goals, essays, extracurricular involvement, transcripts and reference letters. See below for a list of high school and two-year college scholarship recipients from the Farm World readership area.

•Iowa: Crystal Ann Krapfl, of Colesburg, attending Iowa State University; Matthew David Schulte, of Dorchester, attending Iowa State University; Clayton Arnold Miller of Latimer, attending North Iowa Area Community College; Cale Garrett Juergensen, of Churdan, attending Iowa Lake Community College; Royce Herman Stortenbecker, of Hastings, attending Iowa Western Community College and Tara Ann Gray, of Toledo, attending Kirkwood Community College

•Illinois: Samantha Bolen, of Carrollton, attending Kansas State University; Megan Elizabeth Bloemer, of Bloomington, attending University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Evan P. Sheppard, of Pearl, attending John Wood Community College; Tyler Braun of Columbia, attending Southwestern Illinois College

•Indiana: Katie Marie Barnett, of South Whitley, attending Purdue University; Nolan Allan Sampson,  of Union Mills, attending Purdue University; Jenna P. Benzing, of Fort Wayne, attending the University of Findlay; Cody Andrew Beck, of Bainbridge, attending Butler Community College – Michigan; Caitlin Jane Weathers, of Fowlerville, attending Michigan State University and Evan Blonde of Homer, attending Michigan State University

•Ohio: Mariah Caitlin-Jo Carey, of Mount Gilead, attending The Ohio State University - Agricultural Technical Institute; Luke James Winner, of Sidney, attending The Ohio State University-Agricultural Technical Institute; Nathaniel Mark Birkhimer of Hanoverton, attending The Ohio State University- Agricultural Technical Institute and Lisa Sutton of Minerva, attending The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute