SALINEVILLE-The Southern Local High School FFA held its annual banquet on April 27 to celebrate the chapter’s accomplishments throughout the year.
This year’s banquet hosted 175 members and guests at the school and students were awarded for career development participation, FFA scholarship, greenhand and chapter degrees, 2023 Star Awards and honorary membership. The honorary membership was awarded to community members and FFA alumni Ryan and Kasandra Wilson. The Star Greenhand Award, which recognizes an outstanding first-year member, was presented to Cole Forbes while the Star Chapter Farmer was awarded to fourth-year member Elizabeth Wilson.
Elizabeth Wilson, Jessica Lafferty and Anesa DeSellem each received the Columbiana County FFA Alumni Scholarship for $250 while the Marcus K. Walter Memorial FFA Scholarship was awarded to seniors Jessica Lafferty, Nicole Phillis and Elizabeth Wilson, who each earned $1,000.
The 2023 Southern Local High School FFA Banquet was held April 27 to celebrate the chapter’s achievements throughout the year. Among the accolades given were honorary memberships to community members and FFA alumni Ryan and Kasandra Wilson.
The SLHS FFA’s Star Greenhand Award was presented to Cole Forbes as outstanding first-year member with four-year member Elizabeth Wilson receiving the Star Chapter Farmer Award during the event.
Elizabeth Wilson, Jessica Lafferty and Anesa DeSellem, pictured from left, each received a $250 Columbiana County FFA Alumni Scholarship for their educational pursuits.
Graduating members, pictured from left, Jessica Lafferty, Elizabeth Wilson and Nicole Phillis earned a Marcus K. Walter FFA Scholarship for $1,000.
