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23 students win festival scholarships

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By DAVE NICHOLSON

dnicholson@tampatrib.com

Published: May 13, 2009

PLANT CITY - More than 500 students, parents and others were on hand April 16 as the Florida Strawberry Festival handed out scholarships and trophies at its annual livestock banquet.

The event honors youths who enter animals in livestock competitions, thanks sponsors and generally wraps up the festival, which ran Feb. 26 through March 8. The festival handed out scholarships worth a total of about $20,000 and 188 awards at the banquet, General Manager Paul Davis said. The festival has awarded 114 agriculture scholarships over the past eight years, he said.

"To me, that's what the Florida Strawberry Festival is all about," he said.

The scholarships included ones honoring the late festival directors Bill McClelland, Roy Parke and James L. Redman.

"They were pillars of the community and they meant so much to the festival and the community," Davis said.

The livestock scholarships are made possible through the festival's Purchase a Sign Program, where local businesses buy advertising space on the festival grounds. A record 23 students received a minimum of $500 scholarships each.

Here's a list of the winners:

Festival livestock scholarships for $700 each were presented to Kayla Blake of Durant High School, Lacy Brower of Plant City High, Amy Bush of Brandon High, Jordan Butts of Durant High, Ethan Cauley of Plant City High, Caitlin Cribbs of Durant High, DeAnna DeShong of Plant City High, Kayla Fulwood of Plant City High, Jamie Ham of Plant City High, Colton Hinson of East Bay High, Devin Johnson of Durant High, Amy Lawhorn of Newsome High, Heather Layton of Victory Christian Academy, Megan Layton of Victory Christian Academy, Sara Beth Newsome of Plant City High, Summer Norris of Plant City High, Jerrod Parker of Plant City High, Byron Ratliff of Lennard High, Austin Salter of Durant High, Tim Shirley of Durant High, Bryant Tindle of Plant City High, Mahaley Smith of Durant High and Mitchell Varnum of Durant High

The $500 William R. McClelland Scholarship, sponsored by Larry and Debbie Swindle and family, was presented to Bryant Tindle of Plant City High; the $500 James L. Redman Scholarship, sponsored by the law firm of Trinkle, Redman, Swanson, Coton, Davis & Smith, P.A., was presented to Colton Hinson of East Bay High; and the $1,000 R. E. (Roy) Parke Scholarship, sponsored by the Roy Parke Scholarship Fund, was presented to Tim Shirley of Durant High.

Businesses and organizations that participated in the Purchase a Sign Program included AMS Shorthorns, Arrowhead Archery Shop, In The Field magazine, Durant FFA Alumni, Family Care Pharmacy, Farm Bureau Insurance, Farm Credit of Central Florida, Florida Mineral & Salt, First Baptist Church of Plant City, Harold's Farm Supply, Hillsboro Bank, Hopewell Funeral Home, Lonesome G Ranch, Pallets Plus, Poppell Insurance, Ray Young Construction, LLC, Dr. Michael Salvato, Sunshine State Federal Savings & Loan, Woodard Nurseries, Zeno Office Solutions, Larry and Debbie Swindle and family, Trinkle, Redman, Swanson, Coton, Davis & Smith, P.A. and the R. E. (Roy) Parke family.

The following youths won awards at the banquet in these categories:

Swine Show and Sale

Record Book Awards - sponsored by Farm Credit of Central Florida

Junior division, first place, Ashley Nobles, Alafia Kids 4-H; second place, Dalton McHenry, Hillsborough County 4-H Dairy Club; and third place, Jonathon Wall, Antioch Critters 4-H.

Intermediate division, first place, Nicholas Andrilick, Turkey Creek FFA; second place, Kelsey Newsome, Turkey Creek FFA; and third place, Andrew Gmytruck, Tomlin Middle FFA.

Senior division, first place, Samantha Farkas, Durant High FFA; second place, Jamie Harder, Alonso High FFA; and third place, Jessica Andrlick, Turkey Creek FFA.

Showmanship Awards - sponsored by Hoof N Horns

Junior division, first place, Clint Walden, Turkey Creek FFA; second place, Ashley Nobles, Alafia Kids 4-H; and third place, Lane Harrell, Hillsborough County Swine Club.

Intermediate division, first place, Andrew Gmytruck, Tomlin Middle FFA; second place, Levi Mayo, Turkey Creek FFA; and third place, Heath Hanks, Tomlin Middle FFA.

Senior division, first place, Byron Ratliff, Lennard FFA; second place, Jake Maxwell, Tomlin Middle FFA; and third place, Gary Baker, Turkey Creek FFA.

Herdsman Awards - sponsored by Hillsboro Bank

Junior division, first place, Ashley Nobles, Alafia Kids 4-H; second place, Clint Walden, Turkey Creek FFA; and third place, Alissa Baker, Sydney Stampede 4-H.

Intermediate division, first place, Nicholas Andrlik, Turkey Creek FFA; second place, Konnore Long, Tomlin Middle FFA; and third place, Levi Mayo, Turkey Creek FFA.

Senior division, first place, Jake Maxwell, Tomlin Middle FFA; second place, Aaron Kent, On Target; and third place, Jessica Andrlik, Turkey Creek FFA.

Premier Awards - sponsored by Southside Farm Supply

Junior division, Ashley Nobles, Alafia Kids 4-H; intermediate division, Nicholas Andrlik, Turkey Creek FFA; and senior division, Jake Maxwell, Tomlin Middle FFA.

Buyers Awards - sponsored by the Bill McClelland family

Grand champion, Bill Morrow, Morrow Steel, exhibitor, Dustin Lawson; reserve champion, and Sam Astin, MPB Farms, exhibitor, Eric Swartz.

Steer Show and Sale

Division champions and reserve champions

Division 1. champion, Derrick Knight, JG Smith; and reserve champion, Jesse Wall, Antioch Critters 4-H.

Division 2, champion, Darren Turner, Plant City Sr. FFA; and reserve champion, Jerrod Parker, Plant City Sr. FFA.

Division 3, champion, Katlyn Messick, Durant FFA; and reserve champion, Haley Ours, JG Smith FFA.

Record Book Awards - sponsored by Farm Credit of Central Florida

Junior division, first place, Chrissy Grimmer, J G Smith FFA; second place, Ashley McMath, Plant City FFA; and third place, Jesse Wall, Antioch Critters 4-H.

Intermediate division, first place, Kelsey Hull, Plant City FFA; second place, Tori Shepherd, Durant FFA; and third place, Courtney Newsome, Durant FFA.

Senior division, first place, Bryant Tindle, Plant City FFA; second place, Lacy Brower, Plant City FFA; and third place, Emily Talcott, Steppin Stone 4-H.

Showmanship Awards - sponsored by Hillsboro Bank

Junior division, first place, Seth Poppell, Durant FFA; second place, Chrissy Grimmer, Plant City FFA; and third place, Kallee Cook, JF St. Martin FFA.

Intermediate division, first place, Brett Maxwell, Plant CityFFA; second place, Jeffrey Hagin, Riverview FFA; and third place, Summer Norris, Plant City FFA.

Senior division, first place, Amy Lawhorn, Newsome FFA; second place, Bryant Tindle, Plant City FFA; and third place, Caitlin Cribbs, Durant FFA.

Steer Gain In Weight Contest - sponsored by Lakeland Animal Nutrition

First place, Chrissy Grimmer, J G Smith FFA; second place, Caitlyn Wilson, Lennard FFA; third place, Courtney Newsome, Durant FFA; fourth place, Kyslynn Muncy, Durant FFA; and fifth place, Brittany Coleman, Durant FFA.

Herdsman Awards - sponsored by Dr. Michael Salvato and Heaven's Rose Ranch

Junior division, first place, Chrissy Grimmer, Plant City FFA; second place, Jesse Wall, Antioch Critters 4-H; and third place, Seth Poppell, Durant FFA.

Intermediate division, first place, Dustin Davis, Plant City FFA; second place, Raven Voss, Lennard FFA; and third place, Josh Upthegrove, Plant City FFA.

Senior division, first place, Aaron Vancleve, Durant FFA; second place, Bryant Tindle, Plant City FFA; and third place, Ethan Cauley, Plant City FFA.

Premier Exhibitor Awards - sponsored by Poppell Insurance, Inc.

Junior division, Chrissy Grimmer, Plant City FFA; intermediate division, Kelsey Hull, Plant City FFA; and senior division, Bryant Tindle, Plant City FFA.

Steer Carcass Awards - sponsored by Sunshine State Federal Savings and Loan

Grand champion, Stanley Witchoskey, JF St. Martin FFA; reserve champion, Ainsley Bowers, Plant City FFA; third place, Kaci Compton, Plant City FFA; fourth place, Cameron Salter, Durant FFA; fifth place, Colton Hinson, East Bay FFA; sixth place, Bailey Harrell, Durant FFA; seventh place, Derrick Knight, JG Smith FFA; eighth place, Katlyn Messick, Durant FFA; ninth place, Taylor Wiggs, Durant FFA; 10th place, Caitlyn Cribbs, Durant FFA; 11th place, Skylar Wilks, Newsome FFA; and 12th place, Forrest Allen, Durant FFA.

Producer Awards - sponsored by Peacock's Liquid Feed

Producer of grand champion of show, Plant City FFA, Michael Paul; producer of reserve grand champion of show, Lisa Johnson; producer of grand champion carcass, Lloyd Lay; and producer of reserve grand champion carcass, Circle C Cattle, JD Cauley.

Steer Buyers Awards - sponsored by Bill McClelland Family

Grand champion steer, Mosaic Fertilizer (Ron Hall), exhibitor, Darren Turner, Plant City FFA, price, $11 pound; and reserve grand champion steer, Central Maintenance (Scott Varnum), exhibitor: Katlyn Messick, Durant FFA, price, price, $6 pound.

Reporter Dave Nicholson can be reached at (813) 627-4727.

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