My name is Samantha Sessamen and I am coming upon my senior year at Penn State University where I will be finishing my degree in Agricultural & Extension Education. In these next few paragraphs, you will learn a bit about my history and how I got to where I am today.
As a little girl, I never imagined that my life would be where it is today. Being born in New York City, I can tell you that I was far from a country girl. Halfway through elementary school, I moved to the rural town of Tyrone, Pennsylvania.
Shortly after arriving to central PA, I was introduced to the 4-H program. My father introduced me to showing lambs and goats in 4-H, and that is where I found my passion. I loved working with animals and even shadowed a veterinarian throughout middle school and high school. I even joined a 4-H horse club where I competed in various events from production to hunt seat riding.
Once I reached high school, I joined the Tyrone Area FFA Chapter. I was immediately involved in CDE's such as Public Speaking, Ag Mechanics, and Soil Judging. I had no less than two SAE projects at one time and had as many as four at once; they included: market lamb, market goat, sheep production, off-farm employment, rabbit production, and market rabbit. I was intrigued by the FFA Organization and worked my up from Treasurer to Vice-President to President. I enjoyed every minute of my membership; even received my Keystone (state) Degree and American Degree along the way.
Today, I have started my own 4-H club where I am the head project leader for the Blair County Bounding Bunnies 4-H Club. My goal is to be involved with 4-H and Extension for the rest of my life; it is my passion. My ultimate goal is to educate the leaders of tomorrow in agriculture. With the foundation that Penn State and those involved in Agricultural & Extension Education, I believe that I am well on my way to being prepared to take on anything placed in front of me.
I am excited to be preparing myself in student teaching at Derry Area High School under the instruction of Roy Campbell during spring of 2016. I hope you continue to join me with this blog throughout this journey.
