Trapp In mid-March, two Carroll County students earned distinctive honors at the National Postsecondary Agricultural Students Organization (PAS) Conference. Nathan Trapp of Flora and Mark Minnicus of Delphi were two of 17 Muscatine College Agribusiness and Technology students who attended the conference in Hershey, Pa., at the famous Hershey Lodge.

Trapp placed second in Crop Production and fourth in Plant Systems. Minnicus placed third in Agribusiness Management & Marketing Systems and fifth in Agricultural Education.

Students competed in four different events: Employment Int erview, Career Planning, a firstyear student award area; Career Progress, a management decision making event and Agricultural Sales. The group participated in several leadership and informational seminars as well as talked to various employers from across the country at industry booths.

Prior to the conference, the student delegation toured the Harley-Davidson motorcycle plant in York. "We then spent an emotional three hours on a professionally guided tour of the Gettysburg National Battlefield Memorial Park," said Minnicus.

Minnicus Another highlight of the trip was an evening activity at Hershey World where students learned about Milton Hershey, making chocolate, and the importance of agriculture in the chocolate manufacturing process.