Manheim Central High School

Heather Anderson

Seth Kensinger

Allyson Heckman

Agricultural Education Instructors

The Agriculture Education Department consists of three excellent teachers who are dedicated to developing your student's potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success. Each has their own area of expertise and together they work as a team to teach students about modern agriculture. Regardless of your child's background, their goal is to develop agricultural literacy in all students, while exposing them to potential careers in Pennsylvania's largest industry.

Mrs. Heather Anderson is the Instructional Facilitator of the Manheim Central Ag Program. She teaches Introduction to Agriculture Production & Mechanics, Food Science, Animal Science, and Veterinary Science courses. Her family raises and shows Horses, Boer goats and Netherland Dwarf rabbits.

Dr. Seth Kensinger teaches both introductory and upper-level agriculture courses with his areas of specialty being environmental science, agribusiness, greenhouse management & nursery landscaping. He is a certified FAA drone pilot and will be incorporating a multispectral sensor drone into the agronomy curriculum. He is currently advising the activities of the Manheim Adult Young Farmer program.

Mrs. Allyson Heckman teaches all advanced agricultural mechanics classes. She is an alumni of the program and graduate of Penn State Ag Education. She has a master's degree fom Lebanon Valley College in STEM Education. Her background is in Dairy and Animal Science, but she now teaches Construction, Welding, Small Gas Engines and Ag Machinery courses. She is advisor of the Manheim FFA Chapter.

Together they help your child explore different fields within the Agriculture industry.

The Three Circle Model

Through agricultural education, students are provided opportunities for leadership development, personal growth and career success. Agricultural education instruction is delivered through three major components:

Classroom/Laboratory instruction (contextual learning)
Supervised Agricultural Experience programs (work-based learning)
Student leadership organizations (National FFA Organization, National Young Farmer Educational Association and National Post-secondary Agricultural Student Organization).

Manheim FFA

Manheim FFA Chapter

FFA is an intracurricular student organization for those interested in agriculture and leadership. It is one of the three components of agricultural education.

All MCSD Agriculture Education students are provided with a basic membership in the National FFA Organization. FFA They are considered Blue Level members of the Manheim FFA Chapter. To participate further in county, state, and national FFA activities, members are encouraged to submit a membership application, and annual dues of $20 to become Gold Level member. For more information about the opportunities provided to FFA members, visit www.ffa.org.

Our adult education program is for farmers of any age, whether they are young or just young at heart. Monthly newsletters and meetings throughout the year provide technical updates, as well as networking opportunities for those involved in production agriculture. You do not need to be an alumni of Manheim Central to participate in this organization.

For more information...

If you have questions about our program, please contact Heather Anderson, Instructional Facilitator.

Email: andersonh @manheimcentral.org
Location: Manheim, Pennsylvania
Phone: 717-664-8502