“Roll on, there’s mountains to climb. Roll on, were on
borrowed time. Roll on roller-coaster, roll on tonight”- from the song “Roll
On”, by Kid Rock
Hey Everybody!
My name is Nathan Repetz, and I am honored to be serving as
your 2013/2014 Pennsylvania 4-H State Council President!
Now, I guess you are all probably wondering who on earth this
guy is. I am from New Cumberland, Cumberland County, which is about five
minutes on the other side of the river from Harrisburg. This past summer I
graduated from Cedar Cliff High School, and I just started at Penn State
Altoona where I am majoring in Agricultural and Extension Education. I have
been a Cumberland County 4-Her since I was 8 years old, completing shooting
sports, teen leadership, and small engine projects to name a few. Outside of
4-H, I am a huge fan of sprint car racing, I’ve run cross country since 7th
grade, and in high school I enjoyed performing in our musicals and singing in
our Chamber Singers.
My roller-coaster of State Council is underway, and it looks
like it will be an amazing ride. It seems like yesterday was August 8th
when the lift chain let go and I flew down the hill, thus starting my council
term. Like on every roller-coaster I was wondering what I got myself into, but
that feeling was overridden with excitement of what was to come.
Before I knew it, I was in my council uniform at Ag Progress
Days. That was what you may call a trial by fire. Fifteen minutes after
arriving at APD, several of us got the chance to meet George Greig, PA
Secretary of Agriculture. He was a pleasure to talk to, and I look forward to
meeting him again throughout my term. We also got to meet other amazing people,
including elected officials, 4-Hers and their parents, and a nifty little pedal
cart we called Roxy. APD was a blast and I do believe we passed this first test
with flying colors! Next came Council Training Weekend. We got the chance to
plan out our year, choose a theme, learn how to best represent Pennsylvania
4-H, and most importantly, bond as a team and as a family.
As I sit here at college writing this, the above Kid
Rock quote came to mind. Yes, this year there will be seemingly impossible mountains
to climb, but they will only make our council team stronger. Yes, we only have
a year to be on State Council, but that won’t stop us from making the most of
it.
That being said, I can’t wait to start this year and see
what it has in store. Roll on roller-coaster!!
Sincerely,
Nathan Repetz
2013/2014 PA 4-H State Council
President
Nathan,
ReplyDeleteYou make your Cumberland County 4-H family proud!