Pennsylvania State Royalty

(left to right)  Stephanie Beeman, Cumberland County,  First Alternate:  Lyndsey Royek, Erie County, PA Princess;  Sarah Weimer, Clarion/Venango, Second Alternate.

PA Dairy Princess: 

     The 2007-2008 PA Dairy Princess is Lyndsey Rebecca Royek of Erie County.  Lyndsey is the 16 year old daughter of Walter and Lisa Royek.  She has two brothers, Alan, 14, Curtis, 10 and one sister, Annie, 12.   The Royek’s reside on the 250 acre Royek Dairy Farm with 55 milking of the total 100 head of Holstein and Guernseys.   Lyndsey owes 6 head.   Hay and corn are raised on the farm.   Lyndsey has been involved in dairy education for 10 years by working with her family in training teachers about dairy farming and the dairy industry at the annual Ag in Classroom seminar.  She is a junior at Corry Area High School and would like to attend Penn State University to major in marketing and hopefully eventually work in dairy promotion.   In high school, she is active in varsity soccer, varsity swimming, member of National Honor Society, sophomore class treasurer and a mentor in PALS mentor program and is currently serving as co-captain.   Outside of school, Lyndsey is involved in youth group, YMCA competitive swimming, dancing at Long’s School of Dance for 10 years including tap, ballet, acro, jazz and pointe, a 6 year member of Milky Ways 4-H club and has  served for 2 years as secretary, PA Jr. Guernsey Breeders Association, the northwest regional representative for the PA Jr. Holstein Association and has participated in the Jr. Holstein dairy bowl competition for 4 years.  Lyndsey is no stranger to showing dairy cattle with holding title of  the county master showman for two years, the county master fitter and owns the county’s reserve grand champion Holstein for the past two years. Lyndsey’s hobbies include reading, dancing and showing cows.

First Alternate

    Stephanie Della Beeman, Cumberland County Dairy Princess was selected as First Alternate.    A former PA State FFA officer is serving as the 2007-2008 Cumberland County Dairy Princess.  Stephanie Della Beeman is the 22 year old daughter of Steven and Diane Beeman of Carlisle, Pennsylvania.  She has 2 sisters, Rachael, 30 and Katie, 28 and 3 brothers, John, 25, Thomas, 20, and Zachary, 16.   She is sophomore at Harrisburg Area Community College and will be transferring to Penn State next year studying Agribusiness.  Stephanie is employed at Nells Shurfine Markets.  She is a 2004 graduate of Cumberland Valley High School where she was active in track and field, German club, FFA and goat 4-H.  Her activities include serving as a 4-H adult volunteer and being active in FFA Alumni.   Stephanie hobbies include hiking, reading, scrapbooking, raising livestock , swimming and traveling.  Stephanie’s grandfather and uncle have dairy farmers and she has raised dairy heifers.

 Second Alternate

Sarah Beth Weimer, Clarion/Venango  Dairy Princess was  selected Second Alternate.    A senior at Keystone High School is this year’s Clarion-Venango Dairy Princess, Sarah Beth Weimer.  Sarah is no stranger to dairy promotion with serving as a dairy miss for 2 years and a dairy ambassador for 3 years before becoming dairy princess.  She lives on the 162 acre Solid Gold Holsteins farm with Holsteins and Guernseys.  Sarah owns 14 head.  In high school, Sarah is the treasurer of the National Honor Society, served as secretary of the junior class, treasurer of student government, member of Europe club, color guard, track and field team, concert choir and school musical.   Sarah was a 2006 scholar at the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for Agricultural Sciences, attended the 2006 Hugh O’Brian Youth Conference and the 2007 Girl’s State citizenship training.  This summer, Sarah traveled to Europe with her school.  Sarah is enrolled in the Leaders’ Early Admission Program at Clarion University of Pennsylvania (a duel enrollment program for high school students).   Her other activities include being a member of Salem Reformed United Church of Christ, youth group and Sunday school, secretary of Milkmasters 4-H Dairy Club where she has been a member for 10 years showing dairy, beef and goats.  Sarah is active member of PA Jr. Holstein Association and PA Jr. Guernsey Breeders.  She has been a member of the national winning dairy quiz bowl team at the National Guernsey convention in 2003 – 2005.  Sarah also won the 2005 National Guernsey Public Speaking Contest – intermediate division.  Sarah’s others hobbies include reading, shopping and traveling.  Sarah is the daughter of Mike and Cindy Weimer and has one brother, Spencer, 15.

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