FFA Teacher Kaelan Drennan shared amazing stats on the growth program which has reached 504 FFA members in 3-12th grade. In 2018, the program included about 330 students. A large number of students were recognized for advancing to either area or state-level competitions in their respective events.
Leadership Development Events:
- Spanish Creed- Frieda Silva placed 1st in Area advanced to state. Placed 8th in her Heat at State.
Career Development Events:
- Marketing Plan Team Placed 17th Overall in the State:
- Addison Geistweidt
- Cade Stanley
- Victoria Flores
Cotton Evaluation 1st in District and 3rd in Area:
- Ryleigh Clark
- Carsyn Cross
- Blaik Mautner
- Korbie Harper
Meats Evaluation and Technology:
- Placed 2nd at area and advanced to the State contest.
- Carsyn Cross (11th High Individual)
- Ashlyn Conway
- Dakota Danley
- Zuliema Ferretiz
- Blaik Mautner
- Grace Valdez
Dairy Cattle Evaluation:
- Placed 6th out of 36 teams at area and advanced to the State contest.
- Cylee Poor (10th High place individual)
- Jordan Walker (13th high place individual)
- Kadance Glosson
- Kaleb Mejia
Leadership Within the Area:
- District FFA Office:
- Dakota Danley, was elected district sentinel and will help with district FFA events within out area. She will be our leadership representative in the district as Shelbie Boling did this past year.
Degrees: Highest degree that Texas FFA Offers, These Degree will be awarded in July at our annual Texas FFA Convention.
- Lone Star FFA:
- Shelbie Boling
- Talon Gregory
- Abigial Lovern
Livestock Projects (Top Ten Major and County):
- State Fair of Texas: Swine: Abigail Lovern placed 9th with her Yorkshire
- Rabbits: Shelbie Boling Won Holland Lop Best of Breed, Carlie won Jersey Wooly Best of Breed, Alexys Dupont won Best Opposite Variety
FORT WORTH
- Dairy Cattle: Cylee Poor had 2 second in open and junior and fourth in junior and open with her Jersey Dairy Cattle
- Beef Heifers: Gracie Garza 5th Limousine Heifer
- Austin Garza 3rd ORB Heifer
- Rebecca Nichols 10th Brahman Heifer
Ag Mechanics: Whitney Lines Received a Blue Ribbon for her Shop Table
Swine:
- Madison Clark 5th Landrace Ryleigh Clark 5th Duroc Madison Sampson 7th Berkshire Gage Haynes 6th Landrace Haylee Staats 4th Landrace
Breeding Rabbits:
- Shelbie: Best & opposite Sex Breed with her Florida Whites as well as Won Youth Holland Lops Best of Breed.
- Carlie 2023 Fort worth Stock Show and Rodeos Jersey Wooley Best Opposite Sex Breed.
SAN ANTONIO Breeding:
- Ryleigh Clark Breed Champion Yorkshire, Earning 10k Scholarship. Theresa Haynes 5th Yorkshire
- Madison Sampson 10th Berkshire
Market:
- Rhy Garner 9th Dark Cross
Cattle:
- Beef Heifers
- Gracie Garza 5th Limousine Heifer Austin Garza 2nd ORB Heifer
SAN ANGELO
Market:
- 18 classes of Crosses Royse city took home 3 class winners
- Maggie Houser- 1st Light Cross (Sale Placing) Whitney Lines- 1st Hampshire (Sale Placing) Abigail Lovern- 1st Dark cross ( Sale Placing)
- Madison Sampson- 3rd Behind Breed and Reserve breed champion (sale Placing Berkshire)
Breeding:
- Tessa White Division 1 Reserve Breed Champion. Sale placing in the Star Sale. Only 35 out of 453 made sale.
- Madison Sampson 7th Berkshire
- Bryce Allen 6th Berkshire and 7th Duroc, 2nd Chester Abigial Self 4th Yorkshire, 5th Chester
- Ryleigh Clark 5th Yorkshire, 5th Duroc Wyatt Self 5th Duroc
- Lily Wilkins 3rd Spot
HOUSTON SHOWS
Breeding:
- Ryleigh Clark- Supreme Champion Yorkshire Earned a $2500 Scholarship Madison Sampson 7th Berkshire
- Abigial Self 4th Yorkshire Lily Wilkens 6th Spot
- Bryce Allen 3rd Berkshire, 5th Chester Madison Clark 5th Landrace
Market:
- Madison Sampson 7th Duroc (Sale Placing) Ryleigh Clark 9th Cross (Sale Placing) Maggie Houser Breed Champion Yorkshire Eli Lovern 9th Cross (Sale Placing)
Cattle:
- Beef Heifers: Gracie Garza 3rd Limousine Heifer
- Austin Garza 5th ORB Heifer
Dairy Cattle:
- Cylee Poor- Champion Jr and open Jersey Dairy Heifer as well as Premier breeder.
- Breeding Rabbits:
- Carlie Boling Best opposite Sex breed out of 151 Hollands Best of Breed Jerseys
COLLIN COUNTY SHOWS
Swine: We had 16 swine projects become eligible for the sale
- Abigail Self
- Bryce Allen
- Haylee Staats
- Ethan Crawford (Class Winner)
- Madison Sampson (Reserve Breed Champion)
- Whitney Lines
- Maggie Houser (Reserve Breed Champion)
- Miranda Houser (class champion)
- Eli Lovern
- Abigial Lovern
- Rhy Garner
- Makayla Phillips
- Wyatt Self
Sheep/Goats:
- Kylee Glosson Sale placing Market Goat
- Kadance Glosson Sale Placing Market Goat
- Kadance Glosson 2nd Sale Making Market and 2nd Breeding
Rabbits:
- Audrie Sanchez -Reserve Jr Showman
- Shelbie Boling -Best of Breed and Best opposite breed Florida White, as well as Best in Show
- Carlie Boling-Otter Jr buck Best opposite variety, Broken jr Buck best opposite variety, Broken jr doe best of variety best opposite breed, Tan sr buck best of variety best opposite breed, shaded sr buck best opposite variety
- Bailee Hubbard- Best of breed Netherland dwarfs
- Preslee Hubbard best of breed Jersey Wooly
- Anderson Mahoney- Heavy Weight Champion fryer and Overall Grand champion fryer
- Cara Palmer placed 5th earning a sale spot
Broilers:
- Robert Trent placed 11 out of 36 earning a sale spot