April WFFA Newsletter
2024
Upcoming Dates!
April 1- Friends of Weatherford FFA Booster Club Metting
April 2- Validation at WHS Barn
April 6th - Validation at Posse Grounds
April 3- Heart of Texas CDE Contest
April 4-5 - San Angelo CDE Contest
April 10- Area 4 CDE Contest at Tarleton State
April 19-20- State Contest at Texas Tech
April 22- District Degree Check
April 22- State Contest at Texas Tech (Wildlife)
April 25- State Contest at Tarleton State University
April 25-26 - State Contest at Sam Houston
April 27- State Contest at Texas A&M University
CDE Contests!
HLSR Contests
Our Entomology team and Plant ID team had an early start to the CDE season before and during spring break. They've competed well and learned a lot so far! They're super excited to put their skills to the test at their upcoming contests!
Plant ID:
Texas Farm & Ranch CDE - 2nd Place Team
HLSR CDE - 7th Place Team - Abigail R., Abram S., Peyton S., Olivia D., Olivia C., Alanah P., Carson W.
Entomology:
Anson CDE - 5th Place Team
Jacksboro CDE - 9th Place Team - Laura C., Alyssa A., Emme G., Carson W.
Tarleton State
Weatherford FFA traveled to the largest CDE contest in the nation on Thursday at Tarleton University!
10 teams represented Weatherford FFA.
Ento- Carson W, Laura C, Alyssa A, Emme G, Ragen S
FBM- Natalie Z, Malaki T, Sam H, Scarlet R
Floriculture- Riley M, Audrey M, Kat W, Cemi F
Livestock Judging- Kashleigh K, Landrie A, Maddox T, Sloan S
Horse Judging- Calli F, Maria M, Olivia K, Paisley F, Gracie C
Milk Quality- Thomas M, Finnegan T, Jordan T
Nursery Landscape- Landon K, Lincoln R, Gabe D, Joe L
Poultry Judging- Sierra H, Lorelai L, Bryndon H, Azia H, Lauren S
Vet Science- Avery A, Emma M, Layne S, Kenzie K, Hudson B
Wildlife- Hayden M, Morgan B, Mason D, Jayden B
West Texas A&M
The CDE teams traveled to the panhandle this weekend to compete at West Texas A&M University and brought home some hardware!
Plant ID- 1st place, Abigail (2nd) R, Abram S (3rd), Olivia D (4th), Olivia C (11th), Sofia C (12th)
Plant ID (Canyon FFA Invitational) - 1st place, Abigail R (2nd), Abram Shaw (4th), Olivia D, Olivia C, Sofia C
Vet- 3rd place, Emma M (3rd), Avery A, Layne S, Kenzie K, Hudson B
FBM- 5th place Natalie Z, Malaki T, Sam H, Scarlet R
Cotton- Maddox T, Emily S, Sloan S, Wyatt D, Carson G
Entomology- 7th Carson W, Laura C, Alyssa A, Emme G, Ragen S
Livestock- Kashleigh K, Landrie A, Maddox T, Sloan S
Poultry- Sierra H, Lorelai L, Azia H
Agronomy- Kaleb H, Sage E, Lila G, Alejandro F, Kami W
Horse- Calli F, Maria M, Kaylee F Paisley F, Gracie C
Clarendon College
Finishing out our panhandle trip was the contest at Clarendon College. These students are a blast to travel with and the improvement they have each time walking into a contest is exciting!
FBM 1st - Malaki T (3rd) , Sam H (4th), Natalie Z (5th), Scarlett R
Plant ID 1st - Abigail (2nd) R, Abram S (4th), Olivia D (9th), Olivia C, Sofia C
Vet 3rd - Emma M (3rd) Avery A, Layne S, Kenzie K, Hudson B
Entomology 3rd - Carson W, Laura C, Alyssa A, Emme G, Ragen S
Agronomy 7th - Kaleb H, Sage E, Lila G, Alejandro F, Kami W
Cotton 12th - Maddox T, Emily S, Sloan S, Wyatt D, Carson G
Livestock Judging- Kashleigh K, Landrie A, Maddox T, Sloan S, Ryleigh K
Horse Judging- Calli F, Maria M, Kaylee F, Paisley F, Gracie C
Poultry - Sierra H, Lorelai L, Azia H
Cisco College & Northwest ISD
Earlier this week, students competed at Cisco College Invitational and Northwest ISD Invitational. They are starting off this CDE season with a bang!
Cisco-
FBM 2nd - Sam H, Malaki T, Scarlet R, Natalee Z
Vet 5th- Emma M, Kenzie K, Peyton F, Avery A, Hudson B, Megan C, Layne S, Annie S
Poultry 9th - Brilee B, Lauren S, Lorelai L, Averi B, Bryndon H, Sierra H, Skylar C, Landry C, Azia H
Cotton- Maddox T, Sloan S, Wyatt D, Carson G, Emily S
Northwest-
Agronomy 6th - Kami W, Alejandro F, Kaleb H, Sage E, Lila G
Poultry6th - Brilee B, Lauren S, Lorelai L, Averi B, Bryndon H, Sierra H, Skylar C
Weatherford Showdown
Fall Validation
Major Tag Orders - ALL
MAJORS Tag Orders for 2024/2025 (Not Swine) (Not Parker County)
Are due Thursday, April 4, 2024 by Noon using the link below.
https://parkercounty4h.wufoo.com/forms/r1pv9t120td8sw2/
Fall Major Swine Validation
The Wufoo link will be open on March 25th and close on April 8th. They will be $20. Please use this link https://srounsavall.wufoo.com/forms/parker-county-swine-validation-tag-fall-2024/ . I will need checks in hand by the week of the 15th. Checks will be made out to Friends of Weatherford FFA.
Flyers
Scholarships
Livestock Shows
HLSR Heifers
Houston has come to a close! We are so proud of our heifer exhibitors and the hard work they have put in this season! Come out and support these kids at our county show last week of May!
Results are below:
Elijah - 1st and 3rd with his heifer Heartbreaker
Gage- 3rd, 7th, and 9th with his heifers Debbie and Jazzy
Riley- 3rd and 6th with her heifer Miley
Maddox- 3rd with his heifer Queenie
Sam- 4th with his heifer Tabasco
Avery-4th, 7th, 8th and 11th with her heifers Remi, Maddie, and Charolette
Layne - 4th with her bull George and 9th with her heifer Elvirus.
Azia - 4th and 6th with her heifer Beth
Sloan - 4th with her heifer Reba
Landrie- 5th with her heifer
Landry - 5th with his heifer Buttercup
Piper - 5th with her heifer Summer and calf Phoenix
Megan - 6th with her heifer Socks
West- 10th with her heifer
Brynnley -14th with her heifer All Day
Hayden - Exhibited his heifer Duro
HLSR Pigs
Big congratulations to our Weatherford students representing us at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo!
Let's congratulate Maddox T for placing first in his class with his Cross, earning himself an "H Trophy" and a sale spot!
Let's also give a round of applause to Malaki T for showing his Cross at HLSR!
HLSR Sheep and Goats
The Market Sheep and Goat Team showed at the Houston Livestock Show this last week. Congratulations to all of the exhibitors!
Porter P- 9th place Southdown. Earning a coveted sale hole.
Brynnley M- showed her Southdown
Lila G- showed her Southdown
Hudson B- showed his goat
Lila G- showed her goat
Highlights
Floral
GRIT Car show decor by the floral department. The girls from the advanced floral class took on this job 100% solo while the Ag Teachers were at a contest and crushed it. So proud of them and the pride they put into this creation.
BDGA Clay Shoot
We are incredibly proud of our Weatherford FFA students who volunteered at the BDGA Clay Shoot Tournament held on March 2nd! Over 50 FFA students dedicated their time and energy to support this event, showcasing the true spirit of the FFA Motto "Living to Serve".
A big thank you to all the students and parents who participated and demonstrated outstanding commitment to serving their community.
Agriscience Fair
3 Weatherford FFA 8th grade members competed in the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo agriscience fair competition and represented our chapter so well presenting the data they have collected over the months to a panel of judges over their chosen topics.
Results as followed.
Layne S 10th
Piper M Social Systems division participant
Kalan L Social Systems division participant