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Rory Melton with a breeding swine.
Royal FFA members compete in Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Members of the Royal FFA Chapter have been preparing their animals for months to compete at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, the largest livestock show in the world. more
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Mayde Creek High School senior Alcatrez Salazar pets her pig, Chavalita, at the Katy ISD FFA Livestock Show.
Knights of Columbus grant enables Mayde Creek student to raise a pig for FFA competition
Chavalita is a 200 lb. pig being raised for this year’s Katy ISD FFA Livestock Show. She loves marshmallows and belly rubs. more
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Chloe LaBard, Kristen Justilian, Kathryn “Kacki” Kyisch, Madailein Fitch and FFA advisor David Laird show off some of their awards.
Taylor FFA poultry evaluation team attends conference in Atlanta
At first glance, many people think of chicken as something enjoyed at a restaurant. But there’s so much more to chickens and poultry science. Last month, four Taylor High School students attended the International Production and Processing Expo in Atlanta. more
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Petting goats, pigs, and other livestock is a big part of the Katy Special Rodeo.
Special rodeo is a special place for Katy ISD life skills students
Ask Joe Bochat, Katy ISD FFA special rodeo organizer, how long the rodeo has been going on, and he cannot give a precise answer. He figures it’s been over 10 years now. more
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ROYAL ISD FFA students performed well at a regional competition in Sealy recently.
Royal FFA performs well in LDE competition
On Saturday, Nov. 13  Royal Future Farmers of America students traveled to Sealy High School for the 2021 Bluebonnet District Leadership Development Event competitions. After several events, … more
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Taylor High School agricultural sciences teacher and Future Farmers of America coach David Laird (left) holds the plaque naming Taylor FFA as the national champions in poultry evaluation for 2021. He is accompanied by Taylor FFA poultry team members (from left to right) Chloe LaBard, Kristen Justilian, Madailein Fitch and Taylor FFA president Kathryn “Kacki” Kyrisch who each placed in the top five of individual events in addition to winning the overall team championship.
Taylor FFA team wins national poultry competition
Walking into agricultural science teacher David Laird’s office at Taylor High School, one sees walls adorned with banners and trophies from a long tradition at the school of high-performing … more
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Camryn Wilder has earned a scholarship which will help her with tuition as she attends Texas A&M this fall, majoring in Poultry Science.
3 KISD students awarded $20K scholarships from TX FFA Association
Three Katy ISD Future Farmers of America students were recently awarded $20,000 Texas FFA Association scholarships, sponsored by the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Katy High School students, … more
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More than 70 Royal ISD students participated in this year’s RISD FFA Livestock Show. The event broke multiple records in fundraising and totaled out at more than $270,000 raised for FFA students.
Royal FFA show raises more than $270K for students
Royal ISD held its annual Future Farmers of America show on Saturday, April 10 with 72 student projects bringing in more than $270,000 for students. This year’s show was the 65th held by the … more
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Perry Sword and his granddaughter Erin Sword display their reserve champion banners for the lamb and market goat competitions, respectively. Perry earned his banner in 1971 and passed the FFA tradition down to his children and grandchildren.
Grandfather, granddaughter win FFA honors 50 years apart
This year, the Sword family had reason to celebrate a family tradition as Erin Sword took home reserve grand champion honors in the market goat category in the 78th Annual Katy ISD Livestock Show … more
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While the Katy Rodeo is indefinitely postponed and may be cancelled in the long run, the Katy ISD FFA Livestock Show will be held next week. In this photo from last year's event, William Morrison of Seven Lakes High School brought in $15,500 with his four-legged project in the steer competition. Fans of the FFA should note that much of this year's event will be virtual.
UPDATED: Katy ISD FFA Livestock Show still on for next week
For 78 years now, the Katy Independent School District Future Farmers of America Livestock Show has provided opportunities for students to develop and showcase their talents in a diverse range of … more
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Friendly Li’l Spenders members pose with an FFA student and one of the animals the group purchased at the 2020 Katy ISD FFA Livestock Show. The group works to ensure all FFA students are supported by the community and to allow even those who can only contribute a small amount of money to the program to be able to participate through crowd funding.
Friendly Li’l Spenders help Katy ISD FFA students
While the Katy Rodeo may be postponed for an undetermined amount of time, the Katy ISD Future Farmers of America Livestock Show is still set for Feb. 16-20 and local groups are still poised to … more
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Katy High School state FFA contest.
Katy ISD schools win big at State FFA
The new year began with numerous state recognitions for three Katy Independent School District high schools. more
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