In the fifth year of having an FFA program Faith West Academy went to the Harris County Fair (October 13-17) well prepared and came home with scholarships, belt buckle, ribbons, trophies, and merchandise.
Results and accomplishments of the Academy’s FFA students;
Livestock Judging Team: Sterling Peay, Nataley Berry, Shelby Bailey, Jenny Vaughn
1st Place Overall Team out of 47 Teams (156 participants in the whole contest)
High Individual Overall – Sterling Peay, $1,000.00 Scholarship, Champion Belt Buckle
9th Place Overall Individual – Jason Morris
12th Place Overall Individual- Jenny Vaughn
Other Participants: Zach Smith, Tyler Vaughn
Welding Team:
1st Place Division 2 Champion Team: Colton Elkins, Jason Morris, Sterling Peay
High Individual Welder Division 2 – Colton Elkins
3rd High Individual Welder Division 2 – Jason Morris
3rd Place High Individual Cutting Torch (24 seconds cut) – Colton Elkins
Junior Breeding Heifers:
Shelby Bailey, 1st Place, Reserve Champion American Division (Top 6 Heifers of the entire show)
Nataley Berry, 7th Place
Shelby Bailey, Showmanship Top 5
Market Steers:
Tyler Maxwell, 5th Place
Market Hogs:
Shelby Bailey, 3rd Place
Lauren Maxwell, 7th Place
Zach Smith, 11th Place
Market Goats:
Hunter Jordan, 5th Place
Caden Martin, 7th Place
Market Lambs:
Zoe Cobb, 7th Place
Baked Goods / Home Economics:
Shelby Bailey, 2nd place Cookies
Nataley Berry, 2nd Place Cookies
Savannah Garland, 2nd Place Toffee, 2nd Place Cake, 3rd Place Cookies, 3rd Place Pastry
FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. FFA gives students the opportunity to apply practical classroom knowledge to real world experiences through local, state and national competitions. The Texas FFA is the nation’s largest state FFA associations with a membership of more than 86,000 and more than 1,000 local FFA chapters. Faith West Academy, co-sponsored by Ryan Cummins and Kristin Baker, is only 1 of 3 private schools in the Texas that hosts this curriculum.