Westgate March 2018

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March 12th-16th
OTHER IMPORTANT DATES
March 30th - Student/Staff Holiday
CFISD Livestock Show and Sale
Cypress Falls High School senior Jessica Byrd’s Grand Champion Swine sold to
Conda Maze JRP LLC for $31,000, which set a new record at the CFISD Livestock
Show and Sale.
LIVESTOCK SHOW AND SALE GENERATES NEARLY $340,000 FOR PROJECTS
CFISD students and the high school FFA programs showcased another
successful CFISD Livestock Show and Sale, its 24 th year, on Feb. 8 th -10 th at the
CFISD Exhibit Center.
Even with the entire greater Houston area recovering from Hurricane Harvey
and the post-storm flooding, the CFISD community showed an incredible
amount of generosity in the live auction, freezer sale and via additional
monetary contributions to students.
The Premium Sale (live auction) unofficially raised nearly $340,000. Final
amounts from the Freezer Sale (animals not placing high enough for the live
auction), Agriculture Mechanics and Horticulture silent auction and additional
gifts to students are not yet available, but one new record was broken:
Conda Maze JRP LLC paid $31,000 for the Grand Champion swine exhibited
by Jessica Byrd (Cypress Falls), eclipsing the previous record.
“Knowing the tremendous hardship (Hurricane Harvey) placed on the
community, we were prepared for participation to be down,” said Denise
Kubecka, lead curriculum coordinator in the career and technical education
department. “When it came time for students to turn in their entries, we
realized our numbers would once again be strong. In the wake of all going on
in the community, families found a way to keep their children involved in the
FFA program. It is always an emotional experience for me to watch the pride
the students exhibit as they walk into that arena. This year was even more
exciting knowing the extra obstacles many students had to overcome.”
The following Livestock Royalty representatives were chosen:
Show King - Caleb Abercrombie from Cypress Ranch FFA;
Show Queen - Kylie Bassett from Cy-Fair FFA;
Mr. Show Teen - Kyle Green from Cypress Woods FFA;
Miss Show Teen - Allysondra Quijano from Cypress Woods FFA; and
Top Hand (Sales) - Makenzie Cegelski from Jersey Village FFA.
For the list of grand and reserve champions, go to www.cfisd.net.
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