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CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS I.S.D.<br />

WWW.CFISD.NET<br />

MARCH 12 TH -16 TH<br />

IMPORTANT DATE<br />

<strong>March</strong> 30th - Student/Staff Holiday<br />

CFISD Livestock Show and Sale<br />

LIVESTOCK SHOW AND SALE GENERATES<br />

NEARLY $340,000 FOR PROJECTS<br />

CFISD students and the high school FFA programs showcased another successful<br />

CFISD Livestock Show and Sale, its 24 th year, on Feb. 8 th -10 th <strong>at</strong> the CFISD Exhibit Center.<br />

Even with the entire gre<strong>at</strong>er Houston area recovering from Hurricane Harvey and<br />

the post-storm flooding, the CFISD community showed an incredible amount of<br />

generosity in the live auction, freezer sale and via additional monetary contributions<br />

to students.<br />

Cypress Falls High School senior Jessica Byrd’s Grand Champion<br />

Swine sold to Conda Maze JRP LLC for $31,000, which<br />

set a new record <strong>at</strong> the CFISD Livestock Show and Sale.<br />

The Premium Sale (live auction) unofficially raised nearly $340,000. Final amounts<br />

from the Freezer Sale (animals not placing high enough for the live auction), Agriculture<br />

Mechanics and Horticulture silent auction and additional gifts to students<br />

are not yet available, but one new record was broken:<br />

Conda Maze JRP LLC paid $31,000 for the Grand Champion swine exhibited by<br />

Jessica Byrd (Cypress Falls), eclipsing the previous record.<br />

“Knowing the tremendous hardship (Hurricane Harvey) placed on the community,<br />

we were prepared for particip<strong>at</strong>ion to be down,” said Denise Kubecka, lead<br />

curriculum coordin<strong>at</strong>or in the career and technical educ<strong>at</strong>ion department. “When<br />

it came time for students to turn in their entries, we realized our numbers would<br />

once again be strong. In the wake of all going on in the community, families found<br />

a way to keep their children involved in the FFA program. It is always an emotional<br />

experience for me to w<strong>at</strong>ch the pride the students exhibit as they walk into th<strong>at</strong><br />

arena. This year was even more exciting knowing the extra obstacles many students<br />

had to overcome.”<br />

The following Livestock Royalty represent<strong>at</strong>ives were chosen:<br />

Show King - Caleb Abercrombie from Cypress Ranch FFA;<br />

Show Queen - Kylie Bassett from Cy-Fair FFA;<br />

Mr. Show Teen - Kyle Green from Cypress Woods FFA;<br />

Miss Show Teen - Allysondra Quijano from Cypress Woods FFA; and<br />

Top Hand (Sales) - Makenzie Cegelski from Jersey Village FFA.<br />

For the list of grand and reserve champions, go to www.cfisd.net.<br />

6 <strong>March</strong> <strong>2018</strong> | <strong>Villages</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Lakepointe</strong> Community Newsletter

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