Westminster Landing March 2018

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MARCH 12 TH -16 TH
IMPORTANT DATE
March 30th - Student/Staff Holiday
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.
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.
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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