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FFA AWARD John Holland, Sulphur Springs FFA Advisor, gives the Officer of the Year award to Rebekah Stanley at the recent banquet held for the group. Submitted photo -
HONORS RECEIVED Sulphur Springs student Tracey Shackelford was named the Sulphur Springs Future Farmer of America Member of the Year. He is shown receiving a plaque from Mattye Schmidt at the recent FFA banquet. Submitted photo -
WINNING AWARDS — Members of the Sulphur Springs Future Farmers of America show awards won during the year.
Sulphur Springs FFA advisor John Holland reported a banner year for his group with winnings and earnings totaling $421,897.62.
'We had four Judging Teams make it to State Contest this year: Jordan VanWinkle was the High Point Individual in the State of Texas for Ag Sales, Tripp Smith was the eighth overall Individual in the State of Texas for Dairy Judging.'
Holland continued, 'We gave out $4,000 in scholarships and awards from our chapter program. In addition, Wayne Hinton, Tripp Smith, and Rebekah Stanley received a combined total of $5,500 from NETLA Scholarships. Jayden Arledge Received a $4,000 scholarship from Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo Calf Scramble. Jordan VanWinkle received a $1,500 Scholarship from Houston Stock Show Speaking Contest. Scholarship totals were $15,000 for the students.
At NETLA this year 46 of our FFA Members received a combined total of $246,922.62 from the NETLA Sale of Champions.
At the Hopkins County Commercial Heifer Show we had 14 FFA Member receive $104,475 from the Commercial Heifer sale for a grand total of $351,397.62 Ag Mechanics team won over $13,000 in prizes at the shows this year.
Combined Market Livestock Animal Sales from Major Show Sales totaled $39,500; Premium Awards for Breeding Animals: approximately $3,000 and major show winnings totaled $55,000.