Sulphur Springs FFA, Ag Mechanics Students Do Well At Fort Worth Stock Show
The month of January has flown by for Sulphur Springs ISD FFA members and agriculture students, who have spent quite a bit of their time preparing for and at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. FFA logo The trio of SSHS FFA students who visited the KSST Good Morning Show on Thursday January 30, 2020 talked about showing cattle, competing in the Calf Scramble, and their 2020 Ft Worth Stock Show experiences in general. John Holland...
Sulphur Springs FFA Shows at Ft. Worth Stock Show
Report from SSHS FFA Advisor John HollandJan 25, 2020 It has been a busy few days for the SSHS FFA Chapter who took their projects to the Ft Worth Stock Show. We had 3 students, Wayne Hinton, Tripp Smith, and Matti Smith, showing 5 Holstein heifers last week at the Ft Worth Dairy show. All did very well in some of the biggest classes in the breed! In addition, all 3 of the kids caught a calf at the Ft Worth Calf Scramble! That is a...
Sulphur Springs FFA Attends Convention in Mt. Vernon
The Sulphur Springs FAA team traveled to Mt Vernon High School for the Paris District FFA Convention. Savannah Allen presided over the Convention as the District President. A total of eleven FFA members went, and five served as voting delegates with the responsibility of electing District and Area Officers as well as choosing the talent team to advance to area contest. Savannah Allen also ran for Area 6 FFA Officer. In order to earn a...
Sulphur Springs FFA Show Team Members Earn Recognition
Savannah Allen, Sulphur Springs FFA, with her Senior Showmanship winner at East Texas State Fair in Tyler The last month has been a productive one for the Sulphur Springs FFA Show Team. Students have earned class and showmanship recognition at three different events. Annie Horton competed in the West Texas State Fair in San Angelo with two of her lambs and placed second in two classes for one show, a third place, and a sixth in the...
Hopkins County 4-H Members Earn District Honors
4-H is the largest youth organization in the United States. Close to 200 youth are members of 4-H in Hopkins County. Several members participated in District 4-H contests recently, and brought home numerous awards. The following is a list of the 4-H’ers along with their respective contests and placings: Food Show Marilena Reyes,...
Sulphur Springs FFA Members Recognized For Proficiency, Hard Work
Several students were recognized earlier this week during the annual Sulphur Springs High School FFA Banquet for their successes and hard work. SSHS FFA had eight Leadership Development Teams and 16 students competing n a number of invitational contests as well as district and area contest in the fall. Those teams included: Greenhand Quiz Team – Cash Vititow, Hannah Sells, Brooklyn Burnside, and Beau BankstonChapter Quiz- Breanna...
SSHS Dairy Team Advances To State Contest
Sulphur Springs High School dairy cattle judging team celebrates their third place win at the bi-area contest, which advances them to the state contest. The group includes: Elida Miller, Noah Hemby, Maurie Flecker and Jace Mayers Sulphur Springs High School agriculture teams have done well at area judging competitions, with one team advancing from the bi-area judging contest to state, and several individuals placing high among...
Johanna Hicks: 4-H Members Excel; Extension, TxDOT Partnering For Child Safety Seat Check-up Event
By Johanna Hicks, B.S., M.Ed, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Family & Consumer Sciences Agent HOPKINS COUNTY 4-H MEMBERS EXCEL Johanna Hicks Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Family & Consumer Sciences 1200-B W. Houston P.O.Box 518 Sulphur springs, TX 75483 903-885-3443 – phone 903-439-4909 – Fax [email protected] Spring is a busy month for Hopkins County 4-H members. Thanks to all the leaders, parents, and grandparents...
Sulphur Springs FFA Teams Compete At Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
Sulphur Springs FFA Show Teams entered their show projects in the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The Sulphur Springs High School FFA show teams have had a busy month, competing in multiple events at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Beef Heifer Show team competed at the Houston Show March 5-9. Breanna Sells, Hayden Daniel, Jodie Tippit, Sydney Swatsell, Elida Miller, Cash Vititow and Savannah Allen all competed with their show...
5 Hopkins County 4H, FFA Students Compete at Houston Livestock Show Public Speaking Contest
Hopkins County has Five 4-H and FFA members who competed Saturday March 9, 2019 in the Finals of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Ag Public Speaking Contest. Over 400 youth competed Saturday where 20 juniors and 20 seniors were selected for finals. Pictured left to right are Riley Carroll, Hopkins Co 4-H; Faith Wheeler and Kenna Lane, North Hopkins FFA; Savannah Allen, Sulphur Springs FFA; and Zia Miller, Hopkins County...
