Mission, Texas- Months of hard work raising projects and working on shop projects paid off for students in the Veterans Memorial FFA at the the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show.
Zenaida Alaniz received reserve grand champion honors for Prepared Public Speaker and champion senior honors for market hog showman. Rene Olivarez received reserve champion standing for Prepared Public Speaker. Scholarships were awarded to Alaniz, David Bazan, Samantha Diaz.
Livestock projects that were sold at the premium auction were: Joey Farias, second place, market hog; Jorge Salinas, second place, market goat, Jorge Salinas, second place, market hog; Alexandra Salinas, second place, market goat; Kaitlyn Ramirez, third place market hog; John Michael Martinez, third place market hog; Miranda Farias, third place market steer.
Shop projects sold at auction included: Sarah Langley, superior project, yard furniture; Christina Reyna, superior project, home interior; Zenaida Alaniz, excellent project, large picnic table; David Bazan, excellent project, table top cutting board; Maria Cavazos, excellent project, table top cutting board; Marco Diaz, excellent project, table top cutting board; Samantha Diaz, excellent project, table top cutting board; Isabella Farias, excellent project, table top cutting board; Joey Farias, excellent project, table top cutting board; Klarissa Farias, excellent project, small picnic table; Miranda Farias, excellent project, table top cutting board; Javier Martinez, excellent project, table top cutting board; Johnny Martinez, excellent project, home furniture; J.R. Martinez, excellent project, home furniture; John Michael Martinez, excellent project, table top cutting board; Daniel Munguia, excellent project, taxidermy.
Other students finishing in the top ten of their contests included: Christina Reyna, tenth place, market rabbit, eighth place, ABC commercial heifer open show, tenth place, ABC commercial heifer junior show; Sarah langley photography, Isabella Farias, ninth place photography; Klarissa Farias, fifth place photography; Marcus Cordova, fourth place, market steer division; Alexandra Salinas, fourth place, market hog; Zenaida Alaniz, fifth place, market hog; Javier Martinez, fifth place, market hog; Klarissa Farias, tenth place, market hog; Samantha Diaz, fifth place, market lamb; Zenaida Alaniz, seventh place, market lamb; Marcus Cordova, ninth place, market lamb; Isabella Farias, tenth place, market lamb; Isaac Rodriguez, fifth place, market goat; Zenaida Alaniz, sixth place market goat; Samantha Diaz, market goat.
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