🐓Houston Livestock Show Broiler Show Results🐓
Brodey Seals & Brannan Stevens traveled to Houston to compete against 233 other “pullet” exhibitors from across the state of Texas!
Broiler exhibitors begin with 75 (SEVENTY-FIVE) chicks, all hatched on the same day and all picked up from College Station on that hatch-day! They have these birds for 6-weeks and in that time frame their number one goal is to make them eat and drink AS MUCH as they possibly can! We are talking, 24 hour care and management of these birds! It is a family affair because these students are also extremely involved in other things! They are “stirred” and made to get up and eat constantly (every hour, even at night!!).
These students left at 9pm on Wednesday 3/6, sat in line all night feeding and watering the birds, got checked in at roughly 7am and pre-judged this morning. From there they were “ranked” and started the “sift” process. They finished showing at 3:30pm!!
Brodey ended up not making the final cur for the 100 pens that made the sale, but did a great job!
Brannan placed 35th out of the 233 pens of pullets and MADE THE SALE!!! He will sell in the LIVE AUCTION on Saturday at 11am!
YOU CAN WATCH this sale and our other exhibitors showing in Houston at this link!
https://www.rodeohouston.com/livestream/
Look for “Auctions & Sales” to watch Brannan!
Check out the link on Saturday (3/9) to watch Caitlynn Ayers exhibit her Limousin Heifer and next Thursday (3/14) to watch Braylon Seals with his Dark Cross Market Barrow!
Today's Baseball games at Yantis have been canceled due to the weather. The Varsity will instead play a double header tomorrow at Winnsboro High School starting at 4PM!
The Library Crew is ready for the book fair! They worked so hard today to get it set up!!
Just a reminder that tickets for Elementary Mother/Son 'A Night with my Knight' are still available!
CONGRATULATIONS to Monse Chavez on her 9th place finish at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo with her Market Goat out of over 100 in her weight class!
Houston is the largest major livestock show in Texas and the competition is the toughest in the world! Students from any 4-H or FFA in the state can compete at a major livestock show, making the event comparable to a state sports competition.
Monse also competed in Fort Worth with her goat and was first in class and Champion Intermediate Showman!
As Gary 4-H and Gary FFA grow, students are taking advantage of livestock shows at higher levels that will qualify them for scholarships of OVER $20,000!
Way to go Monse!!
Due to technical difficulties, our phone system is not working correctly at this time. If you call the school number and want to reach the elementary office, please use extension 2301, and for the high school office please use extension 2201.
We apologize for this inconvenience.
One more time, hopefully! 8th grade parents, we apologize for the change again but let’s try for next Thursday, March 14th at 5pm for the Freshman Orientation meeting!
We apologize for the inconvenience, but due to a conflict the Freshman Orientation meeting has been rescheduled for next Monday at 5pm in the Cafeteria!
8th grade parents; we will be hosting our Freshman Orientation Night next Tuesday at 5PM in the Cafeteria! Mr. Davis will go over important high school information including info about Dual Credit, and will offer a chance for students to begin choosing their classes for next year! We look forward to seeing you all there!
Due to the rain, the baseball game has been changed. Varsity only will play against Garrison at the Shelbyville baseball field today at 6pm! We hope y'all can make it out and cheer on our boys!
Gary FFA & 4-H had an OUTSTANDING week at the Panola County Junior Livestock, Ag Mechanics and Project Show.
With over 105 entries in these three events, students brought home numerous champion and reserve honors in all events.
Please help us congratulate all of our students!
Reserve Grand Pen of Heifers- Caden Young
Champion Senior Pen of Heifer Interview- Caden Young
Champion Senior Pen of Heifer Record book- Caden Young
Champion Junior Pen of Heifer Interview- Reese Brady
Champion Junior Pen of Heifer Exam- Reese Brady
Champion Junior Pen of Heifer Showmanship-Reese Brady
Champion Broiler-Hannah Yarborough
Reserve Champion Broiler-Brannan Stevens
Reserve Champion Rabbits-Eli Porter
Champion Lamb-Colston Cranford
Champion Jr Lamb Showmanship-Connally Cranford
Champion Goat-Monse Chavez
Reserve Champion Goat-Preslea Rabon
Champion Jr Goat Showmanship-Monse Chavez
Champion Mini Hereford Heifer- Cash Stutes
Reserve Champion Mini Hereford Heifer- Remi Throckmorton
Champion Steer-Jaycee Whitby
Champion Rate of Gain- Della Kiper
Champion Panola County Bred Heifer-Caitlynn Ayers
Champion Supreme Heifer-Caitlynn Ayers
Champion Exotic Heifer- Caitlynn Ayers
Champion Senior Cattle Showmanship-Caitlynn Ayers
Champion County Bred Heifer & recipient of a $1,000 scholarship- Caitlyn Ayers
Champion Jr Cattle Showmanship-Jaycee Whitby
Reserve Champion Photography- Colston Cranford
Champion Arts & Crafts- Trinity Hailey
Champion Arts & Crafts- Aubrey Hall
Champion Photography- Aubrey Hall
Champion Arts & Crafts- Kaydence Hammers
Champion Painting- Kaydence Hammers
Reserve Champion Other Crafts- Kaydence Hammers
Reserve Champion Painting- Jaycee Whitby
Champion Photography- Jaycee Whitby
Reserve Champion Details & Macro Photography- Jaycee Whitby
Reserve Champion Plant & Floral Photography- Jaycee Whitby
Champion Shadow/Silhouette Photography- Jaycee Whitby
Reserve Champion Theme “Abandoned” Photography- Jaycee Whitby
Champion Floral Design Photography- Jaycee Whitby
Champion Cookies- Jeremy Whitby
Champion Educational Display- Jeremy Whitby
MULTIPLE class winning animals!
A huge thank you to all of our staff and parents that went above and beyond to help our students show up and show out at the livestock show! We are proud of all our students' hard work!
Reminder that Last Minute Tickets are available until THIS Wednesday. We want to have enough goodies for all that attend! Please support our Student Lighthouse Committee, by attending this fun event. Tickets can be purchased in the Elementary Office.
Just a reminder; Cheer tryouts are coming soon! Check out the flyer for more information!
Our next Elementary House Party Day is this Wednesday, March 6th! Students may wear their house color and be as spirited as they like! If your child is unsure what their house color may be, please contact their teacher.
Today’s baseball tournament has been postponed and will now begin at 3:00PM!
The Gary Baseball tournament begins Friday at 1PM! Come out and cheer our boys on as they start the tournament against Ore City! Saturday, the games begin at 11:45AM with Gary facing off against ETHS! Concessions will be open all throughout the tournament.
Congratulations to the Gary Lady Bobcats on a great season and their accomplishments awarded to them from the district. Thank you for your hard work and dedication throughout the year, we look forward to watching our program continue to grow and wish our seniors the best of luck as they move forward. We would also like to thank family, friends, and fans of the Lady Bobcats for all of your dedication and support throughout the year.
Aubrey Kennedy- First Team All-District, Academic All-District
Aleigha Finley- First Team All-District, Academic All-District
Makayla Woodfin- Second Team All-District, Academic All-District
Cheyenne Woodfin- Honorable Mention, Academic All-District
Abigail Johnson- Honorable Mention
Kobi Roehl- Academic All-District
Kyleigh Woodfin- Academic All-District
Greyson Arwine- Academic All-District
Senior Parents, Mr. Davis gave the second batch of scholarship applications to students today! The due date for this batch of scholarships is March 12th!
Baseball season is here! Come support our Gary Bobcats tonight on our home field. JV starts at 5:00 and Varsity starts at 7:00.
The concession stand will be open as well. Enjoy a snow cone and cheer on our teams!
Congratulations to our January Elementary Students of the Month! We are proud of all of your hard work as leaders at Gary Elementary!
