Royse City FFA is the largest Student Led Organization within RCISD, home to more than 560 FFA members ranging from 3rd to 12th grade. Sudents compete in all facets of FFA which includes the following highest placing students that met the following criteria of advancing to state, receiving their Lone Star Degree, earning a blue ribbon with Ag mech project, making sale at the county level as well as placing top ten at a State Livestock show.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT EVENTS
Dairy Cattle Team Placed 5th Overall in area and advanced to State:
Cylee Poor (1st overall individual in area)
Lily Wilkins
Savannah Santiago
Isabella Anderson
Poultry Evaluation 4th Overall in Area and Advanced to State:
Katherine Britton (2nd overall individual in area)
Carsyn Cross
Hannah Alaniz
Makayla Phillips
Floriculture 8th overall in Area and Advanced to State:
Zuleima Ferretiz
Bryana Rivera
Victoria Nevarez
Mary Shinn
DISTRICT FFA OFFICE
Cylee Poor, was elected district Secretary for the 24-25 school year and will help with district FFA events within out area this is the 7th consecutive year we have had a student in this leadership role within the district.
DEGREES
Highest degree that Texas FFA Offers, These Degree will be awarded in July at our annual Texas FFA Convention.
Lone Star FFA:
Avalon Alfaro
Katherine Britton
Ethan Crawford
Dakota Danley
Zuleima Ferretiz
Gracie Garza
Kadance Glosson
Victoria Nevarez
TOP 10 MAJOR AND COUNTY LIVESTOCK PROJECTS
State Fair of Texas:
Swine: Presten Joplin placed 4th With His Duroc Making Sale
Shop: Whitney Lines Blue Ribboned With her shop table
Cattle: Dakota Danley placed 2nd in class with her heifer, Cylee Poor Reserve champion jr and open show with her Brown Swiss, 1st place best of 3 jersey and 2nd place in class with her Jersey.
Fort Worth:
Cattle: Dakota Danley placed 2nd with her heifer. Cylee Poor won her class with her Brown Swiss in the jr show. She had 6 places in the top 10 in Jr and open show. Reserve Champion Brown Swiss in open show as well as Reserve Junior Champion with her Brown Swiss at the Texas State Brown Swiss show.
Breeding Sheep: Kadance Glosson placed 8th in the national Dorper show with her Ewe.
Ag Mechanics: All of the following students received a blue ribbon in their respective class.
Whitney Lines with her Wildlife shooting table
Cylee Poor With her 8’ Covered Cattle Feeder
Carsyn cross, Abigail Lovern, Abigail Alvarado, with their outdoor swing
Drew Grimes with his Hopper Feeder
Austin Garza, Gracie Garza, Cody Askren, Calvin Askren with their Outdoor Grill Table
Swine:
Haylee Staats 9th in class with her Berk Gilt
Breeding Rabbits:
Carlie Boling best of breed Jersey Woolies. Best opposite breed in Holland lops. Best opposite breed in Mini Rex.
San Antonio:
Breeding Swine:Kaelynn Phillips 8th in class with her gilt. Hannah Alaniz 9th in class with her gilt
Cattle: Austin Garza 8th in class with his heifer
San Angelo:
Ag Mechanics: All of the following students received a blue ribbon in their respective class. Whitney Lines with her Wildlife shooting table. Cylee Poor With her 8’ Covered Cattle Feeder. Carsyn cross, Abigail Lovern, Abigail Alvarado, with their outdoor swing. Drew Grimes with his Hopper Feeder. Austin Garza, Gracie Garza, Cody Askren, Calvin Askren with their Outdoor Grill Table
Swine: Abigail Self 8th in class with her Market Barrow
Houston:
Swine: Tessa White 9th (Sale Placing) with market barrow. Lily Wilkins 5th in class with her Breeding Gilt
Cattle: Dakota Danley placed 2nd with her heifer. Austin Garza placed 7th in class with his heifer and 10th with his steer. Gracie Garza placed 10th in class with her heifer. Cylee Poor- Champion Sr Showman, Champion Jr Brown Swiss Dairy Heifer, 5 top 5 placing jersey Dairy heifers and a 2nd place best of 3 females.
Breeding Rabbits: Carlie Boling Best of Breed in Mini Rex. Best opposite breed in American Fuzzy lops. 3 Best of groups in Jersey Woolies.
Rodeo Austin:
Swine: Hadley Brumley 8th in class with his market barrow. Bryce Allen 8th in class with his market barrow.
Collin County Shows:
Swine: We had 18 swine projects become eligible for the sale and
Hannah Alaniz
Lily Wilkins
Rhy Garner
Tessa White
Ethan Crawford
Kaeylnn Phillips
Abigail Lovern (2 Sale Placing)
Bryce Allen
Eli Lovern
Maggie Houser (Breed Champion & Class winner)
Julianna Anderson
Haylee Staats
Victoria Flores
Brycen Pagaza
Abigail Self (Class Winner)
Christopher Clark
Sheep/Goats:
Kadance Glosson 2nd Sale Making Market goat
Katherine Britton 4th in class with market goat
Rabbits:
Paisely Mervine Reserve Breed champion Light weight Placing sale. Carlie Boling won Best of Breed in all four Mini Rex, Jersey Wooly, Florida White, and 2 Hollands: Preselee Hubbard Best Opposite breed with her Jersey Wooly Buck and Netherlands Dwarf Doe.
Broilers: Robert Trent placed 14th and made sale