Celeste Independent School District

Celeste FFA members were very grateful to have the opportunity to participate in the 2021 Hunt County Fair and Livestock Show after the 2020 show was cancelled due to COVID.  It is hard to believe that a year ago, many FFA members were forced to sell off their market animals.  Students felt a heartbreaking loss of all the hard work and time that had gone into their county show projects.  Buying animals for the 2021 show came with a lot of uncertainty as plans for the 2021 show were left to chance.  Aside from the challenges that were presented, numerous FFA members persevered and decided to take that gamble and hold on to the hope that the 2021 show would happen.   Thanks to all of those involved in making the fair happen this year.  Celeste FFA had a very successful week with highlights including Brynn Cummings; Reserve Champion Market Fryers, Madisyn Douglas; Heifer Showmanship Award, Ava Flowers; Intermediate Goat Showmanship Award, Kloe Walker; $1000 scholarship recipient and Raegan Sumrow; $1000 scholarship recipient. Celeste also had many excellent class placings with fifteen animals in the Sale of Champions.  Here are the results:

Heifer Show – Click here for photos
Madisyn Douglas – Grand Champion Santa Gertrudis Heifer, Senior Showmanship
Raegan Sumrow – Grand Champion Red Brahman Heifer

Market Fryers – Click here for photos
Brynn Cummings – Reserve Champion – Sale of Champions
Brailyn Hise – 10^th Place – Sale of Champions
Akyah Gearhart – 13^th Place – Sale of Champions
Luke Beadles – Exhibitor
Caleigh Cummings – 3^rd Place
Paris Walker – 4^th Place
Kloe Walker – 9^th Place

Market Broilers – Click here for photos
Justin Douglas – 10^th Place – Sale of Champions
Madisyn Douglas – 14^th Place
Toby Minter – Exhibitor
Kraven Dalton – Exhibitor
Lisa Marie Dalton – Exhibitor
Mariann Dalton – Exhibitor
Koby Brown – Exhibitor
Ty Jackson - Exhibitor

Market Goats – Click here for photos
Paris Walker – 1^st Place – Sale of Champions
Ava Flowers – 3^rd Place – Sale of Champions
Tess Duckworth – 4^th Place – Sale of Champions

Market Hogs – Click here for photos
Hunter Bolton – 5^th, 5^th, 6^th, 4^th, 2^nd Place – Sale of Champions
Michael Connelly – 6^th, 4^th Place – Sale of Champions
Koby Brown – 8^th, 10^th, 7^th Place – Sale of Champions
Madisyn Douglas – 1^st Place

Market Sheep – Click here for photos
Kalyn Riley – 5^th, 1^st Place – Sale of Champions
Justin Richey – 4^th, 4^th, 1^st Place – Sale of Champions
Kloe Walker – 2^nd, 2^nd, 3^rd, 1^st Place – Sale of Champions
Caleigh Cummings – 6^th, 2^nd Place – Sale of Champions
Preslee Minter – 5^th Place

Market Steers – Click here for photos
Madisyn Douglas – 2^nd Place – Sale of Champions

Ag Mech Show – Click here for photos
Waylon Vidler – 1^st Place
David Goodman – Blue Ribbon Exhibitor
Marissa Thomas – Blue Ribbon Exhibitor

Hunt County Fair Scholarships – Click here for photos
Kloe Walker - $1000 Phil Garrett Memorial Scholarship
Raegan Sumrow - $1000 Jerry Don Wood Memorial Scholarship

Sale of Champions – Click here for photos