2025-2026 Era FFA Chapter Officers:
Student Advisor Remee McLaughlin
Sentinel Peyton Peyrot
Reporter Aubrey Schneider
Treasurer Tristan Bowles
Secretary Carter Shaffer
Vice President Cody Kirkpatrick
President Delaney Eaton
Top 3 FRESH COUNTRY MEAT & COOKIE SALES AWARDS:
3rd place receiving $50 - Reagan Godi
2nd place, receiving $75 - Sarah Sluder
1st place receiving $100 & a Belt Buckle - Madalee Burgess
INDUSTRY-BASED CERTIFICATIONS:
TSFA FLORAL CERTIFICATION - THIRTY-FOUR students earned the
TSFA certification.
NCCER-CORE CERTIFICATION - Fifty-Three students completed their National Center for Construction-CORE certification.
AWS D9.1-American Welding Society Certification: 16 Students
HUNTER EDUCATION CERTIFICATION: 44 Principles of Agriculture,
Food, and Natural Resource students earned their Texas Parks and
Wildlife Hunter Education Certification
LIVE LIKE JOHNNY: 15 students earned their FFA Jackets through this
program.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EVENTS:
Senior Creed: Delaney Eaton 2nd in District, 4th in Area
Job Interview: Delaney Eaton, 3rd in District
Radio Broadcasting: Tristan Bowles, Levi Harris, and Carter Shaffer,
3rd in District
Greenhand Creed: Esmerelda and Ulysses Lafuente, and Brynlee
Klement 5th in District,
Public Relations: Cody Kirkpatrick, Remee Mclaughlin, Aubrey
Schneider, and Elyza Biesecker, 6th in District.
Greenhand Quiz: Jude Clark, Reagan Godi, Emmaline Holder, Ian
Penaluna- 1st in District; 8th in Area
Senior Quiz: Brynlee Rathbun, Teagan Daniels, Cortlyn Holt, Reagan
Krebs, & Kimber Yosten - 3rd in District;
SPEAKING DEVELOPMENT EVENTS:
Brynlee Klement and Esmerelda Lafuente participated in the Junior
Prepared Speaking event where Brynlee placed 1st in District, advancing to the Area contest where she placed 4th and Esmerelda Lafuente placing 3rd
in the District meet.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT EVENTS:
Floriculture: Heidi Dawson, Erika Hitt, Cortlyn Holt, Skylar McCandless,
Kimber Yosten, - 1st in District, 11th in Area
Livestock Judging:Cody Kirkpatrick, Remee McLaughlin, Graydon Rainey,
Aubrey Schneider, Rachael Schneider, Carter Shaffer. - 25th at Area and
3rd in District.
Horse Judging: Tristan Bowles, Arleth Castillo, Colton Clarke, Delaney
Eaton, Levi Harris, Yancy Bowles, Peyton Peyrot, and Alexa Sancen.
17th in the State, 4th at Area, and 1st in our District!
Nursery/Landscape: Colton Bateman, Emmaline Holder, Cha’risa Johnson
and Leland Williams -2nd place District team.
Entomology team Kaydon Buchholtz, Jude Clark, Reagan Godi, Ian
Penaluna, and Connor Williams - 4th in District.
Land Judging: Tacen Eaton, Miles Gruenwald, Ulysses Lafuente and Heath
Peyrot- 2nd place in District.
Milk Quality Products Ty Petty, Ezra Biesecker, Gage Hunter, and Lucas
Jones. 23rd placing team at Area and 4th place team at District.
Veterinary Medical Applications: Tristan Bowles, Yancy Bowles, Levi
Harris, Colton Clarke, and Aubrey Schneider-48th at Area and 4th in
District.
Era FFA Chapter 2nd place Sweepstakes Award:
SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE PROJECTS:
MARKET LAMBS:
Cody Kirkpatrick
Aubrey Schneider - County Sale Qualifier
Rachel Schneider- County Sale Qualifier
BREEDING LAMBS:
Cody Kirkpatrick
Aubrey Schneider
Rachel Schneider
DAIRY GOATS:
Sara Neighbors- Grand Champion
Hyton Neighbors-Reserve Grand Champion.
MARKET GOATS:
Anthony Sancen
Aubrey Schneider
Rachael Schneider
Hyton Neighbors
Sara Neighbors- ALL COUNTY SALE QUALIFIERS
SWINE:
Breeding Gilts: Carter Shaffer-Overall Reserve Champion Gilt
MARKET SWINE:
Rumer McLaughlin-Champion Dark OPB
Remee McLaughlin-Class Winner Light Cross
Carter Shaffer-Class Winner Berkshire and Dark Cross-ALL County
SALE QUALIFIERS:
These students also exhibited sale qualifying hogs at every Texas Major this year!
RABBITS:
Hyton Neighbors - 2nd & 4th place Polish
Sara Neighbors - Best of Breed and Best Opposite of Breed Polish,
Best of Breed and Best Opposite Breed Flemish Giant
Lorraine Purnell - Best of Breed with Blue Holicer, Best of Breed and
Best Opposite Velveteen Lop
Alexa Sancen
Anthony Sancen.
AG MECHANICS:
Colton Clarke-Grand Champion Leather and -3rd Place Small Metal
Colton also exhibited his beautiful handmade leather chaps at
the Fort Worth Stockshow receiving 3rd in his class.
Levi Harris-Reserve Champion Leather
Kyler Carlton-Class winner Small Leather
Kayeston Carlton-2nd Place Small Leather
Yancy Bowles-3rd Place Small Leather
Tristan Bowles-3rd Place Medium Leather
Tristan Boyd-4th Place Medium Leather
Lorraine Purnell-5th Place Medium Wood.
Pressly Martindale exhibited small metal
Tacen Eaton exhibited Medium Metal
Kipton Clarke-4th Place Small Metal and 5th Place Medium Metal
Brynlee Rathbun-5th Place Medium Metal
Team: Brady Boyd, Derrick White, and Jayden Davis-6th Place
MEDIUM METAL:
Weston Yates-7th Place Medium Metal
Jordan Sikes-Brown-8th Place Medium Metal
JJ Ulloa-9th Place Medium Metal
Clayton Harrington-9th AND 12th Place Medium Metal,
Channing McCollum-10th Place Medium Metal.
Carter Shaffer Exhibited the Reserve Champion Overall Ag Mech
Project at County. Received Reserve Champion Showmanship Winner at Fort Worth, along with a 4th place finish, a 3rd place finish at San Angelo, 5th place at San Antonio and Showmanship Division Winner, along with a 6th place finish and 7th overall showmanship winner at the Houston Livestock Show.
BEEF CATTLE:
Ella Rauschuber 2 time Grand Champion Market Steer
Jett White-Champion Heavy Weight and Reserve Champion British
Heifer
Aven Rauschuber-Reserve Champion Middle Weight
Rachael Schneider-Reserve Champion Heavy Weight and 2nd in
Class beef heifers
Sara Neighbors-3rd in Class and participant in the Cross Timbers
Commercial Steer Contest.
ALL COUNTY SALE QUALIFIERS:
BEEF HEIFERS:
Aubrey Schneider-Class Winner
Ainsleigh Rainey-3rd in Class
Graydon Rainey-3rd in Class
Maci Kuykendall-3rd in Class
Wylie Kuykendall-Exhibited at Major Stock shows
Hyton Neighbors
Honorable Mention: Jessy White also exhibited exceptional heifers.
Era FFA Cattle exhibitors participated and represented at every major stock show in Texas, on a national level through their respected breed a
ssociations, and at Cattleman’s Congress in Oklahoma.
CALF SCRAMBLE PARTICIPANTS:
Rachael Schneider, and Sara Neighbors caught at the Fort Worth
Stockshow receiving $500 to purchase a new heifer
Aubrey Schneider HAS CAUGHT at every major stock show calf scramble in Texas and has received over $12,000 in prize money.
POULTRY:
Carter Shaffer-County Sale Qualifier
HORSE :
Delaney Eaton-Grand Champion Equestrian
HORTICULTURE SHOW:
At the Cooke County Junior Livestock Show
features the Floral Design and Plant Divisions. Each division is divided into
several classes. Many of our students participated in multiple classes.
FLORAL DESIGN DIVISION:
Adley Branch- 8th place
Avery Branch - 5th place
Junie Campbell - 1st, 2nd, 7th, & 7th place
Kayeston Carlton - 1st & 3rd place
Kyler Carlton - 2nd & 3rd place
Savannah Freeman - 2nd place
Lainey Goss - 2nd place
Cortlyn Holt - 1st, 3rd, 4th & 6th place
Erika Hitt - 2nd place
Keaton Huddleston - 1st & 4th place
Kallie Kennemer - 8th place
Reagan Krebs - 7th place
Jaidah Mackey - 6th
Pressley Martindale - 3rd place
Sara Neighbors
Hailey Peterson - 6th place
Peyton Peyrot - 3rd &; 5th place
Trinity Phillips-6th place
Alexa Sancen - 4th, 8th place
Jack Slider - Reserve Grand Champion & Sale Qualifier - 1st & 2nd
place
Sarah Sluder 5th place, 6th place
Jett Tuggle
Kimber Yosten - 3rd & 4th
PLANT DIVISION:
Avery Branch - 2nd place
Junie Campbell - 1st place
Kayeston Carlton - Reserve Grand Champion & Sale Qualifier, 1st
place
Heidi Dawson - 4th place
Erika Hitt - 2nd, 2nd, & 4th place
Caleb Morris - 2nd place
Hyton Neighbors - 3rd place
Carter Shaffer - Grand Champion and Sale Qualifier, 1st & 3rd
place
Kimber Yosten - 1st place
Cortlyn Holt
Hope Pearman
FAMILY CONSUMER SCIENCE SHOW:
ART DIVISION:
Kipton Clarke-Blue Ribbon & Reserve Class Champion
Savannah Freeman - Red Ribbon
Erika Hitt - 2 Blue, Class Champion, Overall Reserve Grand Sr Art
CREATIVE ART DIVISION:
Junie Campbell - Class Champion & 2 Blue Ribbons
Jude Clark - Red Ribbon
Delaney Eaton - Blue Ribbon, Class Champion, Grand Champion Sr Creative Arts, Overall Creative Arts Reserve Grand Champion & Sale
Qualifier
Kallie Kennemer - Blue Ribbon
Caleb Morris - Blue Ribbon
Alexa Sancen - Class Champion & Blue Ribbon
CLOTHING DIVISION:
Kyler Carlton - Blue Ribbon & Class Champion
FOODS DIVISION:
Adley Branch - Class Champion & Blue Ribbon - Sale Qualifier
Kyler Carlton - Reserve Class Champion & Blue Ribbon
Jude Clark - Class Champion & Blue Ribbon - Sale Qualifier
Kipton Clarke - Red Ribbon
Lainey Goss - Blue Ribbon
Cortlyn Holt - Blue Ribbon
Kallie Kennemer - Blue Ribbon
Hope Pearman - Blue Ribbon, White Ribbon
Heath Peyrot - Class Champion & Blue Ribbon, Red Ribbon - Sale
Qualifier
PHOTOGRAPHY DIVISION:
Adley Branch - Blue Ribbon
Junie Campbell - 2 Class Champions, 3 Blue & 3 Red ribbon
Colton Clark - Overall Senior Reserve Champion, Blue, Class
Champion
Savannah Freeman - 2 Blue ribbons
Erika Hitt - Class Champion, Blue & Red ribbon
Cortlyn Holt - 2 Blue Ribbons
Trinity Phillips - Blue Ribbon
Alexa Sancen - 2 Blue Ribbons & 3 Red ribbons
TEXTILES DIVISION:
Emory Hearell - 2 Blue, Class Champion, Reserve Champion Sr
Textiles
FASTEST TORCH CUTTING CONTEST:
Jordan Sikes-Brown - Grand Champion
ARCHERY CONTEST:
Carter Shaffer earned Reserve Grand Champion in the Sr.
NASPclass.
Jack Slider earned Reserve Grand Champion for the Sr. Compound
Aided class.
PROFICIENCY AWARDS:
AG MECHANICS- Colton Clarke
MARKET BEEF CATTLE- Ella Rauschuber
BREEDING BEEF CATTLE-Graydon Rainey
BEEF CATTLE PRODUCTION-Rachael Schneider
FLORICULTURE- Peyton Peyrot
GOAT PRODUCTION- Aubrey Schneider
HORTICULTURE- Erika Hitt
SHEEP PRODUCTION- Cody Kirkpatrick- Cody also received 1st
Place at District and Area with his Sheep Production-Placement
Proficiency and will be representing Era FFA at the Texas FFA
Convention this summer in this proficiency division.
SMALL ANIMAL – Alexa Sancen
SPECIALITY SMALL ANIMAL- Lorraine Purnell
MARKET SWINE- Remee McLaughlin
VISUAL ARTS- Erika Hitt
ARCHERY - Jack Slider
TEXAS FFA DEGREE AWARDS:
GREENHAND FFA DEGREE:
FORTY-TWO students earned their Greenhand Degree.
Bagley, Blake
Bateman, Colton
Bowles, Yancy
Buchanan, Samuel
Buchholtz, Kaydon
Buzbee, Caleb
Clark, Jude
Clarke, Kipton
Claytor, Harper
Del Rio, Hunter
Dobbs, Kyleigh
Eaton, Tacen
Godi, William
Gruenwald, Miles
Hanks, Morgen
Hare, Brenner
Harris, Hunter
Holder, Emmaline
Jaksch V, John
Jarvis, David
Jones, Charlee
Klement, Brynlee
Klement, Emily
Kuykendall, Maci
LaFuente, Esmerelda
LaFuente, Ulysses
LaSalle, Joanna
Lehrman, Laila
Mackey, Jaidah
McCandeless, Skylar
Penaluna, Ian
Perez Soto, Ashley
Peyrot, Heath
Ramirez, Eli
Reiter, Lily
Robeson, Tristan
Rodriguez Cruz, Nuria
Saucedo, Karissa
Siler, Amelia
Treadaway, Keelan
Williams, Connor
Williams, Leland
STAR GREENHAND DEGREE:
Jude Clark
CHAPTER FFA DEGREE
Erika Hitt
Graydon Rainey
Brynlee Rathbun
Cortlyn Holt
Cooper Browning
Karla Saucedo
Elyza Biesecker
Rachael Schneider
STAR CHAPTER FFA MEMBER:
Tristan Bowles
STATE/LONE STAR FFA DEGREE:
Tristan Bowles
Heidi Dawson
Kimber Yosten
HONORARY LONESTAR DEGREES:
Mr. Brian Johnson
Mrs. Julie Maddux
Mrs. Jackie Shaffer
SENIOR CORDS:
Junie Campbell
Delaney Eaton
Cody Kirkpatrick
Carter Shaffer
Tristan Boyd
Hailey Peterson
Hope Pearman
Jett Tuggle
Trinity Phillips
Jayden Beard
2026-20227 Era FFA Chapter Officers:
PRESIDENT: TRISTAN BOWLES
VICE PRESIDENT: LEVI HARRIS
SECRETARY: REMEE MCLAUGHLIN
TREASURER: PEYTON PEYROT
REPORTER: AUBREY SCHNEIDER
SENTINEL: BRYNLEE RATHBUN
STUDENT ADVISOR: ERIKA HITT
HISTORIAN: GRAYDON RAINEY
PARLIAMENTARIAN: YANCY BOWLES
CHAPLIN: TACEN EATON