Ft. Worth Heifer Show Results

Kendale Young- 3rd, Polled Hereford
Johanna Buyers - 5th, Angus
Wesley Meadows - 1st, Santa Gertrudis
Aaron Wellborn - 10th, Maine Anjou
Johnna Headley - 7th, Angus
Kade Johnson - 3rd, Red Angus
Kale Johnson - 2nd, Red Angus
Laramie Dearing - 2nd, Angus
Cody Kimbro - 2nd, Charolais

PHS Student Wins Honor

Sophomore Cyle Cox won Champion Senior Jersey Cow and Grand Champion Jersey in the Open Show at the Fort Worth Stock Show on Monday. He will be showing in the Junior Jersey Show on Tuesday.

Livestock Judging Teams Do Well

FORT WORTH-The Paradise FFA Livestock Judging Teams competed in Fort Worth on January 14 and the results were very good. Here is how our students did:

3rd Place Team Overall: Wesley Meadows – 3rd high individual overall
Dalton Meadows – 17th high individual overall
Taylor Rector
Aaron Wellborn

Austin Hogan – 20th high individual overall
Cala Holder
Shelby Bradshaw

There were 44 Teams competing approximately 150 contestants total. The show gave awards to the top 3 teams and the top 6 individuals.

Students Win Awards at Banquet

PARADISE-The district FFA banquet was held in Paradise on December 5 and several Paradise FFA students won awards at the event. Thanks to Mr. Bradshaw for the photo.

Students Compete at Area

Paradise advanced 6 teams to the Area round of competition on November 17. The top two in each division advance to state and the top five receive area banners there were 14 teams that advanced to area in each competition. Here is how our students did:

Junior Creed Speaker: Cala Holder, 5th Place, Banner winner.

Senior Creed Speaker: Ashley Pearson, 10th Place.

Junior Skills: Caiden Berry, Shelby Boyers, Dillon Meadows, 5th Place, Banner winner.

Senior Skills: Bailey Sides, Jarrett Holt, Billie Rae Ward, 11th Place.

Senior Quiz: Kale Johnson, Jennifer Welch, Taylor Rector, Jordan Carter, 4th Place, Banner winner.

Senior Chapter Conducting: Kale Johnson, Taylor Rector, Marilyn Melvin, Jordan Carter, Brandon Bryant, Dalton Meadows, Ashley Pearson, Olivia Bettesworth, 5th Place, Banner winner.

Students Advance to Area

GAINESVILLE-PHS sent 35 students to the District I Leadership Development Event at NCTC and a large number of these students advanced to area. Here is a run-down of how our students did:

Sr. Creed Speaking: Ashley Pearson: 1st Place, District Banner, Area Qualifier

Jr. Creed Speaking: Cala Holder: 2nd Place, District Banner, Area Qualifier

Sr. Skills: Jarrett Holt, Bailey Sides, Billie Rae Ward: 1st Place, District Banner, Area Qualifier

Jr. Skills: Caiden Berry, Shelby Boyers, Dillon Meadows: 2nd Place, District Banner, Area Qualifier

Sr. Quiz: Kale Johnson 9th overall, Jordan Carter 4th overall, Taylor Rector, Jenifer Welch: 2nd Place, District Banner, Area Qualifier

Jr. Quiz: Levi Jenkins, Josh Barnes, Nick Loney, Skylar Black: 7th Place

Radio: Shelby Bradshaw, Brandon Bryant, Zildjian Brooks: 4th Place

Job Interview: Rachel Remmele: 5th Place

Public Relations: Megan Armstrong, Rae Ann Reid, Nick Loney, Haley Rector: 6th Place

Sr. Chapter Conducting: Kale Johnson, Taylor Rector, Olivia Bettesworth, Marilyn Melvin, Jordan Carter, Dalton Meadows, Brandon Bryant, Ashley Pearson: 2nd Place, District Banner, Area Qualifier

Jr. Chapter Conducting: Shelby Bradshaw, Cala Holder, Emily Corbin, Courtney Kerr, Johnna Headley, Brandon McCormick, Layne Griffin, Skylar Black, Megan Armstrong, Haley Rector: 3rd Place, District Banner

It is Time for LDEs

The District Leadership Development Events contest will be held on Monday at NCTC in Gainesville. Here is a list of Paradise students who will be competing:

Megan Armstrong

Skylar Black

Shelby Bradshaw

Emily Corbin

Layne Griffin

Cala Holder

Courtney Kerr

Brandon McCormick

Haley Rector

Josh Barnes

Andrew Carter

Austin Hogan

Levi Jenkins

Caiden Berry

Shelby Boyers

Dillon Meadows

Rachel Remmele

Nickolas Loney

Raeann Reid

Zildjian Brooks

Brandon Bryant

Olivia Bettesworth

Jordan Carter

Kale Johnson

Dalton Meadows

Marilyn Melvin

Ashley Pearson

Billie Rae Ward

Deanna Waltersheid

Bailey Sides

Jarrett Holt

Jennifer Welch

Monika Qualls

Taylor Rector

Johnna Headley

State Fair Judging Results

DALLAS-Paradise FFA Competed Sunday, October 16 at the State Fair of Texas against 98 other Teams from across the state. The results are as follows:

Paradise FFA Team #1 – 9th overall, 6th in Cattle, 13th in Questions, 7th in Sheep and 17th in Swine. Team Members were:

Taylor Rector –score 461, 6th overall, 8th in Cattle, 19th in Questions, 34th in Sheep and 36th in Swine.

Cala Holder –score 443, 49th overall, 6th in Cattle

Shelby Bradshaw –score 440, 66th overall, 17th in Sheep

Dalton Meadows – Score 410, 169th overall

Paradise FFA Team #2 – 62nd overall, 53rd in cattle, 66th in Questions, 64th in sheep and 66th in swine. Team Members were:

Aaron Wellborn –score 443, 51st overall, 66th in Swine

Wesley Meadows – score 386, 218th overall

Austin Hogan – score 357, 283rd overall

North Texas State Fair Judging Results

Top 5 Teams

1. Erath Co. 4H
2. Pilot Point FFA
3. Wise Co. 4H (Cody Kimbro Team Member)
4. Paradise FFA (Dalton Meadows, Taylor Rector, Aaron Wellborn)
5. Mansfield FFA

Top 10 Individuals

5. Cody Kimbro
6. Taylor Rector

(Cala Holder and Dalton Meadows tied for 13th)

HS Faculty Enjoys Breakfast Cooked by Officers

On August 12 the officers got up early and helped prepare a tasty breakfast for the high school faculty. A small photo gallery of the event can be found here...

Paradise FFA

Paradise FFA Names New Officers

The Paradise FFA chapter recognized numerous members and volunteers May 10 at the annual FFA Banquet that was sponsored by the Paradise Ag Supporters and Wise County Electric Coop. The new officers were announced for the 2011-2012 school year:

President: Kale Johnson

Vice President: Dalton Meadows

Secretary: Taylor Rector

Treasurer: Aaron Wellborn

Reporter: Cody Kimbro

Sentinel: Rachael Remmele

Student Advisor: Ashley Pearson

Historian: Garrett Sharp

Parliamentarian: Bailey Sides

Chaplain: Dylan Moore