Heart of Texas Fair & Rodeo – More Competition Results

Methodist Children’s Home won first place in sweepstakes for their Agricultural Mechanics projects, beating out eleven other schools in the competition. Many MCH youth also received ribbons for showing swine and lamb during the livestock show at the Heart of Texas Fair & Rodeo last week.

The MCH youth submitted 20 total projects into the Ag mechanics competition and came out with several first place awards. Below is a listing of the final results:

 

1st place Grand Division:  Ian, Cedric and Dakota - Deer feeder class (blue quality); Ian - Shop light class (blue)

1^st place Reserve Division: Jimmy, Cedric and Dakota - Bunk feeder class (blue)
1^st place Reserve Champion: Andrew - barbeque class (red)
1^st place:  Ian, Molech and Fransico - Hay trailer class (red); Ian - Furrowing crate class (red); Ian - Hay fork class (red)
2^nd place: Shop class - Gate class (red); Shop class - Goat hauler class (red)
3^rd place: Shop class - Fire pit class (red); Molech - 5x8 trailer class (white)
Additional entries: Blue quality – Shop table class (Shop class), Cedar swing class (Mathew, Jimmy), Picnic table class (Shop class), Cutting board class (Kandaja), Box class (Jimmy); Red quality – Swing (Shop class); White quality – Crab boil class (Shop class), Horn barbeque class (Shop class)

The following are the results from the swine and lamb categories: Swine – Guillermo, 4^th place, York Class 2; Steven, 5^th place, Duroc Division Class 2; Kevin, 5^th place, Cross Class 4; Michael, 5^th place, Cross Class 3; Bernardo, 5^th place, Cross Class 1; James, 6^th place, Cross Class 1; and Jordan, 4^th place, Hampshire Class 1; Lamb – Mario, Southdown, Medium Wool; and Kandaja, Finewool Cross.

 

Three MCH students also placed in free contests: Guillermo, 1^st place, Glue a Shoe Contest; Brandon, 2^nd place, Pumpkin Carving; Lloyd, 1^st place, Pumpkin Carving; Diego, 1^st place, Best of Tex Mex Contest.

Click here to view more photos from the Heart of Texas Fair & Rodeo. Congratulations to all our MCH participants for this impressive showing!