If the results of the 35th Annual Tomball ISD FFA Show and Sale are any indicator of the economic situation in the Tomball area, things are most certainly beginning to pick up.

The district’s annual FFA Show, where Tomball High School students show and sell project animals they raised, earned an all-time high of $474,572, according to the district. More than 200 students showed chickens, turkeys, lambs, rabbits, pigs and steers.

That amount includes $321,500 through live auction sales, FFA instructor Sommer Thomas said.

The event’s big winner was junior Kendell Welfel, whose steer project was named Grand Champion and sold for $17,000 in the live auction purchased by Skeeter Auto Sales.

Other Grand Champions were:

·         Rabbits: Freshman Mary Beth Kahre - $3,200, purchased by GFC Construction

·         Chicken: Sophomore Megan Vaculin - $4,500, purchased by Anslow Bryant Construction

·         Turkey: Senior Michelle Quinn - $6,000, purchased by Skeeters Auto Sales

·         Lamb: Senior Helene Neidig - $6,000, purchased by Glazier Foods

·         Pig: Sophomore Landon Folkerts - $12,500, purchased by Keystone Concrete

Reserve Champions were:

·         Rabbits: Senior Meghan Elsik - $4,500, purchased by Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins, Motts LLP

·         Chickens: Freshman Dalton Meischen – $4,200, purchased by Wells Fargo

·         Turkeys: Freshman Jessica Ruiz - $3,200, purchased by Anslow Bryant Construction

·         Lamb: Senior Morgan Breaux – $7,000, purchased by Breaux Machine Works, Inc.

·         Pig: Sophomore Ally Glenewinkel – $6,000, purchased by Mann’s Tire Service

·         Steer: Junior Collin Jozwiak - $8,500, purchased by V4 Jozwiak

Those students whose projects were not entered into the live auction were sold during the “add-on sale” portion of the show.

Students who raise project animals recoup about 90 percent of the amount the animal is sold for, with the remaining 10 percent going back to the FFA program in order for the program to hold future shows and attend out-of-town events.

While raising their projects, students pay for the care and raising of their animal on their own. The money they earn through the FFA Show and Sale is meant to pay back the students for their efforts, help pay for college or whatever the students wish to use the money for.

Pictured, Tomball High School Junior Kendall Welfel’s (right) project steer was named Grand Champion at the 35th Annual Tomball FFA Show and Sale. The steer sold for $17,000 in the live auction.

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