Coldspring, Shepherd FFA troupes compete

WALLER — Shepherd and Coldspring-Oakhurst FFA members traveled early Wednesday to Waller to compete in the Career Development Events contests.

Both teams fared well in the event, which allow students to apply classroom knowledge in real-world scenarios, develop critical thinking skills, and grow as future leaders in the agriculture industry.

For Coldspring, their accomplishments include:

Waller FFA CDE Invitational:

Milk Quality: Placed 43rd

Poultry Judging: Placed 33rd

Livestock Judging: Placed 43rd & 120th

Entomology: Placed 13th

Floriculture: Placed 40th

Horse Judging: Placed 43rd

Frank Martin placed fifth individual

For Shepherd:

Floriculture: Placed 57^th

Horse Judging: Placed 78^th

Poultry Judging: Placed 28^th

Vet Tech: Placed 62nd

On Thursday, both teams participated in the Katy FFA CDE Invitational. The results were:

Coldspring

Entomology: Placed 21st

Floriculture: Placed 37th

Milk Quality: Placed 38th

Poultry Judging: Placed 45th

For Shepherd, the one event they entered was poultry judging, where they placed 49^th.

Coldspring also participated in the Pearland FFA CDE Invitational, where the forage team placed 6^th.