Livestock, art and culinary talents took the spotlight during the eleventh annual Pearland Independent School District Livestock Show & Career Expo Sept 7-9 and 15.

The hometown show at the Richard L. Wagoner Agricultural Facility gave students an opportunity to show off their career and artistic skills while netting $216,790 in auction sales and $25,000 in scholarships.

Grand and reserve champion winners included. . . .

Livestock Competitions:

• Grand Champion Steer: Blane Cotie (TCCHS)
• Reserve Champion Steer: Madison Bunch (PHS)
• Grand Champion Swine: Lorelai Dodson (TCCHS)
• Reserve Champion Swine: Ryan Lee (PHS)
• Grand Champion Lamb: Lorelai Dodson (TCCHS)
• Reserve Champion Lamb: Paycie Hamor (PHS)
• Grand Champion Goat: Sam McCleery (PHS)
• Reserve Champion Goat: Sophia Guzzetta (PJH West)

Showmanship Competitions:

• Steer Showmanship Champion: Madison Bunch (PHS)
• Swine Showmanship Champion: Reese Hunter (TCCHS)
• Lamb Showmanship Champion: Lorelai Dodson (TCCHS)
• Goat Showmanship Champion: Sophia Guzzetta (PJH West)
• Open Cattle Showmanship Champion: Tyler Hammond (PJH East)

Visual Arts Competition:

• Visual Arts Grand Champion: Sion Joo (DHS)
• Visual Arts Reserve Champion: Gracin Nguyen (DHS)

Culinary Competition:

• Culinary Grand Champion: Sumedha Shanker (DHS)
• Culinary Reserve Champion: Mason Schulz (TCCHS)

Scholarship Winners:

• Expo Art: Chelsea Tran (PHS)
• Expo Culinary: Reagan Pratt (TCCHS) 
• Expo Livestock: Albert (A.J.) Reff (TCCHS)
• Ordeneaux Family Scholarship: Hailey Vitols
• Dick Wagoner Family Scholarship: Samantha Baird
• Guzzetta Family Scholarship: Kennedy Anderson
• Patro Family Scholarship: Tanner Tran
• Kim and Jerry Koza, Jr. Family Scholarship: Audrey McCleery
• Carrillo Family Scholarship: William Cotie
• Joe Koza Family Scholarship: Lorelai Dodson
• Bland Family Culinary Scholarship: Samantha Talavera

Grand Champion Steer: Turner College and Career High School’s Blane Cotie was awarded Grand Champion Steer during the eleventh annual Pearland ISD Livestock Show. (Photo courtesy of Devin Sisk Photography)

Visual Arts Competition: Dawson High School’s Sion Joo was awarded Visual Arts Grand Champion during the eleventh annual Pearland ISD Livestock Show. (Photo courtesy of Devin Sisk Photography)

Grand Champion Lamb: Turner College and Career High School’s Lorelai Dodson was awarded Grand Champion Lamb during the eleventh annual Pearland ISD Livestock Show. (Photo courtesy of Devin Sisk Photography)