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)
