Two Aledo FFA members and one Weatherford FFA member caught calves at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, earning each a $500 purchase certificate for a show heifer and the chance for up to $16,000 in scholarship awards.
On Jan. 29, Aledo FFA member Ellie Walters caught her calf. Walters’s parents are Tracey Easley and Brett Walters. Her award was sponsored by Kristen and Jonathan Deweese.
On Feb 2, Weatherford FFA member Maddox Redford caught a calf. Tedford’s parents are Amber and Jason Tedford. His award was sponsored by Dillard Feed of Weatherford.
Aledo FFA member Ella Isabel caught a calf. Isbell’s parents are April and Glenn Isbell. Her award was sponsored by Worthington Bank.
One of the Stock Show’s most iconic and popular events, the calf scramble gives 20 students an opportunity to catch 10 calves during one of 22 performances of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo held Jan. 12 through Feb. 3. Those not catching calves receive a pair of Justin Boots courtesy of the western footwear maker. Justin Boots and Texas Mutual Insurance Company are overall underwriters for the calf scramble Program.
Since the Fort Worth Calf Scramble began in 1987, more than 7,600 4-H and FFA members were able to catch a calf in the rodeo arena for a combined $4.1 million in heifer purchase certificates. Each student will use the purchase certificate toward the cost of a heifer that he or she will raise and exhibit at next year’s stock show. Exhibitors that submit monthly reports and a final essay may be eligible for scholarship awards that can range between $500 and $16,000. Thanks to the efforts of the calf scramble sponsors and committee members, 1,478 of those winners received a combined total of $2.94 million in scholarships.
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