Livestock, art and culinary talents took the spotlight during the twelfth annual Pearland Independent School District Livestock Show & Career Expo Sept 6-8 and 14.
The hometown show at the Richard L. Wagoner Agricultural Facility gave students an opportunity to show off their career and artistic skills while netting $195,340.76 in auction sales and $25,000 in scholarships.
Grand and reserve champion winners included. . . .
Livestock Competitions:
• Grand Champion Steer: Tyler Hammond (PHS)
• Reserve Champion Steer: Madison Bunch (PHS)
• Grand Champion Swine: Ryan Lee (PHS)
• Reserve Champion Swine: Kara Tompkins (PHS)
• Grand Champion Lamb: Faith Christmas (PHS)
• Reserve Champion Lamb: Lily Carp (TCCHS)
• Grand Champion Goat: Reece Guthery (PHS)
• Reserve Champion Goat: Sophia Marinelli (TCCHS)
Showmanship Competitions:
• Steer Showmanship Champion: Madison Bunch (PHS)
• Swine Showmanship Champion: Samantha Guzzetta (PHS)
• Lamb Showmanship Champion: Faith Christmas (PHS)
• Goat Showmanship Champion: Sophia Marinelli (TCCHS)
• Open Cattle Showmanship Champion: Daniela Galindo (TCCHS)
Visual Arts Competition:
• Visual Arts Grand Champion: Julia Xiao (DHS)
• Visual Arts Reserve Champion: Sion Joo (DHS)
Culinary Competition:
• Culinary Grand Champion: Katie Stone (PHS)
• Culinary Reserve Champion: Bronwyn Heald (TCCHS)
Scholarship Winners:
• Expo Art: Ziyuan (Ella) Lu (DHS)
• Expo Culinary: Samantha Guzzetta (PHS)
• Expo Livestock: Daniela Galindo (THS)
• Ordeneaux Family Scholarship: Madison Bunch (PHS)
• Guzzetta Family Scholarship: Grace Sneed (TCCHS)
• Patro Family Scholarship: Catelin Mo (PHS)
• Kim and Jerry Koza, Jr. Family Scholarship: Lauren Oishi (DHS)
• Carrillo Family Scholarship: Katie Stone (PHS)
• Joe Koza Family Scholarship: Abigail Ballard (TCCHS)
• Bland Family Culinary Scholarship: Ava Smith (TCCHS)
• The Robert and Erin Steele Family Scholarship: Alexandra Villanueva (PHS)