Katy High School FFA Poultry Team Wins State; 16 Katy ISD Teams Place in Top 10

KATY MAGAZINE NEWS

May 19, 2022

By Natalie Cook Clark

The Katy High School FFA Poultry team won the state championship title for the 3rd time. 37 Katy ISD FFA teams competed at the state level and 16 teams earned Top 10 spots.

Katy High School FFA Chapter: (Left to Right: Amber Hall, Kailey Kulhanek, Reagan Barnett, and Jaime Hahn)

Third Time Champions

For the third time, the Katy FFA Poultry team are state champions. 16 Katy ISD teams earned Top 10 spots and 16 competed on the state level.

“For the past five years, Katy ISD FFA chapters have earned 11 Texas FFA State Championships and three FFA National Championships,” says David Laird, Katy ISD FFA Events Coordinator.

The Katy High School Poultry team will compete in the National FFA Convention and Expo scheduled for October 26-29, 2022.

Other Katy ISD winning teams include:

Poultry

Katy High School FFA- 1st Place Championship

Seven Lakes High School FFA- 8th Place

Floral

Katy High School FFA- 2nd Place

Vet Med

Taylor High School FFA- 2nd Place

Katy High School FFA- 4th Place

Mayde Creek High School FFA- 5th Place

Horse

Katy High School FFA- 4th Place

Dairy Cattle

Seven Lakes High School FFA- 4th Place

Nursery/Landscape

Katy High School FFA- 5th Place

Jordan High School FFA- 8th Place

Taylor High School FFA- 10th Place

Land

Katy High School FFA- 6th Place

Cinco Ranch High School FFA- 10th Place

Farm Business Management

Taylor High School FFA- 7th Place

Wildlife

Katy High School FFA- 9th Place

“Whether it’s at local, state or national competition, students are challenged to develop critical thinking skills, practice teamwork and exercise communication amongst their chapters. We are very proud of all Katy ISD FFA students,” says Laird.

The Texas FFA is the nation’s largest state FFA association with a membership of more than 154,000 active FFA members. CDE competition is designed to help its members prepare for a career in agriculture by testing and challenging their technical, leadership, interpersonal and teamwork skills, as well as their knowledge of the subject matter.