Covington FFA

03/27/2026

Help us wrap up our shop projects by checking out these student-made pieces shown at the Hill County Fair! We still have a few others in our shop that are pending, and while prices are listed in the photo captions, we’re open to reasonable offers. Every purchase helps cover material costs and supports the students’ hard work and dedication!!

If you’re interested, please reach out to Mr. Swilley or Ms. Reyna.
We appreciate your continued support for our program!

02/20/2026

It’s time to celebrate National FFA Week at Covington ISD February 23rd - 27th! 💙💛

We’re excited to show our FFA pride and have some fun with dress-up days all week long! Whether you’re in boots, blue & gold, or your favorite farm gear — we can’t wait to see our OWL family AGvocate!

🌾 Monday (2/23) – Dress Like a Farmer
Elementary Coloring Contest begins!

🇺🇸 Tuesday (2/24) – “Stationed by the Flag”
Wear your best American gear!

🤠🏌️ Wednesday (2/25) – Country vs. Country Club
Dress for farm chores or the golf course!

👖 Thursday (2/26) – Denim Day
Wear your best jeans or jean jacket!

💙💛 Friday (2/27) – “Pop” Your Way Into Ag!
Wear Blue & Gold (FFA colors).
Elementary coloring contest winners will be announced! FFA officers will visit elementary classes grades preK-6th with popcorn goodies!

Let’s celebrate agriculture, leadership, and the impact FFA has on our students and community. Tag us in your pictures and help us make it a great week!

01/17/2026

What an incredible way to wrap up the last day of the Hill County Fair! Our horse exhibitors closed out the week with an incredible showing in today’s horse classes.

🏅 Placings: HORSES
Junior Mares:
• Corely Tilson – 1st Place
• Ronin Vierra – 2nd Place
• Caisley Brown – 3rd Place

Senior Mares:
• Jozylin Karlicek – 2nd Place
• Corely Tilson – 3rd Place
• Ronin Vierra – 4th Place

🏆 Reserve Champion Mare:
• Corely Tilson

Geldings:
Junior Geldings (5 years & under)
• Corely Tilson – 2nd Place

Senior Geldings (6 years & older)
• Corely Tilson – 3rd Place

🏆Grand Champion Senior Showmanship:
• Corely Tilson

Congratulations to all exhibitors for an amazing fair week full of growth, grit, and great memories. Thank you for representing our program with pride!

01/16/2026

Day 4 of Hill County Fair was a success!! Huge congratulations to Layla Burgess for her incredible showmanship and well-earned placings today.

🏅Placings: HEIFERS
• Layla Burgess – 1st Place, Heifer Class 2

🏅Placings: STEERS
• Layla Burgess – 2nd Place, British Breeds Class 2
🏆 Reserve Champion British Steer
• Layla Burgess – 6th Place, European Breeds Class 3
🏆Reserve Champion Junior Showman

We are so proud of the dedication shown in and out of the ring. Way to represent and congratulations on an amazing day!

01/15/2026

Join us in congratulating all of our broiler exhibitors for their commitment and great work in today’s market broiler show!! All Covington FFA students made sale out of 45 total pens participating. Two of our seniors finished off their last county show with a bang receiving Champion and Reserve Champion Senior Showmanship!!!

🏅Placings: MARKET BROILERS

• Lillian Jordon- 32nd
• Daniel Jordon- 25th
• Faith Boylan- 23rd
• Karlee Sorensen- 30th
• Martin Kirby- 11th CHAMPION SENIOR SHOWMAN🏆
• Luke Massey- 21st
• Keira Lidster- 19th RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR SHOWMAN 🏆
• Kace Lidster- 27th
• Chelsea Ledbetter- 18th

Next up Steers and Heifer show tomorrow!🐄

01/14/2026

What a morning!! As the third day of the county fair, we had a couple of our pig exhibitors drive proudly in the ring.

🏅 Placings: MARKET SWINE
• Madi Jones – 8th Place, Class 4 Market Swine
• Maycie Jones – 11th Place, Class 5 Market Swine

SUPER proud of these young ladies for their determination and effort in their swine projects! Next up BROILERS at 3!🐓

01/13/2026

Huge congratulations to our Sheep & Goat exhibitors who represented our program so well on Tuesday!

🐑 Sheep Placings:
• Karlee Sorensen – 9th Place, Breeding Sheep Class 1
• Karlee Sorensen – 11th Place, Breeding Sheep Class 1
• Delaina Massey– 6th Place, Southdown Class 1
• Noah Lamb – 4th Place, Southdown Class 2
• Brynlee Barningham – 5th Place, Medium Wool Class 1
• Shaun Gonzalez – 6th Place, Medium Wool Class 2
• Braya Barningham – 7th Place, Medium Wool Class 5

🐐 Goat Placings:
• Keith Karlicek– 3rd Place, Market Goats Class 1
• Jozy Karlicek– 6th Place, Market Goats Class 4
• Jozy Karlicek– 9th Place, Market Goats Class 5
• Lizandro Sandoval– 10th Place, Market Goats Class 5

Your hard work, dedication, and countless hours of preparation truly paid off. We are so proud of each of you for your commitment and sportsmanship.

We also had some of our exhibitors volunteer for the Day in the Ring event following the conclusion of the goat show! We were so happy to see more of our Covington owls family at the county fair!

01/13/2026

Long post!! So proud of our Ag Mech and rabbit exhibitors for their hard work and success at the Hill County Fair on Monday!

🏅 Placings & Awards: AG MECH
• Layla Burgess - Champion Jr. Showman, Woodwork Projects
• Dylan Benton – 2nd Place, Gates Division
• Trevor Duron – 3rd Place, Livestock Equipment
• Blake Lightfoot & Aaron Solis – 2nd Place, Livestock Equipment

Because of these outstanding projects and dedication, our school earned 3rd Overall in the Sweepstakes! 🎉

🏅 Placings & Awards: MEAT RABBITS

• Eva Atkins- 12th class 3
• Abel Atkins- 13th class 3
• Milli Tanner- 1st class 3
• Paityn Day- 17th class 5
• Levi Martinez-15th class 5
• Samantha Gonzalez- 13th class 5
• Ronin Vierra- 10th class 5
• Teagan Watters- class 6
• Avery Jones- 3rd class 6

Great job representing our program this week at the county fair. Keep up the great work! 💙

01/13/2026

REMINDER Covington FFA has MANDATORY trash duty starting today🚨

🗑 Trash Duty 1
📅 Tuesday, January 13th
⏰ 5:00 PM

🗑 Trash Duty 2
📅 Wednesday, January 14th
⏰ Following the completion of the Broiler show

🗑 Trash Duty 3
📅 Friday, January 16th
⏰ Following the completion of the Horse show

01/12/2026

Calling our Covington community🚨
If you can’t make it in person to the shows this week, don’t miss out on the live stream!

Can’t make it to the fair this week? No worries, we’ve got you covered! Check out our live stream schedule so you can tune in and catch all the fun.

01/07/2026

🚨 Covington FFA Parents and Exhibitors 🚨

The 2026 Hill County Fair is almost here! We are excited to officially start the countdown and can’t wait to see our exhibitors hard work pay off!

🗓 Show Dates: January 11-17th, 2026
📍 Location: Hill County Fairgrounds, Hillsboro

🗑 Trash Duty 1
📅 Tuesday, January 13th
⏰ 5:00 PM

🗑 Trash Duty 2
📅 Wednesday, January 14th
⏰ Following the completion of the Broiler show

🗑 Trash Duty 3
📅 Friday, January 16th
⏰ Following the completion of the Horse show

Friday, January 16, 2026 - Continued
⏰6:30 pm Hill County Fair Creative Arts Sale of Champions

Saturday, January 17, 2026
⏰11:30 am-1:00 pm Hill County Fair Board Scholarship Meal (Open to the Public)
⏰12:30 pm Hill County Fair Livestock Show Sale of Champions

Please refer to the schedule of events in this year’s catalog for specific times and locations, and be sure to review all rules and guidelines for your individual divisions.

If you have questions or need assistance, reach out to Ms. Reyna or Mr. Swilley.

We are looking forward to a memorable county show. Good luck to all of our exhibitors!

11/13/2025

We’re so proud of our two FFA members who competed in Creed Speaking yesterday in Cleburne at the Chisolm Trail District contest! Both our Senior and Greenhand Creed speakers, Kyndall Boop and Addie Soto, represented our chapter with confidence.

Although they didn’t advance to Area this time, they gave it their all, learned a lot, and had a great time connecting with other members from across the district. Next up, CDE’s!💪💙