Fannindel FFA

10/14/2026

🖤What a week at the Fannin County Fair💛

The Fannindel FFA showed up and proved how much hard work this team has been putting in this year! Everyday these students came ready to compete and we are proud to say that every one of our students walked away with recognition! See how it went each day:

THURSDAY
Art
⭐️Emely Burgarin- Best of Show- drawing

Poultry
⭐️Daniela Martinez - Class Champion

Fryers/ Market Rabbits
⭐️Skylar Woods- 5th Overall
⭐️Devin Hinkle- 9th Overall
⭐️Carley Wiggins- 12th Overall

Breeding Rabbits
⭐️Caylie Horton- Champion New Zealand
⭐️Daniela Martinez- 3rd and 4th in class Holland Lop Buck

Calf Scramble Catchers
⭐️Caylie Horton
⭐️Chevy Wiggins
⭐️Devin Hinkle
⭐️Manlio Valero

Ag Mechanics
⭐️Angel Valero, Anthony Rojas, Francisco Espinosa, Nate Castillo, and JV Kelly- 3rd place

FRIDAY

Commercial Heifers
⭐️Nathaniel Castillo- Class Champion & 3rd Overall
⭐️Rihana Shepherd- Class Champion & 6th Overall
⭐️RJ Smith- 2nd in Class & 7th Overall
⭐️Monae Judkins- 2nd in class & 9th Overall
⭐️Emily Burgarin- 2nd in Class & 10th Overall
⭐️Daniella Martinez- 3rd in Class & 12th Overall

Breeding Heifers
⭐️Riahana Shepherd
-Grand Champion American
-Champion Red Brangus
-Reserve Champion American
-Champion Red Brahman
-Champion Senior Showmanship
⭐️Nathaniel Castillo- Champion Beefmaster
⭐️Daniela Martinez- Champion Red Angus
⭐️Devin Hinkle- Champion Polled Hereford

⭐️🎉And a special congratulations to Nathaniel Castillo for earning and receiving the senior herdsman award!

We are so proud of each and every one of our students! They continue to prove everyday why it’s great to be a Falcon!

10/13/2026

Fannindel High School is having a fundraiser. Please show your support by clicking the link below, then select Organization Name, and the Student you wish to support.

https://shop.freshcountry.com/?sourceId=2

Thank you so much for your support!

10/09/2026

Premium Sale Order. Skylar Woods lot 41 Market Fryers. Sale is 6:00 PM Saturday.

10/09/2026

Replacement Heifer Sale Order. Sale is Saturday at 4:00 PM. Nathaniel Castillo lot 3, Riahana Shepherd lot 6, RJ Smith lot 7, Ja’lexia Judkins lot 10, Emely Bugarin lot 11, Daniela Martinez lot 13.

10/08/2026

It’s Show Day for Poultry, Rabbits, and AG Mechanics!

10/06/2026

The Fannindel FFA came to compete at the Bonham Fall Classic on September 27. These exhibitors showed how much work they have been putting into their projects, some of them even walking into the ring for the very first time! Check out these awesome results:

Riahana Shepherd
⭐️4th in class commercial
⭐️Class Champion Red Brangus
⭐️Breed Champion Red Brangus
⭐️American Champion
⭐️Reserve overall Champion

Nate Castillo
⭐️1st in class with commercial
⭐️Showmanship finalist
⭐️2nd in class Beefmaster

Devin Hinkle
⭐️Class Champion Polled Hereford
⭐️Champion Polled Hereford

Daniela Martinez
⭐️2nd in class commercial
⭐️Class champion Red Angus
⭐️Breed champion Red Angus

Emely Bugarin
⭐️3rd in class commercial

RJ Smith
⭐️2nd in class commercial

Monae Judkins
⭐️3rd in class commercial

Make sure you come out to the Fannin County Fair on October 9 & 10 to see these exhibitors in action! We can’t wait to see how much they will accomplish 💛🖤

10/05/2026

It’s Fannin County Fair time! Participants and Schedule:

Skylar Woods- Rabbits
Jose Martinez- Rabbits
Carley Wiggins- Rabbits
Jalexia "Monae" Judkins- Commercial Heifer
Devin Hinkle- Rabbits/ Breeding Heifer
Emely Bugarin- Commercial Heifer
Caylie Horton- Rabbits
Marrico "RJ" Smith- Commercial Heifer
Daniela Martinez- Poultry/ Commercial Heifer/ Breeding Heifer
Riahana Shepherd- Show Buddies/ Commercial/ Breeding Heifer
Nathaniel Castillo- Show Buddies/ Commercial/ Breeding Heifer/ Ag Mech

2026 Fannin County Fair Schedule

All Times are approximate depending on each show

October 7th 2026 - Wednesday
5:00 pm​​​​ Lambs, Goats and Swine must be in place

5:00 pm​​​​ Weigh Lambs, Goats, and Swine

5:00 pm ​​​​Ag Mechanics Projects must be in place

October 8th 2026 – Thursday
8:00 am​​​​ All Poultry must be in place

8:00 am​​​​ Market Broiler Show followed by Breeding Poultry Show

8:30 am​​​​ Breeding Swine Show
Market Swine Show and Sale Order

10:00 am​​​ All Rabbits Must be in place
​​​​Market Fryer Weigh In​​​

11:00 am​​​ Ag Mechanics Show
​​​​Market Fryer Show followed by Breeding Rabbits

1:00 pm​​​​ Breeding Lamb Show
Market Lamb Show and Sale Order
Dairy Goat Show
Breeding Goat Show
Market Goat Show and Sale Order

5:00 pm ​​​​Market Steers, Replacement Heifers, Breeding Heifers must be in place.

5:00 pm​​​​ Weigh Market Steers and Replacement Heifers.

6:30 pm​​​​ Champion Drive Show

October 9th 2026 – Friday
8:00 am​​​​ Market Steer Show and Sale Order
​​​​Replacement Heifer Show and Sale Order
Registered Heifer Show
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October 10th 2026 – Saturday
9:00 am​​​​ Livestock Judging Contest

11:30 am-Noon​​​ Floral Cup Check In

Noon – 1:00 pm​​​ Floral Cup Contest

4:00 pm​​​​ Replacement Heifer Sale

5:00 pm​​​​ Buyers Meal

6:00 pm​​​​ Premium Sale

09/25/2026

The Fannindel FFA show team kicked off their 2026-2027 show season in the beginning of September with the Four States fair in Texarkana! The team excelled with their beef heifer breeds in both the Junior and Open show. Check out these awesome results:

💙Junior show💛

Riahana Shepherd
⭐️Class Champion Brangus (Red Brangus)
⭐️3rd in Class Red Brahman

Nathaniel Castillo
⭐️5th in Class Beefmaster

Daniela Martinez
⭐️Class Champion Angus (Red Angus)

Devin Hinkle
⭐️Class Champion Polled Hereford

💙Open Show results💛

Riahana Shepherd
⭐️3rd in class Red Brahman
⭐️Champion ARB (Red Brangus)

Nathaniel Castillo
⭐️3rd in Class Beefmaster

Daniela Martinez
⭐️Class Champion Angus (Red Angus)

Devin Hinkle
⭐️Champion Hereford

Congratulations to all of these exhibitors! We are so excited to see where this season takes us!

05/08/2026

Fish is in the grease! Come join us!!

💛Fannindel FFA Awards Banquet & Auction💙

Mark your calendars!!! Please join us for our Annual FFA Awards Banquet and Auction on Friday, May 8th, 2026 @6:30 PM at the Pecan Gap Community Center!
The address to the Pecan Gap Community Center is attached on the flyer below.

We will be having a Fish Fry Dinner by Donation. Dinner will be served at 6:30 PM with Auction and Awards to follow!

Please plan to attend and celebrate with our FFA Members and Leaders at our Annual FFA Banquet! We would love to have you there! It is going to be the best one yet! As always, thank you all for your support! 💙💛