04/11/2026
Yesterday was more than a full day, but probably the most fun trip that we’ve been on this year! We started out the day by making a stop for breakfast at Drake’s in Grove and then onto the Quapaw Nation Buffalo facility. Students learned about how the tribal nations raise buffalo, and the heritage behind them. We rode along with one of Mr. Weaver’s friends from college and he was an awesome tour guide! After we left the buffalo facility, we went to lunch at the Petro Stopping Center. Petro is a huge truck stop with a food court and many show trucks inside- sort of like a truck stop version of Buc-ee’s but with lots of things to do. After lunch, we made it to Neosho high school and competed in a poultry evaluation contest. Students did exceptionally well, but narrowly finished as the 2nd place team from Oklahoma for this contest. Next week, we are off to Roland, Poteau, and Coweta for more poultry evaluation. The following week, we head to Keys and then onto Stillwater for the state championship contest.
*(Mr. Weaver was a reasons taker for this contest, so there are no photos of the students actively judging)*
Lorelei Horney: 1st place from OK
Ketcher Kirk: 6th place from OK
Lilly Busby: 9th place from OK
Hadley Conway: 13th place from OK
Kayde Pack: 15th place from OK
Nathan Butler: 16th place from OK