Santo FFA

08/26/2026

Santo FFA Chapter Secretary:

Hi! My name is Porter Winbourn. I am a senior serving as the Santo FFA secretary. I have been a member of the Horse CDE team for three years and the Chapter Conducting LDE team for two years. My SAE’s during high school have been showing steers and rabbits. This year I earned the Lonestar FFA Degree. I am also a varsity football player, and I love to hunt and fish. Please let me know if I can help you in any way or answer any questions. I look forward to kicking off this new school year in the Santo FFA Chapter.

08/18/2026

🌟Santo FFA Vice President Introduction🌟

Hey Santo!
My name is Graham Haile , and I am incredibly honored to be elected to serve as your 2026–2027 Santo FFA Chapter Vice President. FFA has pushed me in so many ways beyond agriculture—it’s helped me grow as a person and a leader. I’m especially grateful to my amazing ag teachers who have poured their passion into me and this incredible program.
If we haven’t met yet, here’s a little about what I do in FFA. I compete in LDE’s like Job interview, chapter conducting, and quiz teams. My CDE is Livestock Judging. For my SAE’s, I show pigs, commercial steers, market steers, and I build and present ag mech projects.
FFA has truly shown me the meaning of premier leadership, personal growth, and career success. I believe every member in this organization has something valuable to offer, and I’m here to help us all thrive. I’m so excited for the year ahead and can’t wait to serve all of you in a way that brings us closer together and creates new opportunities for growth.
If you ever have questions about anything FFA, please don’t hesitate to reach out. No question is too small, and no one should feel left behind in this program.

Here’s to an amazing year ahead with Santo FFA! 💙💛

08/18/2026

There are still seats available for this class! It is open to the public. Hunter Ed class is this coming Monday and Tuesday. Please register online. Link is in the post.

🦌Hunter Education - Register Online!!!
Hunter Education Certification Course at Santo Ag Department on August 24-25. Course fee is $20 to be paid on arrival at class. Please register using the following link:

https://tpwd.elementlms.com/course/hunter-education-classroom-course-13004/

For more information please email Rodney Peugh at [email protected]

08/09/2026

2026-27 Santo FFA President!

Hey everyone! My name is Macee DoByns, and I’m so excited to serve as the Santo FFA Chapter President this year! I’m also honored to represent the Pecan Valley District team. This year, I’ll be competing in Dairy Cattle for CDEs and Chapter Conducting and Quiz for LDEs. Outside of FFA, I stay involved in several other extracurricular activities: Softball, Volleyball, Beta Club, and Student Council.
I’m incredibly excited for this upcoming year and all the opportunities it will bring! I can’t wait to make new memories, meet new people, and see everything our chapter accomplishes together.

08/03/2026

New Ag Teacher at Santo!!!

Hello everyone! My name is Rachel Speegle and I’m super excited to be able to join the Santo FFA Team! I’m originally from Weatherford, Texas and was heavily involved in my FFA chapter. I attended Tarleton State University, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Education and a Master’s degree in Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications. I student taught at Santo High School in the Spring of 2025, and I am glad to be back. I will be teaching Principles AFNR and Animal Science courses. I’m extremely grateful to be able to start my teaching career at Santo! This is a very special place. I can’t wait to see what the school year brings! Please stop by my classroom and let me know if I can help you in any way.

07/28/2026

🦌Hunter Education - Register Online!!!
Hunter Education Certification Course at Santo Ag Department on August 24-25. Course fee is $20 to be paid on arrival at class. Please register using the following link:

https://tpwd.elementlms.com/course/hunter-education-classroom-course-13004/

For more information please email Rodney Peugh at [email protected]

07/24/2026

It has been a great week at the Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas (ATAT) Conference in Corpus Christi planning for the upcoming year, conducting the business of our association, attending workshops, and learning new tips and tricks to make us better teachers and advisors. We are looking forward to a successful school year! We are also very thankful and excited to add a third ag teacher (Rachel Speegle) to our team!

At the conference, Mr. Peugh was recognized for 25 years of service as an agriculture teacher.

07/10/2026

Texas FFA Convention💙💛

We took our chapter officers to the state convention in Fort Worth this week along with FFA members from all across Texas. We went to sessions, leadership workshops, a concert, fun night, and heard many great speeches, conducted business of the state association, recogized state awards and scholarships, and had a lot of fun!

🏅Congratulations to Porter Winbourn and Graham Haile for receiving their Lonestar Degrees which is the highest FFA Degree awarded by the state. It was a great week!
Here are several pics from the week:

05/20/2026

Yesterday we attended the Area IV FFA Convention and were represented by Macee DoByns as the Pecan Valley District Vice President, 4 Voting Delegates: Graham Haile, Ian Collins, Kelby Burrows and Gracie Sides.

Also Area IV, which contains about 100 schools of all sizes, selected All Area Judging teams containing only 4 members for each CDE. The highest ranking individual was the Most Valuable Judge (MVJ) for each CDE team. They combined scores from invitational, district, area, and state contests. Santo FFA chapter was fortunate to have 5 members selected on All Area teams including 2 receiving the top MVJ awards! Congratulations to the following students!

All Area CDE Teams and Area MVJ (Most Valuable Judges)
Leanna Collins - MVJ Nursery/Landscape CDE
Emma Howry - Nursery/Landscape CDE
Chevy Gann - MVJ Floriculture CDE
Ava Reed - Entomology CDE
Macee DoByns - Dairy Cattle CDE