Cypress Woods High School senior Emerson Willeford had the Grand Champion Steer at the 32nd Annual CFISD Livestock Show Association Show and Sale, which sold for $30,000 to Jarrar & Company Inc. and Lone Star Chevrolet/Houston Area Chevrolet.

Feb. 25, 2026—The CFISD community generously supported student projects at the 32nd Annual CFISD Livestock Show Association Show and Sale, held Feb. 5-7 at the CFISD Exhibit Center.  

Official totals for this year’s sale raised more than $750,000. The premium sale (live auction) raised $459,050. The freezer sale (animals not placing high enough for the live auction) totaled $174,204. The agriculture mechanics and horticulture silent auction raised $26,012, and $7,069 was awarded through royalty scholarships and cash prizes. Monetary donations to students raised $84,673 and merchandise sales totaled $3,134.

Jersey Village High School senior Maria Lopez had the Grand Champion Swine at the 32nd Annual CFISD Livestock Show Association Show and Sale, which sold for $23,000 to Conda Maza JRP LLC.

The 32nd Annual CFISD Livestock Show Association (LSA) Show and Sale was dedicated to past show champions for their unwavering dedication, perseverance and achievements which has left a lasting legacy of excellence within the CFISD agriculture and livestock programs.

In addition, this year’s show and sale marked the introduction of the Debbie Blackshear FFA Member of the Year Award. The honor will recognize an outstanding CFISD FFA student who demonstrates exceptional leadership, dedication and character within the CFISD FFA community. Blackshear served as a member of the CFISD Board of Trustees from 2015-2023 and was an ardent supporter of CFISD, especially the FFA programs. Her involvement with the CFISD Livestock Show began when her sons were active members of the Cy-Fair High School FFA program and her commitment to the Livestock Show continued by serving on committees, participating in the live auction and inspiring others to join in supporting the program. The inaugural award recipient will be recognized at the May Regular Board Meeting.

Cypress Woods High School junior Colton Porter had the Grand Champion Turkey at the 32nd Annual CFISD Livestock Show Association Show and Sale, which sold for $6,500 to Jarrar & Company Inc.

“I am incredibly proud of the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD agriculture students who compete in this annual event,” said Mark Williams, director of career and technical education. “Their success is a testament to their dedication, commitment and the passion of their agriculture science instructors. Our students, instructors and agriculture program exemplify the incredible opportunities we provide in CFISD.”

The following Livestock Royalty representatives, chosen at the royalty contest, were onsite to assist with award presentations:

• Show King – Nolen Pitzer from Cypress Woods FFA
• Show Queen – Lily Delgado from Cypress Woods FFA
• Mr. Show Teen – Bradley Nielsen from Cypress Woods FFA
• Miss Show Teen – MacKenzie King from Cypress Woods FFA
• Top Hand (Sales) – Kathryn Hallford from Cypress Woods FFA

Cy-Fair High School senior Ryleigh Dilleshaw had the Grand Champion Lamb at the 32nd Annual CFISD Livestock Show Association Show and Sale, which sold for $7,000 to Jarrar & Company Inc. and Lone Star Chevrolet/Houston Area Chevrolet.

The grand and reserve champions were as follows, listed with sale amount and buyer:

Grand Champions
Division	Exhibitor	High School	Buyer	Amount
FFA Cookie Basket	CFISD LSA	Cypress Park and Cypress Ranch Culinary	Pride and Recognition/All-American Letter Jackets	$4,000
Commemorative Buckle	CFISD LSA	N/A	LRO Materials & Trucking LLC	$6,500
Ag Mechanics	Evelyn Ortiz Parrado	Cypress Park	N/A	N/A
Floral Design	Maylee Tompkins	Cypress Falls	Boyer Inc.	$2,250
Breeding Rabbits	London Carlis	Cypress Springs	N/A	N/A
Broilers	Luke O’Rear	Cypress Ranch	Jarrar & Company Inc. and Lone Star Chevrolet/Houston Area Chevrolet	$7,000
Goat	Mariah Hume	Cypress Creek	Lone Star Chevrolet/Houston Area Chevrolet	$7,500
Goat Showmanship	Samantha Grady	Bridgeland	N/A	N/A
Heifer	Gavin Moreno	Cy-Fair	N/A	N/A
Heifer Showmanship	Sarai Contreras	Cy-Fair	N/A	N/A
Horticulture	Akailah Boyd	Cypress Woods	N/A	N/A
Lamb	Ryleigh Dilleshaw	Cy-Fair	Jarrar & Company Inc. and Lone Star Chevrolet/Houston Area Chevrolet	$7,000
Lamb Showmanship	Logan Dillard	Cypress Park	N/A	N/A
Rabbit	Jonathan Hogue	Cypress Ranch	Ridgemont Memorial Funeral Home	$4,500
Steer	Emerson Willeford	Cypress Woods	Jarrar & Company Inc. and Lone Star Chevrolet/Houston Area Chevrolet	$30,000
Steer Showmanship	Mackenzie Walcik	Cypress Ranch	N/A	N/A
Steer Weight Gain	Samantha Reyes	Cypress Springs	N/A	N/A
Swine	Maria Lopez	Jersey Village	Conda Maza JRP LLC	$23,000
Swine Showmanship	Emerson Willeford	Cypress Woods	N/A	N/A
Turkey	Colton Porter	Cypress Woods	Jarrar & Company Inc.	$6,500

 

Reserve Champions
Division	Exhibitor	High School	Buyer	Amount
Ag Mechanics	Jonas Maney	Cypress Woods	N/A	N/A
Floral Design	Lily Rucker	Bridgeland	Towne Lake-Caldwell Co.	$4,000*
Breeding Rabbits	Mia Mosqueda	Bridgeland	N/A	N/A
Broilers	Carson Jahn	Cypress Ranch	Ken Taylor Insurance	$5,500
Goat	Presley Wilson	Bridgeland	Don & Sylvia Ritchey	$8,000
Goat Showmanship	Aaden Burgess	Bridgeland	N/A	N/A
Heifer	Eva Erazo	Cy-Fair	N/A	N/A
Heifer Showmanship	Gavin Moreno	Cy-Fair	N/A	N/A
Horticulture	Avery Miller	Cypress Creek	N/A	N/A
Lamb	Aaden Burgess	Bridgeland	Jarrar & Company Inc. and Lone Star Chevrolet/Houston Area Chevrolet	$8,000
Lamb Showmanship	Allyson Elam	Bridgeland	N/A	N/A
Rabbit	Maya Perez	Cypress Woods	Boyer Inc.	$3,000
Steer	Alyssa Kendziora	Cypress Woods	Jarrar & Company Inc. and Lone Star Chevrolet/Houston Area Chevrolet	$30,000
Steer Showmanship	Danielly Lopez	Cy-Fair	N/A	N/A
Swine	Juno Lopez	Cypress Park	HV Health & Safety	$11,000
Swine Showmanship	Lexi Fox	Cypress Woods	N/A	N/A
Turkey	William Weyer	Jersey Village	PBK Architects	$6,500

                                    *New Sale Record

 

Cypress Ranch High School senior Luke O’Rear had the Grand Champion Broilers at the 32nd Annual CFISD Livestock Show Association Show and Sale, which sold for $7,000 to Jarrar & Company Inc. and Lone Star Chevrolet/Houston Area Chevrolet.

The class winners were as follows:

Class Winners
Division	Class	Exhibitor	High School
Ag Mechanics	1 – Hay Hauling, Spraying Equipment, Mounted and Pull Type Tractor Equipment, Self-Propelled Equipment and Hydraulic Equipment	Connor Hightower	Cypress Woods
	3 – Livestock and Utility Trailers	Evelyn Ortiz Parrado (Grand Champion)	Cypress Park
	4 – Livestock Equipment	Natalia Trevino	Cypress Creek
	6 – Wildlife Accessories	Gavin Aldmon and Matthew Tucker	Bridgeland
	7 – Home Furniture	Abigail Hunter	Jersey Village
	8 – Yard	Jonas Maney (Reserve Champion)	Cypress Woods
	9 – Free Standing BBQ Pits/Cooking Equipment	Luke O’Rear	Cypress Ranch
Breeding Rabbits	Senior Buck	Tabitha Ramsey	Bridgeland
	Senior Doe	Mia Mosqueda (Reserve Champion)	Bridgeland
	Junior Doe	London Carlis (Grand Champion)	Cypress Springs
Floral Design	1 – Fresh Flower Arrangement	Maylee Tompkins (Grand Champion)	Cypress Falls
	2 – Cactus & Succulent Potted Arrangement	Daniela Sacalxot	Cypress Ridge
	3 – Silk & Permanent Botanical Arrangement	Lily Rucker (Reserve Champion)	Bridgeland
	4 – Foral Wearables	Ava Scott	Bridgeland
	5 – Wreaths & Wall Décor	Kylie Siems	Bridgeland
Goat	1	Blakelyn Little	Cypress Woods
	2	Paisley Keogh	Bridgeland
	3	Allison O’Rear	Cypress Ranch
	4	Mariah Hume (Grand Champion)	Cypress Creek
	5	Presley Wilson (Reserve Champion)	Bridgeland
Heifer	1	Braelyn Davie	Cy-Fair
	2	Gavin Moreno (Grand Champion)	Cy-Fair
	4	Makenna Carter	Cy-Fair
	5	Ainsley Ainsworth	Cy-Fair
Horticulture	1 – Hanging Basket	Kaila McGrew	Cypress Woods
	2 – Terrarium	Akailah Boyd (Grand Champion)	Cypress Woods
	3 – Potted Plant	Graysen Turner	Cypress Falls
	4 – Bonsai and Topiary	Avery Miller (Reserve Champion)	Cypress Creek
	5 – Creative Container Graden	Collins Maney	Cypress Woods
Lamb	1	Eva Francis	Bridgeland
	2	Brooke Turner	Bridgeland
	3	Aaden Burgess (Reserve Champion)	Bridgeland
	4	Lily Delgado	Cypress Woods
	5	Cait Johnson	Cypress Ridge
	6	Ryleigh Dilleshaw (Grand Champion)	Cy-Fair
	7	Isabella Cardenas-Gallo	Jersey Village
Steer	1	Rachel Drews	Cy-Fair
	2	Danielly Lopez	Cy-Fair
	3	Emerson Willeford (Grand Champion)	Cypress Woods
	4	Alyssa Kendziora (Reserve Champion)	Cypress Woods
Swine	1	Connor Martin	Cypress Woods
	2	Annika Linna	Cypress Ranch
	3	Maria Lopez (Grand Champion)	Jersey Village
	4	Sarah Bouquet	Cypress Ranch
	5	Raley Carson	Cypress Creek
	6	Ethan Scott	Bridgeland
	7	Vivian Valdez	Cy-Fair
	8	Juno Lopez (Reserve Champion)	Cypress Park

 

Cypress Creek High School senior Mariah Hume had the Grand Champion Goat at the 32nd Annual CFISD Livestock Show Association Show and Sale, which sold for $7,500 to Lone Star Chevrolet/Houston Area Chevrolet.

Cypress Ranch High School senior Jonathan Hogue had the Grand Champion Rabbitt at the 32nd Annual CFISD Livestock Show Association Show and Sale, which sold for $4,500 to Ridgemont Memorial Funeral Home.

Cypress Falls High School senior Maylee Tompkins had the Grand Champion Floral Design at the 32nd Annual CFISD Livestock Show Association Show and Sale, which sold for $2,250 to Boyer Inc.

Cypress Park High School senior Evelyn Ortiz Parrado, right, poses for a photo after being named Grand Champion Ag Mechanics at the 32nd Annual CFISD Livestock Show Association Show and Sale.

The 32nd Annual CFISD Livestock Show Association Show and Sale introduced the Debbie Blackshear FFA Member of the Year Award, which will be awarded to an outstanding CFISD FFA student who demonstrates exceptional leadership, dedication and character within the CFISD FFA community. The inaugural award recipient will be recognized at the May Regular Board Meeting, and their name will be memorialized on this plaque that hangs in the CFISD Exhibit Center.