Copperas Cove High School FFA Chapter Vice President Naysa Anzaldua prepared for weeks to run for district office at the Bosque River District FFA convention. Students running for office are tasked with passing a FFA knowledge exam as well as presenting a campaign speech in front of hundreds of FFA members from throughout the district.
Anzaldua not only ran for district office, but she was elected as the 2021-2022 Bosque River FFA District president. Agriculture teacher and FFA adviser, Katie Grigsby, said it was exciting to hear the new slate of district officers announced.
âWe are so proud of her and so excited for the next school year,â Grigsby said. âThis is the first time in a few years that Cove has had a district officer, let alone, the president.â
The San Antonio Livestock Show is one of the largest and most prestigious shows in the nation with hundreds of competitors in the show ring. Approximately 1.5 million visitors enter the grounds each year, and more than 6,000 volunteers make the event happen.
The sheer size and competitiveness of the show is daunting for most youth who long to show their livestock at the event. Combine that with wintry weather conditions and a pandemic, you would think that the triple threat would scare away even more competitors. But, these conditions didnât phase the Velesky sisters.
The three Copperas Cove junior FFA members, Peyton Velesky, Katielynn Velesky, and Shaylee Velesky have literally spent months preparing their hogs for the San Antonio Junior Breeding Show and the trio came to win.