With the end of the school year activities in full swing, local particpants in the Ellis County Expo need to be mentioned. They put in hard work and Neotribune would like to acknowlege their participation.

Italy FFA participants at recent Ellis County Youth Exposition:

Swine Show:

• Brandon Connor — 6th place, Black OPB (heavy weight)
• Aaron Pittmon — 2nd place, Duroc (heavy weight)
• Austin Pittmon — 5th place, Crossbred (medium weight)
• Britney Chambers — 8th place, Hampshire (medium weight)
• Ty Windham — 3rd place, Black OPB (heavy weight)
• Blake Vega — 5th place, Crossbred (heavy weight)
• Noah Ramirez — 10th place, Crossbred (heavy weight)

Rabbit Show:

• Adrian Acevedo

Sheep Show:

• Katie Byers — 7th place, Medium Wool (light weight)
• Jaclynn Lewis — 1st place, Medium Wool (light weight)
• John Byers — 10th place, Medium Wool (light-medium weight)
• Jaclynn Lewis — 2nd place, Medium Wool (light-medium weight)

Italy FCCLA participants at recent Ellis County Youth Exposition:

Food Division-Baking:

• K’Breona Davis
• Trevor Davis
• Javier Enriquez
• Sa’Kendra Norwood
• Taylor Perry
• Anna Riddle
• Alma Suaste

Food Division-Baked Foods Decorating:

• Adrianna Celis
• Jorge Cortez
• Maria Elena Estrada
• Andrea Lanning
• Paola Mata
• Lupita Rincon
• Marisol Rincon
• Susana Rodriguez
• Yesenia Rodriguez
• Ciro Suaste

Italy High School art students participating at recent Ellis County Youth Exposition:

Art Show:

• Andrea Lanning — 1st place with her print carving project
• Anna Riddle — Best of Show with her pastel “Panda”
• Lupita Rincon— 1st place with her “Armadillo” sculpture
• Jaclynn Lewis — 1st place with her pastel “Peacock”

Special thanks to the buyers that made money available to the local students participating in the Expo:

Mill Creek Ranch
Mark Stiles
Marty Haight
David’s Grocery

The following people helped the students revamp the ag barn on Hwy 667 and are very much appreciated:

Bowles Sand & Gravel Co.
Bobby McBride
Lanning Lambert
Michael Chambers
Celeste Carroll
Tammie Gillespie
Barry Bassett
Lee Joffre
Lisa jacinto
Tanya Snook
Speed Hamby
Eubank Family
Connor Family
Ramierez Family
Vega Family
Windham Family
Pittmon Family
Sharon Davis
Angela Muirhead
Danny Day
Russ & Kelly Lewis