PHS Students Shine Big at the Fort Worth Ag Mechanics Show

Posted Date: 01/25/2024

Davion Cooper and Colt Ashby recently made their mark in the Fort Worth Ag Mechanics Show by winning 3rd place with their innovative cellular triggered hog trap. The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) Ag Mechanics show is an annual competition held in Fort Worth, which brings together students from 4-H and FFA from across the state to showcase their projects. Participants are required to build a project that falls under one of five categories, which includes Agricultural Machinery & Equipment, Livestock Equipment, Outdoor Recreational & Convenience, Wildlife Equipment, and Trailers, Farm & Ranch Restoration.

Their cellular triggered hog trap gate was entered in the Wildlife Equipment division in the trap and capture device class. After receiving a blue ribbon, they were put in the running to be placed in their class that led to 3rd place.

As a result of their hard work and dedication, the boys received a number of prizes, including a welding hood, gloves, grinding disks, welding rods, and other consumable shop items. These items are all essential for anyone interested in welding or metalworking, and they will undoubtedly come in handy for the boys in the future.

“I am very proud of these two young men,” expressed agriculture mechanics instructor Russell Gibbs. “They worked hard in the shop all year getting things ready for not only this project but all projects we have worked on. I’m extremely happy that all of their hard work paid off. I’m ready to see what they will be able to create next as well as in the future.”