Strawn, Brock, Weatherford students earn FWSSR scholarship
Silas "Lane" Fawcett of Strawn, a member of Palo Pinto County 4-H, caught a calf during the 2025 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo's Calf Scramble, earning a $500 purchase certificate for a show heifer and the chance for up to $16,000 in scholarship awards. Fawcett is the son of Stephanie Harris and his award was sponsored by Shelley Powell Allstate Insurance Agency.
Levi "Nash" Newsome of Weatherford, a member of Weatherford FFA, caught a calf during the 2025 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo's Calf Scramble, earning a $500 purchase certificate for a show heifer and the chance for up to $16,000 in scholarship awards. Newsome is the son of Robert "Nat" and Whitney R Newsome. His award was sponsored by Kristen and Jonathan Deweese.
Landon Kennedy of Weatherford, a member of Weatherford FFA, caught a calf during the 2025 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo's Calf Scramble, earning a $500 purchase certificate for a show heifer and the chance for up to $16,000 in scholarship awards. Kennedy is the son of Dallas and Jennifer Penny. His award was sponsored by Rattikin Title NW.
One of the Stock Show's most iconic and popular events, the Calf Scramble gives 20 students an opportunity to catch one of 10 calves during 22 performances of the legendary Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo held Jan. 17 through Feb. 8. Those not catching calves receive a pair of Justin Boots courtesy of the iconic western footwear maker. Justin Boots and Texas Mutual Insurance Company are overall underwriters for the legendary Calf Scramble Program.
Since the Fort Worth Calf Scramble began in 1987, more than 8,700 4-H and FFA members were able to catch a calf in the rodeo arena for a combined $4.3 million in Heifer Purchase Certificates. The student will use the purchase certificate toward the cost of a heifer that he or she will raise and exhibit at next year's Stock Show. Exhibitors that submit monthly reports and a final essay may be eligible for scholarship awards that can range between $500 and $16,000. Thanks to the efforts of the Calf Scramble Sponsors and Committee members, 1,757 of those winners received a combined total of $4.5 million in scholarships.
Visit www.fwssr.com for more information on the FFSSR.
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