Education 26 October 2026

Hillsboro FFA students show poultry and rabbits at Highland County Fair 

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Abby Anderson

By Adalyn Gaines 
Hillsboro FFA Chapter 

Hillsboro Great Oaks FFA members attended the Highland County Fair to participate in showing, selling, and weighing their rabbits and poultry. The students who participated are Collyn Shraw, Luke Thompson, Blair Gard, Cathleen Smart, Abby Anderson, Elizabeth Ogden, Adrian Ekhator, Brynn Stanley and Roony Wical. 

These students' hard work on their project paid off with some receiving Grand Champion and 1st Place Overall. In Market Rabbits Rooney Wical got Grand champion and division winner with 2 single fryers and 3rd in class with his meat pen rabbit. 

Blair Gard got 1st in her rabbits weight class, 2nd in her age for showmanship, and 3rd overall intermediate showmanship. Luke Thompson got 2nd in showmanship and 2nd in the rabbit bowl. Cathleen Smart got 3rd in her age division for showmanship and her mini lops got 3rd and 4th. Collyn Shraw got 1st and 5th with his single fry rabbits and 2nd with his meat pen rabbits. 

Abby Anderson got 4th overall breeding rabbit and 1st in 15 year old showmanship and Adrian Ekhator showed a rabbit and got 2nd. In Poultry, Elizabeth Ogden showed and sold market chickens and Brynn Stanley exhibited turkeys and got 2nd in market and 3rd in showmanship. 

Our members did a phenomenal job this year and we are so proud of their accomplishments. 

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