Mustang CTE

Fiesta today... and buy flowers for Mom this weekend!
Join us May 8-9 for our CVFFA Plant Sale from 8am-6pm. Happy Cinco De Mayo and we will see you this Friday or Saturday!

As we round out CDEs for the 2026 season, let's congratulate our last team for competing at the state level at Texas Tech University.
Our Plant ID team placed 13th in the entire state! Team members included:
- Madelynn Hopkins
- Lydia Saucedo
- Nic Mok
- Anthony Nguyen
- Camden Walser

We are so incredibly proud of how all of our LDE and CDE teams competed this school year!
We will continue this contest season with our Speaking Development Event students who will compete next week at the Area 4 Convention.

City View FFA will have the first CV Beef Sale May 8th and 9th along with our Plant Sale. It will all be at same location, come get some flowers and Steaks.

Our Principles of Ag students explored floral design this week by creating their own bud vase arrangements. Great job showing creativity and learning new skills! 🌸🌿

Reminder tonight at 6pm in CTE we will be talking about next year livestock and ag mech projects.
Rabbits
Lamb
Goats
Pigs
Heifers
Calf Scramble
Commercial Steers
Ag Mech Projects
Floral
Skill a thon

Today was a big day for our City View FFA teams at the SHSU State CDE Contest! Our Forage Evaluation Team finished 9th in the State of Texas, setting a program record for highest team score and marking the best team performance I’ve ever had the opportunity to coach. Leading the way, Daniel Sawyer placed 5th overall individually, an outstanding accomplishment at the state level. Forage Team Members: Daniel Sawyer Jantzen Lindsey Shayna Deane Zoey Hicks Bentley Wortham I’m proud of the work, discipline, and commitment this group showed all season. They raised the standard for what’s possible. Our Farm Business Management Team also competed today at the state level: Cade Lacock Paxton Hollemans Jayden Clay Audrey Graham Competing at state takes grit, preparation, and the willingness to step into a challenge. Both teams represented City View with pride. Success isn’t just measured by banners, it’s measured by growth, effort, and the willingness to compete at the highest level.

🚨 BIG ITEMS. BIG BIDS. BIG FUN. 🚨
The City View FFA Alumni Auction is bringing out some serious headliners this year! Up for grabs:

- Matagorda Bay Fishing Trip for Three
- 4 Texas Rangers Tickets
- Smoker and Deer Feeder
- Happy Toy Maker Truck & Trailer

Plus plenty more in our silent auction! You won’t want to miss this one! We will see you May 2nd!

State CDE Send off, Wednesday 2pm High School Commons. CDE Teams, FBM, Forage, Meats, Vet

After a long day of testing and two different round of interviews, Audrey Graham has been named as one of the top six area officers who will give their speech on May 18th at area convention for area president.

We’re proud to share that our Meats Evaluation team has officially qualified for the State Contest! Competing today at Area CDEs at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, these students put their hard work on display and advanced out of Area 4 to earn their spot at the State Contest next week in College Station at Texas A&M. This team has put in the time, effort, and commitment all season long, and it showed today. We’re excited to see them represent our program at the next level. Next stop: STATE! 🥩🐄 #CTE #FFA #MeatsEvaluation #RoadToState #AggieBound #itsabetterviewasamustang

It's that time of year again.
City View FFA Chapter Banquet
May 7th - 6pm
City View Highschool Commons
RSVP Link: https://forms.gle/2WPdY7mcesWjxaPh7

14 MORE BANNERS are coming home to be hung on the wall as well as so much more! What a HUGE day at the Wichita District Degree Check!

CVFFA is proud to announce that we have not one, but TWO members serving as 2026-2027 Wichita District Officers:

* Brandon Beltran — DISTRICT PRESIDENT
* Delilah Odom — District Vice President

Congratulations are also in order for Audrey Graham who will be serving as an Area IV Officer as well! And not to mention, she is the first Area IV Officer Candidate from City View in a DECADE!!

We’re beyond proud of our 8 Lonestar Degrees are advancing to area:
Brandon Beltran, Prestyn Brandon, Shayna Deane, Audrey Graham, Anthony Nguyen, Makenzie Nicholson, Brooklyn Owens, and Camden Walser.

**Big-time accomplishments:**

* 1 Proficiency Award Advancing to Area: Food Science & Technology — Lillian Klein
* 1 Star Lonestar Advancing to Area: Audrey Graham

**5 Area-Qualifying Senior Prepared Public Speakers:**

* 1st Place Energy & Natural Resources — Madelynn Hopkins
* 1st Place Animal Science — Addason Goodwin
* 2nd Place Plant Science — Malina Cantu
* 2nd Place Ag Tech & Communications — Nicholas Mok
* 2nd Place Soil Stewardship — Madelynn Hopkins

**District CDE Results:**

* 1st Place Forage
* 1st Place Wool
* 1st Place Veterinary Science
* 1st Place Nursery/Landscape
* 2nd Place Entomology
* 2nd Place Farm & Agribusiness Management
* 3rd Place Floriculture
* 3rd Place Cotton

This group showed up, competed hard, and delivered.
Next stop: Area on May 18. We’re not done yet.

The City View FFA Meats Team put in WORK this week—competing in 4 contests in just 2 days! 💪🥩 Against some of the top programs in the state, these students showed grit, focus, and consistency from start to finish. 🔥 Highlights: • 10th Place Team – Texas Tech Invitational • 6th Place Team – Lubbock-Cooper Invitational • 5th Place Team – New Home Invitational The Texas Tech Invitational was a major milestone—competing at that level and finishing Top 10 is something to be proud of! This experience is setting the stage as we prepare for the Area Qualifying Contest next weekend. Focus is high, expectations are higher, and this team is ready to compete. This group continues to improve, compete hard, and represent City View with excellence. The best part? They’re just getting started. #CityViewFFA #Itsabetterviewasamustang #CTEStrong #MeatJudging

Careers don’t always follow a straight line… and today our seniors saw that firsthand! Our guest speaker, Katelyn Bashford, shared her journey from Cosmetology to NICU Nursing, Forensic Nursing, and now Real Estate. She gave our Senior Success classes an honest look at trying different paths, learning new skills, and finding your 'why' along the way. Thank you for spending time with our students and sharing your story with the City View Mustangs! #SeniorSuccess #LifeAfterHighSchool #CityViewMustangs

STATE QUALIFIERS for CDEs!! 🎉

What an incredible week for our Area 4 CDE teams! Competitions were held at Tarleton State University, Ballinger, and Sam Houston State University and we are beyond excited to celebrate 3 STATE QUALIFYING TEAMS!

🏆 Farm Business Management – 4th Place Team

Daniel Sawyer: 2nd Overall Individual
Cade Lacock: 9th Overall Individual
Audrey Graham
Jayden Clay

🏆 Forage – 1st Place Team

Daniel Sawyer: 1st Overall Individual
Jantzen Lindsey: 2nd Overall Individual
Shayna Deane: 9th Overall Individual
Zoey Hicks: 13th Overall Individual

🏆 Veterinary Science – 2nd Place Team

Makenzi Nicholson: 3rd Overall Individual
Brandon Beltran: 10th Overall Individual
Lillian Klein: 20th Overall Individual
Jantzen Lindsey: 25th Overall Individual

We also had several teams compete hard and represent CVFFA with pride:

-- Entomology – 11th Place Team

Anastasia Campbell, Malina Cantu, Prestyn Brandon, Amirah Robinson

-- Floriculture – 11th Place Team

Isabella Lopez (14th Overall Individual), Nik Mok, Madelynn Hopkins

--Horse Evaluation – 34th Place Team

Kentlee Hawkins, Shayna Deane, Brooklyn Owens, Keagan Corn

--Livestock Judging – 71st Place Team

Claire Penn, Dustie Powell, Kaden Guerra

--Nursery/Landscape – 10th Place Team

Addason Goodwin (10th Overall Individual), Kelsey Dragovich, Zoey Hicks

--Wool Judging – 7th Place Team

Addison Moore (18th Overall Individual), Korbin Lindsey (21st Overall Individual), Amber Moore, Dylan Rhodes

--Cotton Judging – 11th Place Team

Janaye Judie, Avery Brantley, Auriya Rernandez, Gabriella Langford

Looking ahead, Forage and FBM will head back to Sam Houston State University, while Vet Science will compete at Texas A&M University against the best in the state!

Our Plant ID team, Lydia Saucedo, Nik Mok, Anthony Nguyen, and Madelynn Hopkins, will also represent us at state at Texas Tech University on May 2nd!

And we’re not done yet… our Meat Judging team competes at area next week let’s wish them the best of luck and hopefully they too will secure a place at the state contest!

We are so proud of the dedication, grit, and heart each of these students has shown. Congratulations to all of our hardworking CVFFA members; you continue to make us proud every single day! 💙💛

If you're interested in showing an animal or ag mech project next year. Come to the meeting April 28 6pm at the CTE Building to get more information and sign up.

This past week our Meats, Cotton, Entomology, and Wool teams traveled to compete at Angelo State University and Hill Country CDEs!

Angelo State University CDE
Entomology – 12th overall team
Meats
Wool
Cotton

Hill Country CDE
Cotton – 3rd overall team
Auriya Hernandez: 4th overall individual
Avery Brantley: 8th overall individual

Entomology – 6th overall team

Wool – 12th overall team

Meats – 14th overall team

If you walked into our Senior Success class the past 3 weeks, you might’ve thought we were filming a Netflix series. We had: ✔️ An FBI Agent ✔️ A Lawyer ✔️ Correctional Officers ✔️ A Social Worker All sharing real-life stories, career paths, and the truth about what their jobs actually look like day-to-day. We are also grateful for Dr. Jesse Thomas (Superintendent for City View ISD) spending the day with our classes discussing the upcoming school bond, the Senior Class trip and graduation. We are thankful for community leaders who show up for our students! #SeniorSuccess #LifeAfterHighSchool #CityViewMustangs