Fairfield FFA members were honored at their annual banquet last Tuesday, May 14, at the Fairfield High School cafeteria. Fairfield FFA officers for 2023-24 Blake Phillips, Cole Coufal, Obie Crook, Connor Petty, Makenna Eppes, Jake White, Avery Strait, Alaina Baker, Marissa Eppeswere in charge of leading the banquet.
Star Awards are given to students that contribute in many areas, but the awards given out at the banquet were in an area where the student exhibited their greatest contribution to the local FFA Chapter in the areas of leadership and academic excellence.
Marissa Eppes and Makenna Eppes received the Beef Proficiency Award. Both of these members have been active on their beef cattle show throughout their FFA careers. They have exhibited breeding beef heifers at the major stock shows and market steers at the Freestone County Fair. Both of them also have a small herd of registered and commercial cows.
