TYLER, Texas (KETK) – The Smith County Junior Livestock Show has been going on for 48 years and board president Rick Perez said it’s always worth it for him and the students.
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“When one of these youngsters gives me a big hug and tells me thank you for doing what I do, and that really hits right here for me,” said Rick Perez, board president of the Smith County Junior Livestock Show.
Students like Chapel Hill senior Kyleigh Duckett get to learn while participating.
“It teaches you leadership, how to control something and also how much you can put into something and actually achieve at it,” said Kyleigh Duckett, senior, Chapel Hill FFA.
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From the animals to show projects there’s something for everyone.
“We have baking, we have horticulture projects that these kids built, floral designs, we have photography,” …