Godley FFA members compiled an impressive list of accomplishments during the 2025-26 school year, earning state-level recognition, advancing through leadership and career development contests, securing scholarships, exhibiting successful agricultural projects and serving in leadership roles at the district and area levels.

The chapter also celebrated the installation of its 2026-27 officer team, which will lead one of the area's most active agricultural education programs. New officers are President Tucker Clark, Vice President Klara Pinkerton, Secretary Zane Simmons, Treasurer Madison Fry, Reporter Barrett Lynch, Sentinel Hayden Flood, Parliamentarian Allyson Ainsworth and Historian Dylan Brown.

The chapter also recognized outgoing officers President Lila Heiner, Vice President Tucker Clark, Secretary Klara Pinkerton, Treasurer Logan Wilson, Reporter Campbell Armstrong, Sentinel Nola Briscoe and Parliamentarian Taryn Franks for their service and leadership during the past year.

Top Awards and Scholarships

Several Godley FFA members received the chapter's highest awards and scholarships during the annual banquet.

• Member of the Year — Lila Heiner
• Star Greenhand Award — Kolton Pinkerton
• Star Chapter Farmer Award — Zane Simmons
• Animal Science Scholarship — Logan Wilson
• FFA Booster Club Scholarships — Taryn Franks, Nola Briscoe, Logan Wilson and Lila Heiner
• Jack Rowland Master Gardener Scholarship — Lila Heiner
• Jack Rowland Agricultural Workers Scholarship — Taryn Franks
• Plant Science Scholarship — Nola Briscoe
• Johnson County Livestock and Agricultural Association Scholarships — Lila Heiner ($1,700), Nola Briscoe ($1,500), Taryn Franks ($750) and Logan Wilson ($500)

State Leadership and Special Recognition

Several Godley FFA members earned honors beyond chapter competition during the year.

• Ava Jackson was elected Chisholm Trail District first vice president.
• Tucker Clark was elected an Area VIII FFA officer.
• Klara Pinkerton advanced to state competition in Sheep Production Proficiency and Star Lone Star Farmer.
• Taryn Franks was recruited to compete in collegiate livestock judging at Howard College.
• Nola Briscoe received a $10,000 National FFA Scholarship.

Leadership Development Events

Godley FFA members earned success at the district, area and state levels in Leadership Development Events, which develop communication, leadership and decision-making skills.

• Agricultural Advocacy — 2nd District, 2nd Area, 6th State
  • Tucker Clark
  • Taryn Franks
  • Lila Heiner
  • Klara Pinkerton
• Greenhand Skills — 1st District, 1st Area, State Semifinalist
  • Landry Kamm
  • Je'Nessa Melgoza
  • Jade Neyman
  • Brandylin Reo
• Greenhand Quiz — 2nd District, 7th Area
  • Jadyn Hutt
  • Wyatt Ivy
  • Tiphanie Miller
  • Kolton Pinkerton
• Senior Chapter Conducting — 3rd District
  • Allyson Ainsworth
  • Evan Culbertson
  • Bradley Fancher
  • Hayden Flood
  • Camden Hinton
  • Barrett Lynch
  • Zane Simmons
  • Dakota Wilmot
• Greenhand Chapter Conducting — 3rd District
  • Ariiyana Cantrell
  • Keeley DeLeon
  • Callie DeVillier
  • Allison Henderson
  • Valerie Oviedo
  • Kolton Pinkerton
  • Makenna Robinson
  • Piper Sosebee
  • Peyton Tanksley
• Senior Quiz — 4th District
  • Nola Briscoe
  • Hayden Flood
  • Klara Pinkerton
  • Zane Simmons
• Radio Broadcasting — 3rd District
  • Barrett Lynch
  • Isabella Salmeron
  • Carl Welch
• Senior Spanish Creed Speaking — 3rd District
  • Yareli Romero

Career Development Events

Godley FFA members advanced to area and state competition in numerous Career Development Events, applying classroom instruction to real-world agricultural career pathways.

• Floriculture — 1st District, 1st Area, 6th State
  • Nola Briscoe (1st Individual Area)
  • Lila Heiner (2nd Individual Area)
  • Trinity Lively
  • Camryn Meade (6th Individual State)
  • Keeley DeLeon
  • Madison Fry
• Wildlife — 2nd District, 3rd Area, State Qualifier
  • Campbell Armstrong
  • Bradley Fancher
  • Hayden Flood
  • Kody Grounds
  • Wyatt Ivy
  • Kolton Pinkerton
  • Zane Simmons
• Wool — 2nd District, 3rd Area, State Qualifier
  • Gracie DeFoor
  • Brooke Lynch (6th Individual Area)
  • Maddyn Martin
  • Klara Pinkerton (9th Individual Area)
  • Makenna Robinson
  • Peyton Tanksley
  • Blakley Thompson
• Livestock — 3rd District, 7th Area, State Qualifier
  • Tucker Clark
  • Taryn Franks
  • Logan Wilson
  • Dominic Masidonio
  • Sonnet Grier
  • Paisley Crawford
  • Ryland Fitzgerald
  • Madison Hughes
• Cotton — 2nd District, 7th Area
  • Gracie DeFoor
  • Brooke Lynch
  • Maddyn Martin
  • Klara Pinkerton
  • Makenna Robinson
  • Peyton Tanksley
  • Blakley Thompson
• Entomology — 3rd District, 5th Area
  • Barrett Lynch
  • Eli'ja Murphy
  • Valerie Oviedo
  • Piper Sosebee (10th Individual Area)
  • Landon Davis-Wheeler
• Milk Quality — 2nd District, 8th Area
  • Dylan Brown
  • Evan Culbertson
  • Camden Hinton (8th Individual Area)
  • Luke Tyler
  • Kai Bunch
• Nursery Landscape — 1st District, 7th Area
  • Allyson Ainsworth
  • Marissa Bethell
  • Callie DeVillier
  • Landry Kamm
  • Je'Nessa Melgoza
  • Graham McMullen

Speaking Development Events

Godley FFA members competed in Speaking Development Events for the first time in chapter history, earning multiple district and area honors.

• Agricultural Technology & Communications Prepared Speaking — 1st District, 1st Area, State Qualifier
  • Zane Simmons
• Plant Science Prepared Speaking — 1st District, 3rd Area
  • Taryn Franks
• Natural Resources Prepared Speaking — 3rd District
  • Lila Heiner
• Soil Stewardship Speaking — 3rd District
  • Hayden Flood
• Agricultural Policy Prepared Speaking — 4th District
  • Ava Jackson
• Junior Prepared Speaking — 4th District
  • Je'Nessa Melgoza

Supervised Agricultural Experiences

Godley FFA members continued a strong tradition of livestock exhibition and agricultural projects through their Supervised Agricultural Experience programs.

The chapter exhibited 121 projects at the Johnson County Junior Livestock, Youth Fair and Ag Mechanics Show. Thirty-three exhibitors qualified for the premium sale, earning more than $96,000. Members also competed at the State Fair of Texas, Heart of Texas Fair, Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, San Angelo Stock Show, San Antonio Stock Show, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and Austin Livestock Show.

Degree Advancement

Lone Star Degrees

Six Godley FFA members qualified to receive the prestigious Lone Star FFA Degree, the highest degree awarded by the Texas FFA. Recipients were Keagan Carter, Tucker Clark, Klara Pinkerton, Emma Stuck, AJ Welch and Cheyenne Williams.

Chapter Degrees

Twenty-two members earned Chapter FFA Degrees, recognizing continued growth in leadership, supervised agricultural experiences, community service and chapter involvement. Recipients were Allyson Ainsworth, Dylan Brown, Kai Bunch, Cannon Carter, Evan Culbertson, Bradley Fancher, Hayden Flood, Sonnet Grier, Camden Hinton, Jordyn Hutt, Barrett Lynch, Cole McCollum, Eli'jah Murphy, Omar Palomino, Briscoe Reeves, Zane Simmons, Luke Tyler, Anastasia Smith, Wyatt Williams, Dakota Wilmot, Kegan Welch and Alyssa Vazquez.

Greenhand Degrees

Eighty-four Godley High School and Godley Middle School students earned Greenhand Degrees, recognizing first-year members who demonstrated knowledge of FFA history, traditions and agricultural education while beginning supervised agricultural experience programs.

Recipients were Mia Alejandro, Anthony Azpeitia, Adalyn Baker, Jiggs Barnes, Allie Bruffy, Mia Camarillo, Levi Canales, Ariiyana Cantrell, Noah Carlin, Erin Clark, Andrew Clay, Sydney Conlin, Paisley Crawford, Presley Darder, Gracie DeFoor, Keeley DeLeon, Easton Dempsey, Callie DeVillier, Lucis Espinoza, Rylan Fitzgerald, Noah Garcia, Lola Geisler, Kody Grounds, Jax Hammonds, Allisun Henderson, Elvin Hernandez, Cutter Hood, Korbin Howard, Madison Hughes, Cayden Hughes, Jadyn Hutt, Wyatt Ivy, Kasie Johnson, Landry Kamm, Bronx Kauhane, Brooklyn Kauhane, Makenzie Kimpton, Landon Lewis, Aryan Livingstone, Maximiliano Lopez Ramirez, Brooke Ludwig, Ariel Marin, Slade Massey, Ethan McCarter, Addyson McCarty, Hadley McClure, Zoe McDaniel, Kenzie Meeks, Natalia Mejia, Je'Nessa Melgoza, Angel Meza, Tiphaine Miller, Ava Morris, Lucas Neal, Jade Neyman, Nicole Olmos, Solis Ortego, Lucia Ortego, Valerie Oviedo, Sintei Pasha, Addaleigh Perez, Kolton Pinkerton, Ander Pitcock, Jimena Ramirez, Brandylin Reo, Makenna Robinson, Hunter Rossow, Johnathan Ryan, Brynly Sandine, Jonathan Scott, Masesy Singleton, Caron Smith, Piper Sosebee, Lauren Stahla, Nash Staton, Peyton Tanksley, Colt Terry, Blakely Thompson, Julian Torres, Angel Vargas, Isabella Velazquez, Dominic Walker, Kegan Welch and Cheyenne Williams.

Junior FFA

The chapter also recognized 18 Junior FFA members: Bowen Brown, Keagan Caskey, Zoe Dear, Bristan Franks, Sistine Grier, Evelynn Jackson, Brighton King, Grayson Long, Paislee Lowery, Boyd Mabry, Holton Mabry, Blake Mourning, Asher Norr, Ruby Norr, Christian Picasso, Paislee Shockey, Wrenley Sims and Perrie Thompson.

Ruby Norr received the Star Blue Award as the outstanding Junior FFA member in grades 3-4, while Boyd Mabry received the Star Gold Award as the outstanding Junior FFA member in grades 5-7.

Honorary and Appreciation Awards

The chapter awarded Honorary FFA Degrees to Jeremy and Christa Heiner in recognition of their years of support and service to Godley FFA and agricultural education.

Kristin Armstrong, assistant principal at Godley High School, received the chapter's Appreciation Award for her continued support of FFA students and programs.

FFA advisors are Lacey Bennett, Lloyd Pinkerton, Millie Loftin, Katherine Adams and Shelby Brown.