REGION VII

SCOTT SHOOK

5750 FM 360 • Needville, Texas 77461 713.851.9553 • sshook@troyconstruction.com

DAN SIMPTON

24543 SH 6 • Navasota, Texas 77868 936.870.5779 • dansimpton@yahoo.com

STUDENT OFFICERS PRESIDENT - KERA LAMB VICE PRESIDENT - CARLI RAWLINSON SECRETARY - PAISLEY PIERCE

SCOTT SHOOK

5750 FM 360 • Needville, Texas 77461 713.851.9553 • sshook@troyconstruction.com

SECRETARY - NENA BOETTCHER

PO Box 833 • East Bernard, Texas 77435 281.468.8973 • region7thsra@gmail.com

STATE DIRECTORS / REGION OFFICERS AMBER BASS

6808 Cedar Hill Road • Brenham, Texas 77833 979.851.9553 amberbass@greatertexasfoundation.org

PERFORMANCE REPORT

Representing Texas Well!

By SHELBY BRENT – Performance Reporter

Looking back on all the summer fun, Region VII represented Texas well at both the High School National Finals Rodeo and the Junior High National Finals Rodeo. For high school, Jayci Lee Byler had a great finals in the girls cutting. Byler placed second in the second round and won the short go, landing her fourth in the aggregate.

At the Junior High Finals, Lane

JAYCI LEE BYLER

photo by Acentric Rodeo

TEAM TEXAS

Leopold and Ryder Risipal racked up some points for Team Texas. Lane finished second in the aggregate and won the short go in the chute dogging. Ryder placed in the top 10 of the first two rounds of boys' breakaway.

Team Texas came out on top at both high school and junior high finals. For the high school team, this was the seventh consecutive win for Team Texas! Texas produces some of the most elite rodeo athlete and we are proud to call Texas our home.

As the summer rodeo season comes to an end, the memories of those late-night drives, weeklong trips, and long hot days dance through our heads as all the Region VII competitors prepare for their fall rodeos.

For most junior rodeo athletes, fall is a very busy season for them all. Not only are their weekends about to be occupied by the start of the region rodeo season, but they will be juggling schoolwork, after school sports, barn chores and anything else that comes with being a rodeo athlete still in school. Though these cowboys and cowgirls will have

their hands full, they all have their eyes on the same prize: dominate their events at Regions and qualify for the State Finals in the spring.

Region VII has a bright future ahead of them as we look forward to this upcoming season. We have great new athletes coming to join the already strong “7 come 11” team. We have added a new parent liaison position, which is filled by Susie Johnson and Gena Brent, who you can ask about anything Region 7. Officers and directors will have new responsibilities. Region VII is also stepping into the new age with the addition of online entries and new social media pages. We are very excited about this upcoming season.

Region VII contestants this is a reminder at our first rodeo on August 27 & 28, there is a mandatory check-in and meeting for all competitors, junior high on Saturday and high school on Sunday. At our October 2nd rodeo, we will be doing a senior recognition grand entry, where all seniors will be introduced. Seniors, there will be an email going where you will fill out your bio for the grand entry. Bios must be completed before October 2nd.

I want to give a huge thank you to our Region Officers: President Scott Shook, Vice President Dan Simpton and Secretary Nena Boettcher. Thank you to our Junior high and high school state directors: Amber Bass, Scott

Shook Dan Simpton, Ross Ivey, Morgan

Klepac and Dustan Frankum. For our student officers, the elections will be held at the first rodeo during the mandatory meeting. Once again thank you to all our officers and directors, parents and competitors. Our rodeos truly would not run as smoothly as they do now without these amazing people.

Hormanship tip of the month: We are in the midst of Texas’ hottest weather! Our horses are having to battle extra hard against this heat. During conditions like these, making sure our horses are well hydrated is very important. Due to the heat, the colic rate our through the roof. To ensure the best health for our horses, monitor the amount of water they drink and maybe add a little extra salt or electrolytes to their diet.

LANE LEOPOLD

photo by Acentric Rodeo

RYDER RISIPAL

photo by Acentric Rodeo