STUDENT OFFICERS PRESIDENT - BRYLEE BRADEN VICE PRESIDENT - MAKENZIE MAYES SECRETARY - DIXIE TABB STATE DIRECTORS / REGION OFFICERS MICHAEL AKINS 2449 West Line Road • Whitesboro, TX 76273 makins1@yahoo.com • 904.368.9390
DR. TANDY FREEMAN
DAVID SCHRECK 209 Sarah Way • Murphy, TX 75094 214.403.5606 • dschreck@intelemedia.com SECRETARY - TINA BRADEN PO Box 549 • Horatio, AR 71842 870.832.3149 • tbbraden@earthlink.net
Region IV
BARRY BRADEN PO Box 549 • Horatio, AR 71842 870.584.2308 • tbbraden@earthlink.net MICHAEL AKINS 2449 West Line Road • Whitesboro, TX 76273 makins1@yahoo.com • 904.368.9390
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PERFORMANCE REPORT GETTING TO KNOW
Region IV Secretary, Mrs. Tina Braden from Texas A&M Texarkana. Mrs. Braden and her husband, Barry Braden, have three kids and rodeo is a family lifestyle. Mr. and Mrs Braden rodeoed in college and each of their kids still compete. As if a full time job, three kids, being rodeo secretary doesn’t keep her busy enough she runs a t-shirt business and does gorgeous beadwork on the side. Mrs. Braden’s favorite thing about highschool rodeo is that she gets to meet new people and see all of her kids compete . She would like to tell our members and their families, “to be more involved with our region and help By Lilly Eakes – Performance Reporter et’s get to know our region 4 out at the state level. Do what you can because it takes dedication, people, secretary! Mrs. Tina Braden and lots of time to make the events work.” We are very fortunate to have has been with us for thirteen Mrs. Braden as our secretary! On region weekends you can find her in the years, 5 of those being our secre- office from sun up, to well after sun down. She makes sure each contestant tary. She has been with Region IV is taken care of, and works diligently with our state office to make sure that since her oldest son was a freshman Region IV is run smoothly. in highschool. Mrs. Braden lives in Horatio, Arkansas and teach- STUDENT OFFICER SPOTLIGHT: Dixie Tabb, our high school stues Algebra 2 at DeQueen High school. She earned her bachelors dent Secretary, has been a member of degree from Southern Arkansas Region IV for four years. Her favorUniversity and Masters degree ite memory from THSRA is State 2020, when she won the title of Miss TJHRA princess, and Reserve Average champion. This allowed her to make it to Nationals with Clayton Jones in the ribbon roping. Dixie Competes in Poles and Barrels at region IV. A horse that took Dixie to the next level is Chex. Chex was Dixie's step up horse. “She showed me how to really hustle, and what it was like to win.” Dixie believes THE BRADEN FAMILY
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