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Kailey Keach Essay

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I have had the pleasure of watching Kailey Keach mature into a confident and driven young woman over the past 6 years, most recently as her high school counselor. She works hard at everything she does as evident by her being ranked in the top 25% of her class, earning 27 college hours up graduation, winning numerous buckles and banners for exhibiting her lambs, goats and judging livestock, and by the many awards and honors she has received from all of the other extracurricular activities she participated in all throughout high school.

Since an early age, Kailey Keach has been involved in agriculture related activities. As an elementary student, she participated in livestock fairs and shows exhibiting goats and lambs. This early exposure …show more content…

She has participated in the AG Issues Forum teams the past three years, making it to state and placing in the top 10 two of those years. In addition to AG Issues, she has also participated in Chapter Conducting at the District and Area level, numerous livestock judging competitions, and has received many awards such as the State Chapter Greenhand Award, Star Chapter Degree Award, Star State Degree, and State Lone Star Degree awards. One would think that she would be too busy to do much else, however, she is also an Area FFA Officer, advanced to National Competition in FFCLA STAR Event for Advocacy and placed 2nd in the competition. This is all in addition to keeping her focus on her schoolwork, participating in sports, and UIL events in numerous categories.
It is a difficult task to explain all of the wonderful things Kailey has accomplished over her high school career. These are only a few that stand out to me and that have helped shape the confident and driven young woman she has become. Kailey would be a well deserving recipient of the State Fair of Texas Scholarship. Her involvement in the community, desire to educate young students, and always willing to promote FFA, 4-H, and all things agriculture are exactly what the State Fair

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