Two Jack County students receive Fort Worth Stock Show scholarships

Tue, 03/31/2020 - 11:20 am

Jake Holmes was awarded a scholarship from the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Calf Scramble Scholarship Committee. Contributed photos/FWSSR
Abigail Mangum was awarded a scholarshipfrom the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Calf Scramble Scholarship Committee. Contributed photos/FWSSR

Abigail Mangum, of Jack County 4-H, and Jake Holmes, of Perrin FFA, were recently awarded scholarships by the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Calf Scramble Scholarship Committee.

Holmes, the son of Jerry and Joanne Holmes, and Mangum, the daughter of Will and Denise Mangum, participated and caught calves in the 2019 Fort Worth Stock Show Calf Scramble which made them eligible for the scholarship program. Mangum was awarded a $4,000 scholarship and $8,000 was awarded to Holmes. In total, 72 youth were awarded $390,000 in scholarships.

For the full story, see the Wednesday, April 1, edition of the Jacksboro Herald-Gazette.