88S40065 CW-D
By: Flores S.R. No. 12
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Burnet High School FFA team achieved great
distinction by winning the national championship in the meats
evaluation and technology category at the 2023 National FFA
Convention and Expo; and
WHEREAS, Advancing to the national meet after excelling at
the local and state levels, the Burnet High contingent claimed top
honors in the meats evaluation and technology career development
event; the competition included a general knowledge exam, a beef
carcass evaluation, the identification of wholesale and retail cuts
of beef, lamb, and pork, the quality and yield grading of beef
carcasses, a team meat merchandising event, and the solving of a
meat formulation problem; and
WHEREAS, Burnet was led by Carter Bostic, who won national
champion and first-place individual honors; Jackson Drozd was named
reserve national champion and second-place winner in the individual
category, and Enrique Montalvo and Cayden Beatty respectively
collected fourth-place and sixth-place individual showings for the
team; and
WHEREAS, In bringing home a national title, these outstanding
young Texans have demonstrated exceptional skill and dedication in
the pursuit of their goals, and they are a source of great pride to
their school and their community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 4th
Called Session, hereby congratulate the Burnet High School FFA team
on winning the national championship in the meats evaluation and
technology competition at the 2023 National FFA Convention and Expo
and extend to all those associated with the group sincere best
wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the Burnet FFA team as an expression of high regard by
the Texas Senate.