TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL RODEO ASSOC. (936) 248-4325 PO Box 409, Tenaha, Texas 75974
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Chelsea is passionate about preserving western heritage and family values. She is a junior at Edinburg North High School in her hometown of Edinburg, Texas, where she is currently ranked 2nd in her class. Education is extremely important to Chelsea and she firmly believes that education is the foundation to our future. Outside of school, she enjoys participating in FFA, 4-H, riding her horses, barrel racing and Christian youth group activities. She is a member of the National Society of High School Scholars, Who’s Who of American High School Students, National Barrel Horse Association, and World Barrel Racing. She donates her time and talent to assist in teaching riding skills and proper horsemanship to young novice riders as well as helping local girl scouts earn their horsemanship badge. During free time, she likes to love on her horses and spend time with her family playing games on Sunday night. During her summers and holidays she volunteers her time at equine veterinarian clinics to get experience with her future desire of becoming an equine vet. She said, “My horses have given me so much in life that I want to give something back to them. Therefore, my goal is to specialize in equine medicine so I can help these great creatures from God.” During her reign, she hopes to increase the awareness of the importance of therapeutic horseback riding and Hippo therapy for individuals with cognitive and physical challenges. She feels these special people deserve to enrich their lives by promoting excellence to equine assisted activities.
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Cally is a senior at Fairfield High School, and has been very involved in many activities throughout her high school education. “Other than being honored as the State President, serving as the 2009-2010 Varsity Cheerleading Caption and Varsity Power lifting captain are the two greatest accomplishments I feel like I have earned throughout my experience as a high school student,” she says. Along with these activities, she is also in FFA, BETA club, and Speech Club. Cally is very passionate about furthering her education. She will be attending Texas A&M University next fall, and will study Agricultural Communications. During her time as State President, she hopes to make the student voice heard a little louder, and wants to make sure that the Texas High School Rodeo Association is represented to the best of its ability.
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Laramie is the daughter of Mike Wing and Traleia Wing. She has three brothers, Stormy, Tex, and Bay. Laramie’s grandparents include, Jo Wing and the late Larry Wing, and Troy and Betty Wharton. Her grandparents have molded her life throughout the years and she gives very much credit to them and the rest of her family for bringing her to where she is today.
Outside of school and rodeo, Laramie loves being with her family and friends, going to the lake, going skiing, sleeping in, eating, spending time with her animals, listening to music, dancing, and texting. She is currently employed at the Dalhart Physical Therapy Clinic. In 2007, she was Range Riders Rodeo Queen and Dalhart High School Rodeo Club Queen. In 2008, she was the XIT Rodeo Queen and is the 2009 Tri-State High School Rodeo Queen.
“I love to live life and enjoy each moment every step of the way.” Laramie quotes. She enjoys her mom’s sweet tea and her grandma’s wonderful cooking. She also makes many stops by her dad’s house to enjoy the baked goods that her step mom makes.
After school, she plans to attend college and major in Physical Therapy. She would like to rodeo in college, but wants to remain focused on making a bright future for herself through her education.
Summer is Laramie’s favorite time of the year because, “It’s all rodeo, all the time!” She lives for the weekends during the school year and loves being involved in rodeo year round. She competes in team roping, breakaway roping, and goat tying. She can’t pick a favorite simply because she loves them all. High school rodeo has rewarded her in many different aspects of life and she will always look back on the many great memories made during the high school rodeos.
Laramie hopes to live up to the expectation of being State Vice President by representing each and every THSRA member to the best of her ability and spreading the great sport of rodeo to the world.
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Born the daughter of Kevin and Tori Green, the sophomore attends Huntsville High School and is currently ranked 3rd in her class. There she is very involved in her FFA chapter, 4-H, Interact (Rotary Club), Yearbook, class treasurer, and a player on the varsity tennis team. Even though she loves to be active and participate in sports, education is her number-one priority. She strongly believes that rodeo will take her far, but her education and career will take her farther. With such a busy schedule, she still finds time to ride her horses and practice. She is also part of U.S. Calf Roping Assn. (USCRA) and Cowboy’s Professional Rodeo Assn. (CPRA) “I’m always going, but I love life in the fast lane. My decisions now are helping me for my future.” When she graduates, Sarah plans on attending Texas A&M to study petroleum engineering, even though she is a die-hard Longhorn fan. She volunteers at the elderly home in Huntsville, and preaches the fact that the more you give, the more will come back to you in the long run. She enjoys helping novice kids in 4-H learning proper horsemanship. “My dad is a 4-H director and I like being out there. It’s rewarding.” When she does have a free minute to relax, she enjoys reading, writing music, playing guitar, hunting (when the season calls!), fishing, having fun with her family, roping, and riding her horses. During the summer, she’s usually on the road trying to hit every rodeo in sight, but on holidays she tags along with her dad to oil wells to learn more about her future profession. “The oil field is fascinating to me with all of the variables and roles it plays in our world today.” Throughout her term, she plans on promoting the sport that we all so love, stressing the importance of preserving our western heritage, and representing the great state of Texas as best she can.
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