The Panola College Rodeo Team’s 2016 Rodeo Olympics brought smiles and

laughter to about 75 area children on Thursday, Sept. 22 at Cattleman’s

Arena. Children from Carthage and Gary school districts had a chance to

learn the tricks of the rodeo trade from the expert cowboys and cowgirls on

the Panola College Rodeo Team.

 

 

 

The children didn’t just watch a rodeo; they were in the arena with the

college students, one-on-one, practicing the art of rodeo. These children

practiced roping and riding, including taking rides around the arena on a

real horse. Afterward, the Panola College cowboys and cowgirls put on a

demonstration rodeo for the children.

 

 

 

Brandy Holloway, Panola College Vocational Nursing administrative

assistant, helped organize the event with Rodeo Coach Jeff Collins and

others. Stillwaters Cowboy Church served water, snacks and lunch, donated

and prepared by Denise and Robert Fugler, owners of Fugler’s Feed Trough

and Market. Emily Zabcik, faculty adviser for the Phi Theta Kappa honor

society, and members of that organization were also on hand to assist.