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Students Gain Journalism Experience at San Antonio Rodeo

Sundial Staff • March 6, 2025
A youth barrel racer finishes her race at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb 12. Photo by Jacob R. Lopez.

Students from San Antonio College’s Media Writing and News Photography classes attended the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Feb. 12 to gain real-world journalism experience. 

Media Writing students practiced interviewing, and News Photography students practiced photojournalism. Students gained firsthand experience outside the classroom.

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A youth barrel racer makes the final turn in her race at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb. 12. Photo by A. De Leon.
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A horse named Odin peeks through a fence at the Freeman Coliseum during the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb 12. Photo by Vanessa Wiggins.
Living historian Rodney Cromeans demonstrates classic fire starting using flint, steel, and char cloth to spark a pinch of tinder for a family at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb. 12. Photo by Cesar A Pacheco.
Living historian Rodney Cromeans demonstrates classic fire starting using flint, steel, and char cloth to spark a pinch of tinder for a family at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb. 12. Photo by Cesar A Pacheco.
A Youth Mutton Bustin rider wrangles a sheep during the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb. 12. Photo by Janelle Aleman.
A Youth Mutton Bustin rider wrangles a sheep during the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb. 12. Photo by Janelle Aleman.
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Living Historian Rodney Cromeans prepares a table with antique items at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo at the Freeman Coliseum Feb. 12. Photo by Vanessa Wiggins.
A youth barrel racer finishes her race at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb 12. Photo by Catie Broadus.
A youth barrel racer finishes her race at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb 12. Photo by Catie Broadus.
A competitor struggles to keep her lamb calm during the Junior Lamb Scholarship Competition at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb.12. Photo by Itzabel Lara.
A competitor struggles to keep her lamb calm during the Junior Lamb Scholarship Competition at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb.12. Photo by Itzabel Lara.
A barrel racer competes at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb 12. Photo by Catie Broadus.
A barrel racer competes at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb 12. Photo by Catie Broadus.
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HEB’s Buckaroo Farms displays newborn chicks in a family friendly environment at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo. Photo by Zoe Jane.
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San Antonio Police Department officers on horseback patrol the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb. 12. Photo taken by Sara Leija.
Squirt, a Hereford calf, stands among other cows at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb 12. Photo by Jacob R. Lopez.
Squirt, a Hereford calf, stands among other cows at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb 12. Photo by Jacob R. Lopez.
Billy Treadwell, an employee for the Heads or Tails Hats Boutique, shapes a hat for a customer in the Expo Hall at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb. 12. Photo by Itzabel Lara
Billy Treadwell, an employee for the Heads or Tails Hats Boutique, shapes a hat for a customer in the Expo Hall at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb. 12. Photo by Itzabel Lara
A display of hats at the Heads or Tails Hats Boutique at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Expo Hall Feb.12. Photo by Itzabel Lara.
A display of hats at the Heads or Tails Hats Boutique at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Expo Hall Feb.12. Photo by Itzabel Lara.
Micheal holds his calf’s chin up for a kiss in the Cattle Barn at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb.12. Photo by Itzabel Lara.
Micheal holds his calf’s chin up for a kiss in the Cattle Barn at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb.12. Photo by Itzabel Lara.
High school students keep their cows calm during the Junior Heifer Scholarship Competition at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb.12. Photo by Itzabel Lara.
High school students keep their cows calm during the Junior Heifer Scholarship Competition at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb.12. Photo by Itzabel Lara.
Macy and her dog, Daisy, perform tricks during the Pool Party Pooches event at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb. 12. Photo by Daniel De Leon II.
Macy and her dog, Daisy, perform tricks during the Pool Party Pooches event at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb. 12. Photo by Daniel De Leon II.
Joaquin Dudley displays his show pig, Skipper, to the crowd and judges at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb. 12. Photo by Allen Cordova.
Joaquin Dudley displays his show pig, Skipper, to the crowd and judges at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb. 12. Photo by Allen Cordova.
Riders warm up in the corral at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb. 12. Photo by Aaron Martinez.
Riders warm up in the corral at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb. 12. Photo by Aaron Martinez.
Lorinda and Lilly Brown wash their sheep, Trout, at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb. 12. Photo by Aaron Martinez.
Lorinda and Lilly Brown wash their sheep, Trout, at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb. 12. Photo by Aaron Martinez.
Ellie Petrash and Teagan Wilson rest on the floor of the cattle section at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb.12. Photo by Aaron Martinez.
Ellie Petrash and Teagan Wilson rest on the floor of the cattle section at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb.12. Photo by Aaron Martinez.

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