The Vaquero Society first general meeting Courtesy photo Yahir Olvera
The Vaquero Society began Fall 2025, currently working its way up focusing on recruiting students who are interested in learning ranching skills and western culture.
President of The Vaquero Society, Yahir Olvera said he created this organization to help students learn about ranching.
“I’m pretty good with finding the right people for the job so I think ,you know, I should just start it,” Olvera said.
Olvera said he would like to achieve two goals in the organization, grow into at least 25 members in the club and create rodeo and charro groups.
“It’s very important that we don’t lose sight of all of our traditions as well, but just finding the right people to teach that, so that we can represent the school with pride,” he said.
Vice president of The Vaquero Society, Samantha Salazar said the organization will be volunteering at the Mercedes livestock show, a cattle auction and visiting a ranch two times a month.
Entrepreneurship and innovation senior attendee of the meeting Diego Guajardo said he is interested in the organization because he would like to learn livestock skills.
“My goal in the future is to own a ranch and learn a lot more about the livestock, the way to work with animals, raise the animals, all the good stuff like that,” Guajardo said.
Olvera said he hopes the members of the association are able to learn new skills.
“I hope members, of course, take away ranching skills, you know, whether that’s practical or really [anything] else but really just to find a community that they can get into,” he said.
Olvera said the association is planning on creating volunteering opportunities and events.
“We plan to visit the cell barn , you know where they buy and sell cattle, and hopefully rodeo events around the area,” he said.
For more information students can visit The Vaquero Society on V Link.
