By Sean Ridgway, TME

After the brutal killing of Pancho the pig at Frazier Mountain High School (FMHS) in September 2025, what began as a tragic moment for one student and the Future Farmers of American (FFA) program has turned into a powerful…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

Photo captions:

Above left: Marco Pinon with Pancho the pig; Middle: District 2 Supervisor Chris Parlier presents a check to El Tejon School District Superintendent Sara Haflich for $2,500 on February 23 in response to the killing of Pancho

Top right: A picture of some pigs that were offered to FFA after Pancho’s killing

Bottom right: Doug Robinson, owner of Robinson Welding Supply, donates welding supplies to Pinon after Pancho was killed

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This is part of the February 27, 2026 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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