Youth Contest and Scholarship Winners at National Junior Holstein Convention

Brattleboro, Vt.– Nearly 400 Junior Holstein members competed in activities and contests at the National Junior Holstein Convention, held June 23 through 26 in St. Charles, Illinois. Here are some of the competition winners, who took awards to their home states:

Prepared Public Speaking
Junior
1st – Danielle Herrick, New York – How to Choose the Best Sire for my Heifer
2nd – Matthew Gunst, Wisconsin – How the Holstein Association has Benefited My Life
3rd – Jacob Fernandes, California – Dairy Sustainability
Intermediate
1st – Lora Wright, Missouri – Farmed and Dangerous
2nd – Brock Irwin, Illinois – Protecting the Farmers Most Valuable Asset…the Farmer
3rd – Cady McGehee, Florida – First Impressions
Senior
1st – Ashley Mohn, Pennsylvania – All About the Butter, No Margarine
2nd – Caitlyn Pool, Pennsylvania – Apps…they Make the Dairy World Go Round
3rd – Josiah Manning, Maryland – Holsteins on the Moove
Scrapbook
1st – Florida
2nd – Illinois
3rd– Washington
4th –Wisconsin
5th – New York
Digital Scrapbook
1st – Virginia
2nd – Michigan
3rd – Iowa
4th –Wisconsin
5th – Illinois
Folding Display, Creative
Junior
1st – Allie Goss, Pennsylvania – The World of Dairy in the Palm of Your Hand
2nd – Jacy Smith, Washington – Shoo Fly Shoo
3rd – Noah Iager, Maryland – Chicago Bulls vs. Holstein Bulls
Intermediate
1st – Ross Laskey, Florida – The Many Lives of Milk
2nd – Courtney Moser, Wisconsin – EMERGENCY! Newborn Calf Resuscitation
3rd – Sarah Thomas, North Carolina – Something in the Way She Mooves!
Senior
1st – Ashley Mohn, Pennsylvania – All About the Butter
2nd – Halee Wasson, Pennsylvania – Dairyland
3rd – Connor Shendow, Virginia – Tilling Up the Truth on Compost Pack Barns
Folding Display, Scientific
Junior
1st – Austin Holcomb, Florida – The Yogurt Process
2nd – Brady Bleck, Wisconsin – Diseases of the Cows Stomach
3rd – Cassy Schilter, Washington – Milk vs. Colostrum – What is the Difference?
Intermediate
1st – Garrett Greaves, Florida – Colostrum Management
2nd – Nicole Guise, Pennsylvania – Byproducts of Dairy Cows
3rd – Katelyn Sowers, Pennsylvania – Embryo Transfer
Senior
1st – Marcy Bartelheimer, Washington – Break it Down
2nd – Alex Pluskot, Florida – When it’s Time to Say Goodbye
3rd – Heather Wasson, Pennsylvania – Carbon Foot Print
Banner
1st – New England
2nd – Washington
3rd – Florida
Penny War
Missouri was the winning state in the Penny War contest, in which $1,000.39 was raised for the benefit of the Holstein Foundation.
NHWSO
The National Holstein Women’s Scholarship Organization presented $1,500 scholarships to these Junior Holstein members – Anna Culbertson, Minnesota; David Hardesty Jr., Virginia; Taylor Leach, Kansas; Jaylene Lesher, Pennsylvania; Caitlyn Pool, Pennsylvania, and Megan Rauen, Iowa.
Junior Advisory Committee
These youth members were appointed to the Junior Advisory Committee: Area 1–David Hardesty Jr., Virginia; Area 3–Megan Rauen, Iowa; At-large–Charles Hamilton, Wisconsin.
Check our website for other Junior Holstein contest winners: www.holsteinusa.com.