2008 National Junior Show • Des Moines, IA
Reserve Early Intermediate Champion
Champion Hill Georgina 6196, born 5/6/2007, sired by Leachman Saugahatchee 3000C, shown by Courtney Jentz, Fennimore, WI
Kelsi Retallick, Glen Haven, represented Wisconsin at the 2008 National Junior Angus Showmanship Contest, held in conjunction with the National Junior Angus Show, July 17-19 in Des Moines, Iowa. Forty-six youth from across the country competed for top honors in the 42nd annual event.
Young sales people representing the Wisconsin Junior Angus Association claimed second place in the senior division of team sales at the 2008 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 18 in Des Moines, Iowa. Pictured from left includes Kelli Retallick and Kelsi Retallick, both of Glen Haven; and Kaley Bockhop, Belmont.
The National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) mentoring program pairs first- and second-time attendees with those people who have attended multiple shows so the newcomers can meet new people and share new experiences. The first three proteges who turned their mentoring autograph books into the show office were recognized at the 2008 NJAS Awards Ceremony, July 18 in Des Moines, Iowa. Proteges in the front row, pictured from left include Cheyenne Jones, Franklinton, La.; Claire Hawthorne, Monroe, Wis.; and Jacqueline Walters, Hebron, Ill. Their respective mentors in the back row from left includes David Lundgren, Ottawa; Taylor Short, Ava, Mo.; and Ashlyn Carter, Julesburg, Colo.
These young cattle evaluators received top honors in the intermediate division, ages 14-17, of judging at the 2008 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 18 in Des Moines, Iowa. Pictured from left includes Colton Ogburn, Ghent, Ky.; Jessica Radcliffe, Schofield, Wis., second; and Cameron Ward, Plattsburg, Mo., third.
These National Junior Angus Association members were recognized for their photography talents in the senior division of photography--landscape at the 2008 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 18 in Des Moines, Iowa. Pictured from left includes Kelsi Retallick, Glen Haven, Wis., first; Lauren Schroeder, Clarence, Iowa, second; and Jara Settles, Hoskins, Neb., third.
These National Junior Angus Association members were recognized for their spoken communication skills in the intermediate division, ages 14-15, of prepared public speaking at the 2008 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 18 in Des Moines, Iowa. Pictured from left includes Hannah Wright, Spring City, Tenn., first; and Jessica Radcliffe, Schofield, Wis., third.
The American Angus Auxiliary awarded $12,000 in scholarships to deserving young men and women who are recent high school graduates at the 2008 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards the scholarships to five young men and five young women. Pictured from left includes Mary Greiman, Kathi Creamer, both Auxiliary officers; Kathleen Gazda, Athens, Ga., first place; Elizabeth Williams, Fort Smith, Ark., second place; Megan Ahearn, Wills Point, Texas, third place; Katrina Frey, Quarryville, Pa., fourth place; Kaley Bockhop, Belmont, Wis., fifth place; and Michelle Rieff and Nancy Thelen, Auxiliary officers.
These five young ladies will compete for the title of Miss American Angus this fall in Louisville, Ky., and were announced at the 2008 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 18 in Des Moines, Iowa. All are May 2008 high school graduates, and will prepare a speech, take a written quiz and interview before a panel of judges before one of them is crowned the 2009 Miss American Angus. Pictured from left includes Mary Greiman and Kathi Creamer, American Angus Auxiliary officers; Kathleen Gazda, Athens, Ga.; Krystin Bachman, Lancaster, Ohio; Megan Ahearn, Wills Point, Texas; Katrina Frey, Quarryville, Pa.; Kaley Bockhop, Belmont, Wis.; and Michelle Rieff and Nancy Thelen, American Angus Auxiliary officers.
This year, the Angus Foundation awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships at the 2008 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 18 in Des Moines, Iowa. Junior Angus members who received a $1,000 scholarship include from left: Ashlyn Carter, Julesburg, Colo.; Erika Boehmer, Charlotte, Mich.; Ryan Mitteness, Ada, Minn.; Emma Collins, Morton, Miss.; Brittany Full, Mount Airy, Md.; Chris Jones, Blountsville, Ala.; Brandi Cromer, Lamar, Ark.; Will Mayfield, Pulaski, Tenn.; Sydney Geppert, Mitchell, S.D.; Kathryn McDonald, Seneca, Mo.; Rebecca Hurst, Dorsey, Ill.; Justin Moritz, Piper City, Ill.; Nicole Jorgensen, Culver, Ore.; Bailey Quam, Lodi, Wis.; Rachael Vaassen, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Drew Schroeder, Clarence, Iowa; Ericka Waggener, Harrodsburg, Ky.; Benjamin Tokach, Saint Antony, N.D.; Lindsay Waugh, Goodhue, Minn.; and Trevor Whiteside, Queenstown, Md.
This year, the Angus Foundation awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships at the 2008 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 18 in Des Moines, Iowa. Junior Angus members who received $3,000 scholarships include from left: Julie Thelen, Saline, Mich.; Megan Ahearn, Wills Point, Texas; Rachel Bartholomew, Archie, Mo.; Britney Creamer, Montrose, Colo.; Chelsea Dickinson, Glasco, Kan.; Danielle Foster, Niles, Mich.; Gretchen Ettredge, Pilot Point, Texas; Kevin Gleason, Midlothian, Texas; Andrew Rogen, Brandon, S.D.; Andrew Foster, Niles, Mich.; Alison Johnston, Houston, Minn.; Shane Kinne, Eagleville, Mo.; Kelsi Retallick, Glen Haven, Wis.; Kathleen Gazda, Athens, Ga.; Matthew Tollefson, Clark, S.D.; and Elizabeth Williams, Fort Smith, Ark.