Junior Convention Highlights

The Junior Convention held in February in Reading was host to the Pennsylvania Holstein Association Junior Contests and highlighted the vast skills of our junior members. Winners of the contests will represent Pennsylvania in their respective categories at the National Contests to be held during the National Holstein Convention in South Dakota in June.

Dairy Bowl

Junior Division: Centre County Team Grace Wolfe, Jillian Anderson, Owen Dechow Kurtis Houser Coached by Dr. Bob Cloninger

Senior Division: Lancaster County Team A Caroline Arrowsmith, Madelynn Hoffman, Amber Pownall, Jacob Bramm Coached by Mandy Arrowsmith

Junior Division Essay

1. Tyler Raney, Crawford 2. Hailey Zook, Mifflin 3. Owen Brofee, Perry

Intermediate Division:

1. Chelsea Empet, Susquehanna 2. Alex Empet, Susquehanna 3. Charlotte Quick, Susquehanna

Scientific Folding Display Junior Division:

1. Emma Brown, Adams 2. Tyler Raney, Crawford 3. McKinleigh Mase, Crawford

Intermediate Division:

1. Reese Burdette, Franklin 2. Rylee Stultz, Blair 3. Makenna Mase, Crawford

Intermediate Division:

1. Charlotte Quick, Susquehanna 2. Ellie Widerman, Adams 3. Kaylee Knapp, Clarion/Venango

Senior Division:

1. Katerina Coffman, Huntingdon 2. Abby Stoltzfus, Somerset 3. Mackenzie Blatt, Berks

Prepared Speech Junior Division:

1. Tyler Raney, Crawford 2. Madalyn Troutman, Lebanon 3. Kimber Hough, Centre

Dairy Jeopardy Junior Division:

1. Aiden Empet, Susquehanna 2. Benjamin Cornman, Cumberland 3. Jesslyn Risser, Lebanon

Intermediate Division:

1. Maya Bicksler, Berks 2. LeRoy Brofee, Perry 3. Lyma Dunbar, Schuylkill

Senior Division:

1. Mackenzie Blatt, Berks

Creative Folding Display Contest Junior Division:

1. Kimber Hough, Centre 2. Keelan Pavelski, Susquehanna 3. Sarah Foster, Huntingdon

Winning Senior Dairy Bowl Team- Lancaster A

Sculpture/3-D Design

Junior Division: Mattison Furry, Crawford Senior Division: Lauryn Irwin, Crawford

Banner Design: Georgia Sellers, Lebanon

Sketch

Junior Division: Elsie Flinspach, Clarion/Venango Senior Division:Tabitha Mills, Juniata

Painting

Junior Division: Summer Fertig, Clarion/Venango

Senior Division: Lauryn Irwin, Crawford

Extemporaneous Speech Junior Division:

1. Logan Irwin, Crawford 2. Madelyn Troutman, Lebanon 3. Leanne Clark, Huntingdon

Intermediate Division:

1. Kaylee Knapp, Clarion/Venango 2. Trevor Raney, Crawford 3. Jay Bratton, Perry

Senior division:

1. Abby Stoltzfus, Somerset 2. Allie Champluvier, Clarion/Venango 3. Kaitlyn Stoltzfus, Somerset

Photo Contest

“People” category: Elsie Sturgeon, Beaver-Lawrence “Animal” category: McKinleigh Mase, Crawford “Landscape/Scenery” category: Allie Champluvier, Clarion/Venango

Ad Design

Junior Division: MaKenna Mase, Crawford Senior Division: Kristen Houser, Centre

Winning Junior Dairy Bowl Team Centre Co. Junior Essay Contest winners

Thank you Dr. Barry and Diane England and Penn-England Farm LLC for sponsoring this page!

Junior Speech Winners

Senior Art Contest Winners Intermediate Speech Winners

Photo Contest Winners Senior Speech Winners

Ad Design Winners

Intermediate Scientific Folding Display Intermediate Creative Folding Display Junior Creative Folding Display Winners

Junior Jeopardy Winners

Junior Extemporaneous Speech Winners Intermediate Jeopardy Winners

Intermediate Extemporaneous Speech Winners Senior Jeopardy Winner

Senior Extemporanious Speech Winners

Junior Division: Contestants wrote a story highlighting their work on the home farm that expounds on their future plans, and were interviewed by a panel of judges. Semi-Finalists: Aden Carter, Cameron Harrington, Colton Uber, McKinleigh Mase. Finalists: Gabriel Carter and Tyler Raney.

Intermediate Division: Contestants were interviewed by a panel of judges who discussed with them the future of agriculture and the Holstein breed. Semi-finalists: Madison Johnson, Makenna Mase, Sophie Griswold, Trevor Raney. Finalists: Autumn Martin and Madison Mowrer.

Senior Division: Contestants documented their ideas of the future in agriculture and the Holstein industry. They also provided a resume and video presentation highlighting their ideas for the future of the dairy industry and how our industry can better relate to both Holstein breeders and product consumers. Each contestant was interviewed by a panel of judges; the scores were combined to select two finalists: Hannah Houseknecht and Jonathan McGee.

Junior DJM Finalists Intermediate DJM Finalists David Lentz and Jonathan McGee

Right: The winning ad in the Junior Division of the Ad design contest. Created by MaKenna Mase, Crawford. For the ad by Kristen Houser, Senior Division winner, see Penn Dell ad, page 5

Thank you Jim & Irene Osborn for sponsoring this page!