RODEO
Paige Bowler Junior High Rodeo Association Student Secretary
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Paige and her horse compete at a Utah High School Rodeo competition.
peers better at school, plan activities to help build a positive atmosphere, and building her own friendships and relationships Paige Bowler has been able to achieve has been a highlight of her involvement in success in her life both inside the rodeo student government. She is also excelling arena and out. At the young age of 14, she’s in basketball and has been on a recreation been able to navigate many goals, triumphs, team for the past three years. and setbacks. Sandwiched between four As a child, Paige began her career in brothers, two older, and two younger, Paige rodeo by learning barrel racing, pole bendhas had to learn how to stand out as the ing, and goat tail pulling. As she has gained hard-working young woman she is today. experience and learned to hone her skills, Learning to appreciate her involvement in she now finds that she enjoys competing rodeo has been a way of life since she first in barrel racing, breakaway, team roping, began at the young age of four years old. and ribbon roping. The adrenaline rush, Hailing from Washington County, Paige the speed, and the excitement are what she has enjoyed being involved in student loves most about these events. Currently, government at her junior high and is the barrel racing is her favorite event, and she 8th grade class president this year. Having More BOWLER | PAGE 10 a platform where she can get to know her WRITTEN BY LACIE KOFORD
Western Wasatch Contributor
Paige and her horse Nova.
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