12 & Under Recognition Award Royce Booth
Royce Booth is the 10-year-old son of Chris and Courtney Booth of Plymouth. Royce, along with his parents and siblings Campbell, Ava and Cole, own and operate Booth-Haven Holsteins. Royce loves making friends, teaching others about his dairy heifers, and competing in showmanship. This year, Royce had two homebred special heifers, Booth-Haven Lady Mary K-Red and Booth-Haven Fancy Lady-Red, and earned District 10 Junior Champion and Sheboygan County Fair Reserve Junior Champion and Reserve Supreme Champion Showman. A guy who loves sports too, you can find him passing his football and shooting hoops in the barn.
Justin Brandel
Justin Brandel is the 11-year-old son of Matthew & Tracy Brandel. Justin has two younger sisters, Ashley and Katie, along with an older brother, Colton. His family partners in Straussdale Holsteins LLC, where they milk 175 Registered Holsteins located in Lake Mills. Justin helps with various farm chores including working with show calves. He is in the sixth grade at Lake Mills Middle School and enjoys participating in 4-H, Junior Holstein events, and volunteering at various dairy promotion activities in his community as well as playing football, soccer and training his mini donkeys.
Evan Brey
Evan Brey is the 10-year-old son of Tony and Moriah Brey of Sturgeon Bay. He has a four-year-old sister, Alexa. The family resides at Brey Cycle Farm LLC, a 700cow Registered Holstein farm owned by Evan’s mom and dad and aunt and uncle. Evan is a fourth grader at Southern Door Elementary School. Outside of working with his animals, reading Holstein bull proofs, and learning Holstein facts, Evan enjoys playing and watching all sports.
Kayla Buttles
Kayla Buttles is the 11-year-old daughter of Andy and Lynn Buttles. She attends Lancaster Middle School where she is in the sixth grade. Kayla enjoys playing the cello, attending events with the Merry Mixers 4-H club, playing tennis, and preparing and showing her cattle. She and her sister Christina live on Stone-Front Farm, where she loves to spend time with her family and learn about all aspects of the farm.
Makenna Gilbertson
Makenna Gilbertson is the 11-year-old daughter of Erik and Brenda Gilbertson, Hollandale. Makenna has three younger
sisters: Elise, Naydeen and Janelle and one brother, Braxton. On the farm at Gildale Holsteins, Makenna helps with calf chores, record keeping and loves pedigrees. She is beginning to learn more about sires and making mating decisions. Makenna is in the Blue Ribbon 4-H Club and Iowa County Junior Holstein Association. She participates in dairy bowl, dairy judging and has exhibited at national, state, district and county levels. Makenna is in the fifth grade at Pecatonica Elementary and enjoys band, dance, singing, theatre, softball and volleyball.
Madison Harbaugh
Madison Harbaugh, 10, is the daughter of Lynn and Sara Harbaugh of Marion and has two brothers, Jacob and Logan. She is a fifth grader at St. Martin Lutheran School in Clintonville. She is actively involved with Bella-View Holsteins, a registered heifer operation. She works with about 10 show heifers daily, and with her family, exhibits at county, district, state and national shows. Madison is a member of Shawano County Junior Holstein and participates in dairy bowl, judging and speaking contests. She is a member of the County Line 4-H Club, exhibiting in the dairy, swine and cake decorating projects. Madison takes piano lessons and plays volleyball, basketball, softball and cheer.
Vivian Lichty
Together with her parents, Steve and Dori, and her younger brother, Winston, Vivian Lichty and her family milk Registered Holsteins and Jerseys outside of Beaver Dam. In addition to showing at district, state, and national shows, Vivian enjoys dairy bowl, dairy judging, the Holstein public speaking contest, and reading a good book. She’s treasurer for the Hyland Prairie 4-H Club where she excels in arts and crafts, cake decorating, and sewing. Vivian plays volleyball and basketball at St. Stephen’s Lutheran School in Beaver Dam, where she’s in sixth grade and enjoys playing in the band with her flute.
Miles Rickert
Miles Rickert is the 12-year-old son of Andrew and Shannon Rickert, Van Dyne. Miles has one sister and two brothers. He is a sixth grader at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in North Fond du Lac and is actively involved in his family’s 1,020 cow Registered Holstein farm. He loves to help drive skid steers and payloader to assist with chores. Miles is an active member of the Fond du Lac Junior Holstein Association, enjoys dairy bowl and showing his fall calf. He is a Hands of Friendship 4-H member. He hopes to run the farm with the latest technology.
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