Results from the Junior Awards Luncheon!

National Junior Holstein members had a wide variety of competitions and activities to participate in throughout the Convention. See below for a summary of the results and check The Pulse, Summer 2018 for complete information.

The six Distinguished Junior Member (DJM) finalists were named:

• Alexandra Gambonini, Petaluma, Ca.
• Kayla Leiding, Fountain, Minn.
• Erin Norris, Westhampton, Mass.
• Joseph Opsal, Blue Mounds, Wis.
• Nicholas Logan Potts, Purcellville, Va.
• Mary Scott, Westgate, Iowa

Dairy Bowl

Junior Division (ages 9-15 as of January 1)

Champions: Iowa

Runner-ups: Pennsylvania 

Senior Division (ages 16-21 as of January 1)

Champions: Iowa

Runner-ups: Wisconsin

For more information on the dairy bowl contest, visit the Holstein Foundation website.

Dairy Knowledge Exam

Junior Division (ages 9-15 as of January 1)

1st place: Kristen Houser, Pennsylvania 

2nd place: Carolina Arrowsmith, Pennsylvania

3rd place: Jacob Craun, Virginia 

Senior Division (ages 16-21 as of January 1)

1st place: Marie Haase, Wisconsin

2nd place: Ayla Blatt, Pennsylvania 

3rd place: Hailey Clausen, Wisconsin

Prepared Public Speaking

Junior Division (ages 9-13 as of January 1)

1st place: Jenna Larson, Florida, Apps in Agriculture

2nd place: Sarah Craun, Virginia, What's in Your Glass

3rd place: Sydney Gwidt, Wisconsin, A2 Milk

Intermediate Division (ages 14-17 as of January 1)

1st place: Danielle Herrick, New York, Genomics

2nd place: Shelby Sumner, Florida, Milk Quality vs. Quantity

3rd place: Elizabeth Swatling, New York, PTSD in Cows

Senior Division (ages 18-21 as of January 1)

1st place: Connor Nugent, Michigan, Robots-Please Milk the Cows

2nd place: Brock Irwin, Illinois, Game on - Being Efficient During Tough Times

3rd place: Hanna Richman, New Jersey, The Power of Art in Conveying the Spirit of the Dairy Industry

Folding Display Contest - Creative Division

Junior Division (ages 9-13 as of January 1)

1st place: Rachel Craun, Virginia, Achieving "TLC" Total Livestock Calmness

2nd place: Jocelyn Troutman, Pennsylvania, Colostrum

3rd place: Hannah Scott, Iowa, Oh Nuts! It Can't Be Milk

Intermediate Division (ages 14-17 as of January 1)

1st place: Lauren Siemers, Wisconsin, Connect the Pieces of Agvocating for Agriculture 

2nd place: Anna Klink, Pennsylvania, Weird Uses of Milk

Senior Division (ages 18-21 as of January 1)

1st place: Molly O'Sullivan, New Jersey, Methane Balloons 

2nd place: Sarah Gardner, Pennsylvania, A Cow's Digestion System

Folding Display Contest - Scientific Division

Junior Division (ages 9-13 as of January 1)

1st place: Sarah Craun, Virginia, Hit Em With Your Best Shot

2nd place: Joseph Coltrane, North Carolina, Pop a Shot

3rd place: Jenna Larson, Florida, Feel the Breeze

Intermediate Division (ages 14-17 as of January 1)

1st place: Bailie Shultz, Washington, Sustainable Dairy Farming

2nd place: Clarissa Ulness, Wisconsin, Why So Special

3rd place: Siana Barrett, California, Water

Senior Division (ages 18-21 as of January 1)

1st place: Cole Verano, Florida, Eye in the Sky

2nd place: Taylor Pool, Pennsylvania, What are you Powered By?
3rd place: Daniel Kitchen, Pennsylvania, The Evolution of Dairy Cattle Breeding

State Scrapbook - Traditional Division

1st place: Iowa

2nd place: Illinois

3rd place: Michigan

4th place: New England

5th place: Minnesota

State Scrapbook - Digital Division

1st place: Florida

2nd place: Iowa

3rd place: New England

4th place: Illinois

5th place: New York

State Banner

1st place: California

2nd place: Virginia

3rd place: Missouri

For more information about the other Holstein Association youth programs, visit the Holstein Association USA Junior website!