Congratulations to the following youth that will be recognized as 12 & Under award winners at the 2014 Wisconsin Junior Holstein Convention, to be held January 3-5, 2014, at Glacier Canyon Lodge in Wisconsin Dells.
Ava Booth
Ava Booth is the 9-year-old daughter of Dr. Chris and Courtney Booth. Ava, her parents and siblings Campbell, Royce and Cole own and operate Booth-Haven Holsteins, a small show heifer and cow care operation in Plymouth. Ava loves showing dairy cattle, helping with the show string and dairy judging. This past show season Ava worked hard to present the Junior All-Wisconsin Red & White Winter Calf and 2012 Reserve Junior All-Wisconsin Spring Calf. She also exhibited the 2013 Junior Champion at the Sheboygan County Fair and won Overall Supreme Champion Show person her first year.
Cole Booth
Cole Booth is the 11-year-old son of Dr. Chris and Courtney Booth of Plymouth. Cole along with his parents and siblings Ava, Campbell and Royce own and operate Booth-Haven Holsteins, a small show heifer and cow care operation. Cole enjoys showing dairy cattle, fitting and dairy judging. He was honored to win the 2012 and 2011 World Dairy Expo Junior Division Showmanship Contest and the 2013 State Showmanship Junior Division Contest. Cole exhibited the 2012 Reserve Junior All-American Red & White Fall Yearling and 2013 Junior All-Wisconsin Spring Yearling.
Elise Bleck
Elise Bleck is the 12-year-old daughter of Dr. Jeff and Dr. Lea Ann Bleck of Glenbeulah located in Sheboygan County. She and younger brother Brady live on the family farm where she raises her Holstein and Brown Swiss show cattle. Elise is a member of the Sheboygan County Junior Holstein Association, Wisconsin Junior Brown Swiss Association, Spring Valley 4-H Club and Good Shepard Lutheran Church. Elise participates in dairy quiz bowl and dairy judging contests. She really enjoys showing her animals and was the first place junior showperson at the 2013 National Brown Swiss Junior Heifer Show. She also plays basketball, softball and enjoys swimming.
Colton Brandel
Colton Brandel is the nine-year-old son of Matthew and Tracy Brandel. Colton has two younger sisters, Ashley and Katie, and a little brother, Justin. His family is partners in Straussdale Holsteins LLC, located in Lake Mills, where they milk 225 Registered Holsteins. Colton is a third grader at Prospect Elementary School and is active in the South Side Eagles 4-H Club. He has attended Cow Camp and enjoys exhibiting cattle at the Jefferson County Fair. He loves dairy cattle and all aspects of farming. Colton enjoys playing football, wrestling, archery and volunteering at various dairy promotion activities in his community.
Madison Calvert
Madison Calvert is 11 years old and lives in Cuba City with her parents Bill and Kelle, brother Payton and twin sister McKenzie as well as a Bernese mountain dog, Aspen and a black lab, Dora. Her family resides on a 426-acre dairy farm with a herd of 75 Registered Holsteins. She is a sixth grader at St. Rose of Lima School, a member of the Lafayette County Junior Holsteins, and is currently serving as the co-reporter of her group. Besides the farm, she is also active in basketball, volleyball, softball, Cuba City Merry Mixers and St. Rose Youth Choir.
McKenzie Calvert
McKenzie Calvert, the 11-year-old daughter of Bill and Kelle Calvert, resides on a 426-acre dairy farm in Cuba City with her brother Payton, twin sister Madison, and dogs, Aspen and Dora. They milk 80 Registered Holsteins and when she is not working on the farm, she is active in the Cuba City Merry Mixers 4-H, Lafayette County Jr. Holsteins, showing, volleyball, softball and basketball, as well as St. Rose youth choir.
Hunter Crowley
Hunter Crowley is the 11-year-old son of Patrick and Jennifer Crowley of Omro. He attends Omro Middle School where he is currently in 6th grade. He enjoys playing football, basketball, soccer, piano and percussion in the school band. He is an active member in the Plain V-U 4-Dairy Club, Winnebago County Jr. Holstein Association, boy scouts, dairy judging team and dairy bowl team. Hunter currently owns one Registered Holstein and shows many others at the county and district levels. He is looking forward to adding more animals to his herd in the future.
Emma Dorshorst
Emma Dorshorst is the 10-year-old daughter of Dr. Matthew and Molly Dorshorst. She lives on a 60-cow Registered Holstein farm with her sisters Sara and Claire and brother Wyatt. She is active at Bethany Lutheran Church, Badger 4-H Club, plays softball and basketball. She also enjoys voice and piano lessons and horse riding. She has three Registered Holsteins and has enjoyed showing them at county and district shows. Emma enjoys milking the cows with her father the most. She says the worst job on the farm is hauling water to the calves with her mom. Emma wants to combine her love of cows and science when she grows up.
Tyler Giddings
Tyler Giddings is 11 years old and resides in Hatley, where he is in 6th grade at Wittenberg Middle School. He is a member of the Marathon County Junior Holstein Association. He loves to show his calves and help his aunt and uncle, Don and Jenna Fahey, on the Dream Team Holstein farm. Tyler is proud of owning eight Registered Holsteins. In addition to his Holstein activities he enjoys hunting, is active in the Badger 4-H club, local bowling leagues and the Wittenberg Middle School cross country team.
Hannah Hockerman
Hannah Hockerman is the 11-year-old daughter of Greg and Dawn Hockerman and lives on the Hockerman Brothers Dairy farm in Westfield with her two younger brothers, where they milk 375 cows three times a day. She enjoys showing halter braking calves, softball and milking cows. She is a member of the Honor Roll Club 501, Student Council, Springfield Funrunners 4-H Club and District 5 Junior Holstein Association.
Kaianne Hodorff
Kaianne Hodorff is the 12-year-old daughter of Corey and Tammy Hodorff of Eden. She is a member of the Armstrong 4-H, Campbellsport FFA, Tabor UMC Youth Group and the Junior Holstein Association. She is a seventh grader at Campbellsport Junior High School, where she is in band and chorus. She participates in basketball, soccer, volleyball and track and helps with Vacation Bible School and Sunday school. Kaianne has three sisters, Kayli, Kalista and Kaydence, who are also involved on their family’s dairy farm, Second Look Holsteins, LLC.
Kaydence Hodorff
Kaydence Hodorff is the 8-year-old daughter of Corey and Tammy Hodorff. She is in second grade at Eden Elementary School and is a member of the Armstrong 4-H Club and the Junior Holstein Association. She has attended Cow Camp and basketball camp and enjoys playing soccer. Kaydence has three sisters, Kayli, Kalista and Kaianne, who are all involved with their family’s dairy farm, Second Look Holsteins, LLC.
Brian McCullough
Brian McCullough is the 12-year-old son of Chris and Kathie McCullough from Juda and has a sister named Rachel. Brian is in sixth grade at Juda School, a member of the Spring Grove Honest Workers 4-H Club and Green County Junior Holsteins. He enjoys showing at Green County Fair, Dairy Day, District and Championship shows. In his spare time, he enjoys hunting, wrestling and playing flag football. Brian currently owns two Registered Holsteins.
Megan Moede
Megan Moede is the 11-year-old daughter of Rob and Debbie Moede. She has an older brother Michael and the family resides on an 80-acre farm near Algoma in Kewaunee County. She is in sixth grade at St. Mary’s School in Algoma. Megan enjoys the St. Mary’s Destination Imagination program and has done very well at the regional, state and global competitions. She is a member of the Algoma girls’ basketball and softball teams. She enjoys showing and judging Holstein and Jersey dairy cattle at county, district and state events.
Kylie Nickels
Kylie Nickels is the 12-year-old daughter of Tom and Penni Nickels. She is the sixth generation to live on the family farm, located in Dodge County. Kylie is in seventh grade at St. Mark’s Lutheran School in Watertown where she is on high honor roll and a member of the school choir. She is very active in the Wisconsin Junior Holstein Association, a junior member of the Red and White Holstein Association, Richwood Ranger 4-H, dairy judging, dairy bowl, showmanship contests, and showing dairy cattle. Kylie and her older brother Dawson are currently building their own herd under the Dreamfix Holstein prefix.
Drew Noble
Drew Noble is the 11-year-old son of Troy and Jaime Noble. Along
with his sisters Ainsley & Macie, he lives on a dairy, beef & crop farm
in Lancaster, where his family farms 1000 acres and milks 160 Registered
Holsteins. Drew is in 6th grade at Platteville Middle School where
he plays baseball and basketball. He is a member of the Grant County Junior
Holstein Association and Dairyland Diamonds 4-H Club, and has participated in
various showing, judging and dairy bowl competitions.
Samantha Pitterle
Samantha Pitterle is a 12-year-old who lives in Beaver Dam
with her parents Mark and Val Pitterle and younger brother Sawyer. She is a
sixth grader at St. John’s Lutheran School in Juneau and is active in soccer,
volleyball, cross-country, basketball and softball. She is currently the
Secretary of her 4-H club and enjoys dairy bowl and dairy judging.
Clarissa Ulness
Clarissa Unless is the 9-year-old daughter of Mark and Angie
Ulness. Clarissa calls Ragnar Holsteins, a 76-cow Registered Holstein farm in
Valders, home. She has two brothers, Garrett and Walker, and a sister, Whitney.
Clarissa enjoys dairy judging, dairy bowl and showing. She likes being involved
in Junior Holstein because she is able to learn new things and make new
friends. This year was her first year showing in 4-H and she was proud to win
showmanship at her county fair. Clarissa is a fourth grader at Valders
Elementary, a member of the Liberty Go-Getters 4-H club and enjoys playing
piano.
Congratulations to some fine young people!
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