junior of the year
nominations are open until September 1st
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The Junior of the Year program recognizes one junior each year who has excelled at participating not only in the association, but also at school and in his/her community. This annual award was created and sponsored by Sue Dyke in honor of her grandmother.
The junior must be a member in good standing of the NCHCA juniors. They must be younger than 21 years of age and have not received the award in a previous year. The Junior of the Year award is given out in the fall at the NCHCA Show in Austin, Minnesota. The winner receives a HUGE traveling trophy that gets passed on to the next winning junior the following year. The winner also receives a specially designed trophy size belt buckle to keep and bragging rights throughout the year. Any NCHCA member can submit a nomination. Please consider nominating an outstanding junior in our organization! Click HERE to download the nomination form. Nominations should be submitted by September 1st to: Sue Dyke PO Box 27 Magnet, NE 68749 email: sue@almostafarmhighlands.com |
NORTH CENTRAL JUNIOR
MEMBER OF THE YEAR 2021-2022 Eric DeLuke
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nchca annual scholarship program
2022 scholarship winner
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This year’s Junior scholarship recipient is Avery Bailey. Avery began showing highlands when she was in kindergarten and has been active in NCHCA juniors for several years. She is planning to pursue an animal science degree with a focus on biology and genetics. Congratulations Avery! Past Recipients:
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north central juniors
marketing and exhibition program
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We would love to promote and reward our juniors who are exhibiting and marketing Highland cattle and Highland products!
If you would like to receive a 2020-2021 Personalized NCHCA Juniors Sweatshirt, Complete the application available for download HERE. Junior Members ages 0-21 are welcome to apply! Sweatshirts will be awarded at two different events.
Completed forms can be:
Emailed to Maryn Cowell at Highlandhayfluffer@gmail.com OR Mailed to Maryn Cowell at 9249 SW 62nd Ave. Ellendale MN, 56026 |
design contest
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mcpeak be a champ camp
 AHCA attendees at Champ Camp
Avery:
I enjoyed the intensity of the camp and how much there was to learn. Since this is only my second year showing, I didn't know much beforehand. However, I worked hard, paid attention, and learned quite a bit! From how to ball a tail to what angle your hand should be on the halter during showmanship. The staff was amazing with sharing tips and tricks for both fitting and showmanship. It was a bunch of fun and I am looking forward to going back. |
Three North Central juniors attended the McPeak Be A Champ Camp. The AHCA Juniors award two scholarships for the Mcpeak’s Be a Champ Camp annually. This years recipients were Maryn and Lauren Cowell of Beyond Hope Farm. Multiple other AHCA juniors attended the camp June 12-15th. Avery Bailey is also one of the juniors who had the opportunity to make the trip to Mcpeak’s Be a Champ Camp, 2019.
They share their thoughts below: 
Avery Bailey with her rental calf in a showmanship session
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Maryn Cowell competing in showmanship with her rental calf
Maryn: I was selected as one of the 2019 Mcpeak’s Be a Champ Camp scholarship recipients. It was held at Connors State University, in Warner, Oklahoma. I attended the second week of beef cattle camp, June 12th-16th.
The first day was relatively relaxed. At arrival we were shown where to find our rental calves and were expected to have them washed, watered and bedded down quickly. Soon afterwards, we gathered in the arena for group assignments and had our first session. We learned about how to properly wash a calf, daily hair care and how to work the hair to get max growth. After our sessions were completed, we fed and watered our calves and went back to our dorms. The second day was all about clipping! After feeding and watering our calves, we gathered in our groups for a brief showmanship session. At the conclusion of the session, we were called to the arena and began a clipping session on head and tail clipping. We had a set amount of time to practice head and tail clipping our calves before we gathered for a flank and leg clipping demonstration. We worked to get our calves legs and belly line clipped while also learning new clipping techniques in the process. After finishing up our clipping sessions, we concluded the day with another showmanship session, focusing on your show presence and posture. I particularly enjoyed this session as it helped me to dig deeper into showmanship and think more about the small details of showmanship. The next day was packed with fitting demos and showmanship! We spent a large majority of the day learning to adhesive legs, paint or calves, ball tails and fit tailheads. The other part of the day was spent working hard on our showmanship skills. During those showmanship sessions, we focused on walking your calf into stance, keeping the calf’s head up and keeping your poise in the ring. My favorite part of the day was fitting and painting my calf as well as our showmanship sessions. The final day was show day!We washed, fit and showed our calves in showmanship classes and were placed like a real show. I was fortunate enough to be placed 3rd out of twenty four kids in group seven, the oldest group. It was awesome that we were able to get the feel of a real show while still bettering our showmanship skills. I had an amazing experience and learned so much at Mcpeak’s! I would love to go again next year and recommend it to any kid looking to learn a bunch and have a great time! I would like to thank Jerry and Veda Mcpeak for their hard work and dedication that goes into this camp. They do an amazing job! I would also like to thank the staff for their selfless giving of their time and skills. All of them are so amazing to learn from and are so passionate about showing. |
Lauren Cowell with her rental calf shortly after arriving at camp
Lauren:
This year I was chosen as one of the Be a Champ Camp scholarship recipients. The camp was held at Connors State College in Warner Oklahoma. The camp was held from June 12th through 16th. On the first day of camp we learned about washing, working hair and clipping the heads and tails of the animals. I especially enjoyed the clipping portion of the demonstrations. After feeding the cows, we had a brief showmanship session and then headed back to the dorms. On the second day of camp was more intensive showmanship sessions and clipping demonstrations. We started the day off by feeding our animals and a showmanship session. After concluding the showmanship we had a body clipping demonstration, including belly, legs and flank. When the demonstration concluded we had a portion of time to Experiment on our animals with the clipping information we had just learned. At the conclusion of our clipping practice we had a extended showmanship session. After the showmanship session concluded we fed our animals and played some fun games. My favorite thing of the day was our showmanship. On the third day of camp we learned about fitting our animals, including how to fit and animal well, what products work most affectively and last minute touch ups. We started the day by feeding our animals and a short showmanship session .in showmanship we learned about keeping your eyes on the judge, keeping your stance And walking your cattle into stance.when showmanship concluded we had a fitting demonstration ,where we were shown how to fit legs, tail head, balling the tails and painting correctly. After the demonstration concluded, we had a portion of time to fit our animals. After breaking the paint down on our animals ,we fed them and had a brief showmanship session. When showmanship concluded we had a hypnotist come to the camp and entertain us by hypnotizing 12 campers. My favorite part of the day was fitting my animal. The fourth day was SHOW DAY! we started the day by feeding our animals and a showmanship session. After showmanship concluded we spot washed our animals and started fitting our animals for the show. When show time came we all got our last minute touch ups done and went to the staging aria. The show was a only showmanship show. After the show we all gathered in the stands for the reward ceremony. There were rewards given out for fitting, showmanship and an effort rewords. I learned a lot about how to clip the heads of the animals, tails,front legs, fitting the legs and blending. In showmanship I learned about keeping my stance, walking my cattle into stance, keeping my eye on the judge and being confident. I am would like to thank the AHCA juniors for awarding scholarships for kids who want to learn more about showmanship and fitting. I am also grateful for Jerry and Veda Mcpeak and the staff for their time and passion for showing cattle. |
2019 junior cattleman's camp
A FUN DAY OF LEARNING AND GROWING!
Saturday May 4th, 2019
The juniors had a lot of fun at Flatland Farm learning about how to raise healthy highland cattle
A big thanks to Mark Schulz and Sue Dyke for their time and expertise
The juniors had a lot of fun at Flatland Farm learning about how to raise healthy highland cattle
A big thanks to Mark Schulz and Sue Dyke for their time and expertise
Join the junior association!If you are under the age of 21 and are interested in the Highland breed, join our association. There is NO COST to join, and you will have access to lots of fun opportunities to meet other people your age that love this breed of cattle. The NCHCA sponsors shows for juniors both at the NCHCA show and at the Minnesota Junior Spring Classic.
nasco's gold circle reward programSupport NCHCA Juniors when you purchase from NASCO. The Juniors earn rebates of 5% of net purchases when members purchase from:
Nasco Farm & Ranch Nasco Showing & Grooming Use the group code 9810011 when you make purchases. |
junior showsThe NCHCA Juniors have two shows each year for Highland cattle.
Thank you for your support!
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Junior association leadership
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President
Vice President Secretary/Treasurer Hoofbeat Reporter |
Maryn Cowell
Olivia Moore Charli Broderick Kaitlin Edwards |
