11th Annual Quality Beef Show Results
Habersham EMC held their 11th Annual Quality Beef Show on Saturday, February 6, 2010 at the Habersham County Fairgrounds in Clarkesville. Twenty-eight students from six counties participated, showing 34 head of cattle.
Stephens County FFA and 4-H students came away with five titles. FFA member Houston Owens, a Senior, was the Grand Champion in the steer division. Eighth grader McKenzie Jordan, also of the Stephens County FFA, was the Reserve Champion. Reece Ventura, a Stephens County FFA seventh grader, won the Junior Showmanship division. Senior Chelsie O'Hara of Stephens County FFA was named Grand Champion in the British division. FFA Sophomore Lindsey Jordan won the title of Grand Champion for Commercial. Stephens County also won the County Group of Five Heifers competition.
Habersham County brothers Johnathan and Will Barrett garnered four awards. Johnathan, a ninth grader representing the FFA, won the Quiz Bowl Intermediate division, Intermediate Showmanship, and was the Commercial Heifer Reserve Champion. Will, a fourth grader 4-H member, was the Exotic Heifer Reserve Champion.
Rabun County FFA was well represented by junior Dillon Parker. Parker won the Senior Showmanship, Exotic Grand Champion and Supreme Champion titles.
Jacob Chastain, a sixth grade 4-H member from White County, won the Junior division of the Quiz Bowl and FFA twelfth grader Zack Dalton, also of White County, won the Senior division of the Quiz Bowl.
Lumpkin County seventh grader Hannah Barrett of the Lumpkin County 4-H was the British Reserve Champion.
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