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Steven Schack Youth Award
Past Winners...
2022 Steven Schack Youth Award
Emily Tucker, Walker, LA
2021 Steven Schack Youth Award
Hope Hitch, Brooksville, KY
2019 Steven Schack Youth Award
Paige Swier, California
Unfortunately, we didn't get an official photo of
our Premier Alpine Youth Winner
at Nationals this year, but here she is in fierce showing form. A
huge congratulations
to Paige Swier of Homestead Simply Dairy Goats, California.
2018
 
Alexandria Stewart, Ohio
Congratulations to Alexandrea Stewart who was
named the Premier Alpine Youth Exhibitor at the
2018 National Show. She also had the Premier Alpine Sr. doe in the
Embedded Youth Show.
Hats off to Alex!!
2017
Garrett Moorse, Minnesota
Steven Schack Memorial Alpine Premier Youth
Exhibitor
Garrett Moorse, Minnesota
Congratulations to Garrett Moorse from MN for winning the Premier
Alpine Youth Exhibitor!!
Garrett works incredibly hard, is a leader in FFA and has some
beautiful does. Happy to see
our award going to such a deserving young man!!
Jeremy Franseen, Wisconsin
2017 Alpine Premier Youth Senior Doe
FFA's Lacee's Linsey exhibited by Jermey Franseen
"She freshened as a yearling in February 2016 and was in milk for
525 days on show day.
She was also part of the 1st place Alpine Senior Get of Sire. Linsey
freshened at
1 year 1 month, her 305 day lactation was 2,554 pounds, and as of
her last test her current lactation
totals 4,387 pounds in 498 days."
Caroline Marie Warren
2017 Alpine Premier Youth Junior Doe
Maple Wind What's Your Fancy, exhibited by Caroline Marie Warren
2011
Hannah Larson, Colorado
From Hannah:
Dear Alpines International Club,
Thank you for sponsoring the Alpine Premier Youth Exhibitor award at
the ADGA National Show. I was honored to receive the embroidered
vest awarded at the 2011 ADGA National Show in Springfield, MA. I
would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself.
I'm Hannah Larson from Windsor, CO. My family and
I raise Alpines, with the exception of my brother's Oberhasli and my
sister's Toggenburgs and LaMancha. I got my first goat when I was
eight years old. We attended two or three open shows every year and
gradually got to know the many different breeders from our area.
Since then, we have learned much about showing, breeding, and day to
day goat care from these wonderful "goat" people. Currently, my
family and I own 65 dairy goats. I completed my 11th year as a 4-H
member last year and volunteered as a Superintendent at the County
Fair this year.
I attended my first ADGA convention in 2005 and
learned about the Youth Representative competition. I thought it
sounded like so much fun, but I was too young to run for the
position that year. Finally, I got my chance to compete in Rohnert
Park, CA at the '08 convention. I head the honor of being selected
as the 2009-2010 ADGA Youth representative at the 2009 convention in
Buffalo, New York. I had an amazing year traveling around the
country, visiting goat friends in three different states, helping at
the National Show, and attending the Convention in Tucson, Arizona.
The ADGA National Show was held in Springfield, MA
this year. Since my family and I volunteered to help check everyone
in the next day, we arrived on Friday after traveling 2,667 miles.
We unloaded in
116°
heat!! Saturday was full of meeting new people, seeing old friends,
helping the exhibitors unload, assisting with vet check, and making
sure our animals had a fan on them at all times. That afternoon we
had the youth orientation meeting, Judging and Management contest,
and the youth pizza party. Sunday was showmanship and the fitting
team competition at noon.
I was able to compete in all the youth events. I
placed 4th in showmanship. My brothers and sisters and I were on a
fitting team together. For the first time ever, we placed with our
Fitting Team! And not only that, but we placed 2nd!! Our 8-year-old
Alpine won National Champion, we won 3 group classes, and Best Udder
and Reserve Best Udder! To top off the week, at the Awards Program
on Friday, they announced that I placed 1st in the Judging and
Management contest, won Premier Alpine Youth Exhibitor, and Overall
Premier Youth Exhibitor! My birthday was on Friday, the same day as
the awards ceremony, and this was the best birthday present I have
ever received!!
I graduated from Aims Community College in May
with my Associate of Science as a President's Medallion recipient
(4.0 GPA). I transferred to Colorado State University as a junior,
majoring in Animal Science. After completing my Bachelor degree at
Colorado State University, I will apply to the veterinarian school
located at the Fort Collins Colorado State University. Once I earn
my doctorate degree, I intend to practice veterinary medicine. I
plan on working at a clinic and owning and operating a mobile
veterinary practice on the side. I want to be able to treat animals
of all different species in all different stages of life. My goal is
to own and operate a mixed animal practice, with an emphasis in
large animals. In working toward this goal, I am working at a
veterinarian clinic two afternoons a week, learning everything I
can.
I am excited to have been awarded the honor of
2011 Alpine Youth Premier Exhibitor and I can't wait to see where
the next stage of my life will lead.
--Hannah Larson
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