County Fair Spotlight #6
Julia Searls is a third year member of the Iowa-Grant FFA Chapter where she serves as the current Vice-President. Julia is also a seventh year member of the Cobb Busy Badger 4-H Club. At the Iowa County Fair, Julia showed 2 pigs, Peppin and Okie. Peppin was the Reserve Champion Lightweight Barrow and Okie placed 4th. Julia would like to thank Bug Tussel Wireless for purchasing her pig during the auction.
Julia also showed 2 heifers and 2 cows in the Holstein dairy show. Her fall calf, Bailey, won her class and was named Best Owned Heifer of the show and was the Honorable Mention of the Junior show. Her spring yearling, Burny, won her class and was named 3rd Best Owned Heifer of the show. The Senior 3-year-old cow, Heather, won her class and was the Reserve Overall Owned Cow and was also named Reserve Overall Grand Champion of the Holstein show. Lastly, her 4-year-old cow, Love, won her class and was Honorable Mention of the cow show.
Julia also participated in the Senior Division of showmanship where she placed first and qualified for the Master Showman Contest. On Sunday of the fair, Julia participated in the Master Showman Contest where she ended up placing 2nd! This is quite an accomplishment!! The Master Showman Contest is a contest design to take the top two showman of each species (dairy, beef, swine, sheep, and goat) and have them compete against each other. Each showman has to show all 5 species and exhibit knowledge in the ag industry. Julia enjoyed the contest and learned a lot and hopes to participate in it again in the future.
“I want to thank my parents who have helped me a lot this summer with my animals, and also my brother for coming home and helping me fit my projects.” - Julia
County Fair Spotlight #5
Elyse is a second year member of the Iowa-Grant FFA Chapter and seventh year member of the Cobb Busy Badger 4-H Club. Elyse showed her barrow named Oscar Mayer at the Iowa County Fair. Elyse’s favorite part about showing is spending time working and caring for her pig throughout the summer.
Elyse would like to thank Graber Farms and CB Farms for purchasing her barrow at the auction and to Ritchie Implement, Inc. for being the contending bidder. She would also like to thank her family for helping her with her project and a special thank you to Bailey Fritsch for helping her get her pig and supporting her through the entire process.
County Fair Spotlight #4
Baylee L. is a fifth year member of the Rewey Lucky Stars 4-H Club and a first year member of the Iowa-Grant FFA Chapter. Baylee exhibited two pigs, Skittles and Popcorn, and a Registered Dairy Holstein steer named Pickle at the Iowa County fair. Both Baylee's gilt and barrow placed third in their weight classes. Her favorite part about showing at the fair is making new friends and lasting memories. She would like to thank Royal Bank, Fuller’s Milker Center, and Reynolds Livestock for purchasing her steer in the auction.
County Fair Spotlight #7
Ella is a first year member of the Iowa-Grant FFA Chapter and a sixith year member of the Kountry Kousins 4-H Club. Ella exhibited 8 dairy animals and received 5 blue ribbons, 1 red ribbon, and 2 white ribbons. Her Jersey Junior 3-year-old cow, Phoebe, won Reserve Grand Champion and her Jersey 5-year-old cow, Penelope, won Grand Champion. Ella also exhibited 8 chicken and 1 goose at the fair. Her Goose received Grand Champion.
Ella enjoys the time she spends with her animals to prepare them for each show throughout the summer. She would like to thank her cousin, Angie, for letting her show her cattle and teaching her how to show and fit her animals to make them look the best they can in the showring.
🐾The 2nd grade teachers, Mrs. Pierick, Mrs. Peat, and Mrs. Fitzsimons, hope you had a super 2nd week of school!🐾
9/7/21 Results from Cross Country race @ Boscobel
Boys Results:
7th Place- Mason A.
8th Place- Caden P.
23rd Place- Owen L.
34th Place- Bret C.
41st Place- Dylan B.
Finished 7th place as team.
Girls Results:
8th Place- Hope C.
22nd Place- Ella W.
25th Place- Meagan C.
33rd Place- Leslie B.
43rd Place- Savannah V.
Finished 6th place as team
9/11/21 Tomorrow Cross Country running at River
Valley 8:30a. Good Luck all runners!!!!
Full cross country results:
www.accuracetiming.com
Good luck tonight to the I-G varsity football team as they play on their new turf field @ Southwestern. Game time starts at 7:00p
Live Stream:
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/southwestern-high-school-hazel-green-wi
County Fair Spotlight #3
Alexis is an eighth year member of the Dairyland Diamonds 4-H Club and a third year member of the Iowa-Grant FFA Chapter where she serves as Secretary. Alexis exhibited three Brown Swiss cows and four Brown Swiss heifers at the Grant County Fair. All her animals placed second or first in their classes. Two of her cows were selected as Grand and Reserve Grand Champion of the Brown Swiss show and her heifer, Junebug, was Reserve Junior Champion Brown Swiss. Alexis also had the opportunity to lead Junebug to a 3rd place finish in Senior Showmanship and won the fitting contest that qualified her to sell a cheese basket in the Grant County Fair auction.
Alexis’ favorite part about showing are the memories and friendships she makes. She enjoys looking back on how she did to better prepare for the next show and grow as a showman. She also really enjoys watching her hard work pay off when her cattle do well in the showring.
Alexis would like to thank Thoma Fencing for the purchase of her cheese basket in the auction along with Royal Bank for being the contending bidder. Alexis would also like to thank her Dad for all he does to ensure her success throughout the show season. She believes nothing would be possible without his support. Lastly, she would like to thank everyone who helped her throughout the week at the fair. Exhibiting 7 animals at the fair alone isn’t always the easiest thing, so all of the extra help is greatly appreciated!
County Fair Spotlight #2
Evie W. is a fifth year member of the Red Barn 4-H Club and third year member of the Iowa-Grant FFA Chapter where she serves as the Sentinel. Evie exhibited 4 Brown Swiss animals - Winnie, Vanna, Toodles, and Rosebud - at the Iowa County Fair. Her March Calf, Winnie, got first in her class along with Reserve Junior Champion. Vanna, her fall calf, received first place, best owned, and Junior Champion. Her Spring Yearling, Toodles, got second in her class and best owned. Rosebud was in the aged cow class and received first blue, Reserve Senior Champion, and Overall Brown Swiss Reserve Champion. Evie placed in the middle of her class for showmanship in her age division.
Evie's favorite part about showing is witnessing all of her hardwork and long hours pay off in the showring. She also enjoys the memories being made with friends.
Evie would like to thank Mrs. Bindl for providing her the opportunity to show her animals. She would also like to thank her parents for supporting her with her passion for showing dairy cattle and the time commitment it takes.
County Fair Spotlight #1
Kaycee L. is a sixth year member of the Rewey Lucky Stars 4-H Club and a first year member of the Iowa-Grant FFA Chapter. Kaycee took two animals to the Iowa County Fair. She exhibited an Angus heifer named Emma and a Hereford steer named Sammy. Her heifer was third overall and her steer was fifth overall. She also participated in showmanship and won the intermediate age group. Kaycee's favorite part of showing at the fair is showmanship because she is judged on her relationship with her animal and how she cares for it. Kaycee would like to thank Leix Farm for purchasing her animal at the Iowa County Fair Auction.
Tomorrow (9/9) night's special board meeting agenda can be viewed at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cESsQgIsw8kyNNJ2mYTd2YHnxfYbcU8PxUAIlE-ZTgo/edit?usp=sharing
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9/4 Iowa-Grant High School Cross Country Results @ Darlington
Boys Results:
16th Place- Mason A. 18:46.2
22nd Place- Caden P. 19:18.8
26th Place- Bret C. 19:36.7
47th Place- Owen L. 20:14.5
78th Place- Felix B. 10 21:39.6
Finished 6th Place as a team.
Girls Results:
20th Place- Hope C. 22:22.0
57th Place- Ella W. 25:44.6
59th Place- Meagan C. 26:01.8
68th Place- Leslie B. 28:08.9
73rd Place- Yessica G. 30:06.4
Finished 12th as a team.
More Results on: www.accuracetiming.com
This Weeks Upcoming Cross Country High School Meets:
9/7 @ Boscobel 4:15p
9/11 @ River Valley- Spring Green Golf Course 8:30a
GO PANTHERS!!
More photos of our Iowa-Grant Softball supporters serving steak sandwiches under the Grandstand at the Iowa County Fair this weekend. Gooooooo Panthers!
9/4/21 Good luck to the Iowa-Grant Cross Country team as they run at Darlington today!
TIME SCHEDULE:
Races start 8:45 a.m. :
Girls races first, boys to follow.
Go Panthers!!!
Results on:
http://www.accuracetiming.com
Iowa-Grant's Staff's School & Community Service Day: Thank you Mrs. Christi Kennicker & Mrs. Dawn Merth-Johnson for putting a fresh coat of paint in our IGEMS health room and creating new area in the IGEMS hallway for our students and visitors. We are so lucky!
Iowa-Grant's Staff Celebrates School & Community Service Day: A special Gift Basket of Gratitude was delivered to the Carmel-Peniel Church who supported IGEMS numerous times throughout the school year. This small church provided supplies, holiday donations for families, and multiple monetary donations to our Youth Services Fund for students in need. We appreciate you and your generosity.
More bathroom makeover photos
Iowa-Grant's Staff's School & Community Service Day: What a crew! Mrs. Rachel Carlson, Ms. Katie Wanie, Mr. Chris Rear, Mr. Brian Zwick, Mrs. Heather Gile, Ms. Jennifer Leeser, and Ms. Sarah Piper formed a team to add some art and encouragement to the middle school bathrooms! We want our middle schoolers to remember they have what it takes to work hard, stay positive, be kind, and never stop learning. In the afternoon, Heather and Katie continued adding some color to the bathrooms in the kindergarten and 3rd/4th grade hallways.
Iowa-Grant's Staff Celebrates School & Community Service Day: This group of thankful teachers (Mrs. Holly Allen, Mrs. Angie Boldt, Mrs. Annette Carroll, and Ms. Melissa Martinez) baked and packaged Gift Baskets of Gratitude for several supporters who helped us through the last year. Thanks to Collision Specialists, Community First Bank, Cummins Emissions, Iowa County Food Pantry, Methodist Churches, Royal Bank, Walmart, and an anonymous donor who supports our schools and students in so many ways. We appreciate all of you!
Iowa-Grant's Staff Celebrates School & Community Service Day: This group of thankful teachers (Mrs. Holly Allen, Mrs. Angie Boldt, Mrs. Annette Carroll, and Ms. Melissa Martinez) baked and packaged Gift Baskets of Gratitude for several supporters who helped us through the last year. Thanks to Collision Specialists, Community First Bank, Cummins Emissions, Iowa County Food Pantry, Methodist Churches, Royal Bank, Walmart, and an anonymous donor who supports our schools and students in so many ways. We appreciate all of you!
