The Junior Connection Vol. 6 by TeamPurebred

VOLUME SIX VOLUME SIX Junior Junior The The Connection Connection

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Introduction of 2025-26 Junior Board of Directors

2025 Junior Classic Schedule

2025 National Junior Show Results

The Junior Board Perspective

2025 National Junior Show Contest Results

The Exhibitor’s Perspective

Word Search

2025 Vision Scholarship Recipients

Skillathon Corner

2025 Music Drive Schedule

Word Seach Key + Skillathon Answers

The Director’s Perspective

2025-26 Team Purebred Junior Board of Directors 2025-26 Team Purebred Junior Board of Directors

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Chairman: Cydney Bertolino

Vice Chairman: Drew Welch

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Maggie Goodson

Mia Brecht

Brihnlee Hunt

Cara Greiner

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McKenna Rockow

Olivia Shike

Tucker Ross

Pictured left to right, back row: Chelsea Schminke-Grieder; Director of Junior Activities + Events, Drew Welch, Klara Leach, Cydney Bertolino, Mia Brecht, Maggie Goodson, Carly Henderson, Shelbi McCray; Marketing + Sponsor Fulfillment Manager

row: Tucker Ross, Cara Greiner, Olivia Shike, Brihnlee Hunt, McKenna Rockow, Karsyn Cocanower

to all of our exhibitors that joined us for the National Junior Show Barnyard Olympics!

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THE JUNIOR BOARD PERSPECTIVE THE JUNIOR BOARD PERSPECTIVE

Cydney Bertolino Cydney Bertolino

2025 Junior Board of Directors Chairman

The Team Purebred National Junior Show and the city of Springfield is a place that holds many core memories for many ofourTeamPurebredfamilies.Thisyeareveryoneracedtobea part of the Springfield 500 where we beat the HEAT with many popsicles and water fights. We started off the week strong with a quick load-in throughout Sunday night into Monday. Once everyone got settled in and started adjusting to the heat, we got everyone checked in and ready to race through the week with friends and fellowship. We finished up the night with an exciting barnyard olympics that ended with an epic water fight to cool off from the day! On Tuesday, the exhibitors revved up their engines to set the pace for the race ahead…starting with sweepstakes. Showmanship was first on the agenda and then exhibitors finished the afternoon racing through the rest of the contests. During all of that time, board members walked around selling raffle tickets for pro-air blowers, chairs, and more! That evening, everyone cooled off and enjoyed the SC Online Sales Volleyball tournament and pizza party that was put on by the candidates for the Junior Board. Wednesday morning we moved into a very competitive Gilt Show that ended with the Champion Drive where the champions raced through their final lap of the day. Thursday, the heat continued tobeturnedupoutsideandinsidetheringasweracedthrough the last day of the National Junior Show. Before kicking off the final lap of the barrow show, the Junior Board members that have been a part of Team Purebred for the last two years were thanked for their dedication to our organization and gave speeches about their time on the board and we raffled off our custom Team Purebred bar! After an awesome final lap for the barrows, the race concluded with Sweepstakes Awards. Team Purebred works hard to make sure everyone has the best experience no matter the outcome of the show. The Springfield 500isonewewillalwaysremember!

National Junior Show Results National Junior Show Results

SHOWMANSHIP SHOWMANSHIP

Novice:ChampionAliviaCadle,ReserveMaddoxThompson,3 HadleyReeves,4 HardeeKraft,5 KodeePullen,6 Maylee Tiemann,7 IsaiahJones,8 ChesneyBrock,9 BrekynDryer, 10 KnoxAwe

Intermediate:ChampionTaylorBlubaum,ReserveKeegan Shively,3 MaverickMurphy,4 TaylorHinson,5 Maddie Shively,6 ReyseMabry,7 CaseyShillinger,8 RachelStrueh, 9 AlainaDiel,10 WaverlyMallard

Junior:ChampionPiperUnger,ReserveBreckynBloomberg,3 MonroeWolka,4 AveryMabry,5 KreighEmenhiser,6 BrennaDryer,7 AubreeSloan,8 EmmaRaeSpittler,9 BreckenSheets,10 TrynleighPorter

Senior:ChampionIsabelleDoherty,ReserveConnorReed,3 KaitlinSchillinger,4 OliviaShike,5 CaraGreiner,6 Austin Amick,7 HaileyOrem,8 AaronAmick,9 AubreyKilley,

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SUPREME OVERALL SHOWMEN SUPREMEOVERALLSHOWMEN

Supreme Overall Showman: Piper Unger, Indiana

Reserve

Supreme Overall Showman: Taylor Blubaum, Indiana

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SKILLATHON SKILLATHON

Novice:ChampionMaddoxThompson,ReserveKodeePullen, 3 EnsleeNorth,4 BostynMikesell,5 NoraMcKaig,6 Jaxon Reichart,7 BrekynDryer,8 DylanInskeep,9 QuaidImler, 10 HardeeKraft

Intermediate:ChampionCalebChamelin,ReserveClayton Anderson,3 OwenReid,4 HannahShanafelt,5 Gertie Dudley,6 BrysonSmith,7 AshtynHurliman,8 WadeSmith, 9 ConnorOrtman,10 BraydenWilliams

Junior:ChampionAveryMabry,ReserveTheodoreKuhlmann, 3 LandonGlunt,4 FrederickKuhlmann,5 GarrettReed,6 KreighEmenhiser,7 BreckynBloomberg,8 HarperShike,9 EllieBlubaum,10 BraxtonBlankenship

Senior:ChampionHannahMiller,ReserveMasonGrams,3 OliviaShike,4 AaronAmick,5 LandonBar,6 HelenDudley, 7 HaileyOrem,8 CaraGreiner,9 ClaireDuch,10 Tessa Ortman

JUDGING CONTEST JUDGINGCONTEST

Novice:ChampionDylanInskeep,ReserveBaleighJoStricker, 3 HannahHaege,4 KarsynSmith,5 SawyerMikesell,6 ChesneyBrock,7 MayleeTiemann,8 BostynMikesell,9 JaxonReichart,10 KodeePullen

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Intermediate:ChampionJustinCramm,ReserveJoaquin Dudley,3 RossDaulton,4 JaxePaddock,5 SloanGentes, 6 SydneySchiff,7 LukeJohnson,8 AllisonLiggett,9 Claire Bobell,10 ChesneyThornton

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Junior:ChampionAddisonResler,ReserveColeMiller,3 BreckynBloomberg,4 NashWonderlich,5 MesaThompson, 6 CharleeStone,7 CooperInskeep,8 AubreeSloan,9 BrennaDryer,10 CharlieShawley

Senior:ChampionRyleeLangford,ReserveTalenaSprecher,3 MasonJanda,4 EdwardDeloye,5 CharlesPloeger,6 Issac Lily,7 JaceJudson,8 LeahMills,9 AndrewKnatz,

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National Junior Show Results National Junior Show Results

PREPAREDPUBLICSPEAKING

Junior:ChampionLandonGlunt,ReserveRobertMcKaig,3 KashtonPullen,4 AnthonyWolf,5 BreckynBloomberg,6 HarperShike,7 ReaganDalton,8 AmosShanafelt,9 Jacob Glunt,10 AveryMabry

Intermediate:ChampionHunterShike,ReserveAdenWolf,3 AllisonBrunk,4 ReyseMabry,5 HannahShanafelt,6 Emily Kocher,7 MasonFleming,8 CalebFleming,9 AllisonLiggett, 10 RiahAlexander

SWEEPSTAKES SWEEPSTAKES

Novice: Champion Maddox Thompson, Reserve Kodee Pullen, 3 Bostyn Mikesell, 4 Enslee North, 5 Hardee Kraft, 6 Chesney Brock, 7 Brekyn Dryer, 8 Nora McKaig, 9 Sawyer Mikesell, 10 Dylan Inskeep

Intermediate: Champion Hannah Shanafelt, Reserve Hunter Shike, 3 Owen Reid, 4 Allison Brunk, 5 Gertie Dudley, 6 Allison Liggett, 7 Sydney Schiff, 8 Caleb Chamelin, 9 Connor Chamelin, 10 Reyse Mabry

SWINEISSUESSWINEISSUES

Senior:ChampionOliviaShike,ReserveMasonJanda,3 Hannah Miller,4 IsabelleDoherty,5 DavisHowell,6 TalenaSprecher, 7 AubreyKilley,8 HaileyOrem,9 AudreyRedalen,10 Claire Duch

Junior: Champion Breckyn Bloomberg, Reserve Landon Glunt, 3 Kreigh Emenhiser, 4 Robert McKaig, 5 Avery Mabry, 6 Harper Shike, 7 Kashton Pullen, 8 Frederick Kuhlmann, 9 Amos Shanafelt, 10 Jacob Glunt

Senior: Champion Olivia Shike, Reserve Hannah Miller, 3 Mason Janda, 4 Aaron Amick, 5 Rylee Langford, 6 Cara Greiner, 7 Isabelle Doherty, 8 Talena Sprecher, 9 Hailey Orem, 10 Bradee McDonald

THE GLUNT BROTHERS THE GLUNT BROTHERS 2025 national junior show 2025 national junior show

THE EXHIBITOR PERSPECTIVE THE EXHIBITOR PERSPECTIVE

The Team Purebred Junior Shows have become a highlight of the year for our crew! The energy is always high with great music, fun events, and a grand drive that feels like a true celebration. What really sets these shows apart is the focus on the kids—

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Congratulations Congratulations

TO OUR 2025 VISION SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS TO OUR 2025 VISION SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Hannah Miller, Illinois

Olivia Shike, Illinois

SkillathonCorner

1. At what age are most female pigs (gilts) ready to be bred for the first time?

A. 6–8 months

B. 22 weeks

C. 2 months

D. 1 year

2. How can a producer tell if a gilt or sow is ready to be bred?

A. She eats more than usual

B. She lays down and sleeps

C. She stands still when pressure is applied to her back

D. She runs around the pen

3. What is artificial insemination (AI) in pigs?

A. A natural way for pigs to find a mate

B. A way to feed piglets

C. A pig exercise routine

D. A method where semen is collected from a boar and placed into a sow without natural mating

4. Why is it important to check if a sow or gilt is “in heat” before breeding?

A. To make sure she is hungry

B. To know if she wants to go outside

C. To know when she is most likely to get pregnant

D. To see if she’s ready to be sold

5. What deadly disease is devastating the swine industry in several foreign countries?

A. African Swine Fever

B. Foot and Mouth Disease

C. Swine Dysentery

D. E. coli

6. What is commonly administered to piglets shortly after birth to prevent anemia?

A. Copper

B. Calcium

C. Vitamin D

D. Iron

THE DIRECTOR’S PERSPECTIVE THE DIRECTOR’S PERSPECTIVE

Cheslea Schminke-grieder Cheslea Schminke-grieder

Director of Junior Events + Activities Director of Junior Events + Activities

Another season has come and gone! We are completely humbled by the love and support that our exhibitors and their families showed us at the annual National Junior Show! We can't express enough how much we appreciate you all enduring one of the hottest weeks we all have ever experienced and how you all showed grace. As much as I wish I could have controlled the weather that was not in the cards that week. As the heat has started to settle down, I can't say thank you enough to our 2024-2025 Junior Board team, our volunteers/staff, and the two dynamic women that help me runtheevent,JoleeTaylorandShelbiMcCray.TogiveJoleea shout-out as she has become a dynamic part of our team this Summer as our marketing and events intern! She is always down to do any crazy idea we throw at her and truly fitted into our team perfectly. We truly appreciate her being part of our team this Summer and wish her nothing but the best for another year at Oklahoma State! Super shout-out to Shelbi as she is part of our team and wears multiple hats throughout the year. Her continued support and the ideas she brings to our team as we continue to grow and push the boundaries for ourmembershiparesecondtonone!

Our new team is looking forward to an incredible Fall season featuring our two shows, Junior Classic in Austin Minnesota and The Music Drive in Cookeville Tennessee. Please check those dates and registration periods at teampurebred.com today.

As always we wish you all the best and good luck the remainderofSummer!

AG-Gear

Certified Pedigreed Swine

National Pork Board

SCO Online Sales

Showpig.com

emerald emerald

Cimarron/Supreme Trailers

H.E. Smith Company, Inc.

Linder Show Feeds

Umbarger Feeds

Tamworth Association

Armstrong Genetics

Earlybird

Iberg Showpigs

Iowa Pork Producers Association

JR Reid

Jimmy’s Naturals

Pig Planet + UpperHand Genetics

Schminke Genetics

Shaffer’s Goldrush

Stayton Farms

Sullivan’s Show Supply

The Ohio State University

Trans Ova Genetics

Walton Webcasting

Zimmerman Family Farms

Danner Livestock

Hueber Feeds

silver silver

Indiana Pork Producers

Kent Show Feeds

Show-Rite

ShowTec ADM

Sunglo

Team Pork

Weaver Livestock

Shepherd’s Chevrolet

PrimaLac/OnFeed

Primo Feeds

Genter Show Stock

Lowdermilk Show Pigs

CKL Spots

Clint High Farms

Missouri Pork Association

Schmaling Brothers Berkshires