Youth In The Spotlight

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Grand National Versatility Champions

     At the 2009 ALSA Grand National Show, a Versatility Champion was awarded for each youth age division for the first time. Points were awarded according to placings for all five of the youth classes offered: Showmanship, Obstacle, Public Relations, Pack, and Youth Judging. In order to be eligible for the Versatility Champion award, the youth must have shown in all youth classes.

     Each of these youth received an embroidered Versatility Champion jacket. The ALSA Youth Committee sincerely thanks every individual, farm, and organization who has generously donated to the ALSA Youth for the Grand National Versatility Award.

     Congratulations go out to all the Grand National Versatility Champions:


Grand National Versatility Jacket
  2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
           
Jr. Colleen Kutzler Katie Goodyear Lexi Foerder Connor Kutzler   
Int. Cody Steward Stephanie Foerder Colleen Kutzler Janessa Hall  
Sr. Anna Reese Meagan Cyrus Jens Rudibaugh Michele Gohr  


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2012 ALSA Scholarship Winners ............ coming ...................

2011 ALSA Scholarship Winners

Anna Reese

     My Name is Anna Reese and I was one of the lucky seniors to be chosen to win the 2011 ALSA Youth Scholarship.  My life with llamas started when I was 7 years old and we bought our first farm.  We lived in East Canton, Ohio and we purchased our first 2 llamas from Lynn and Dave Schaeffer, also from East Canton, back in 2000.  I started showing with the Schaeffer’s in their 4H club at our annual Stark County fair llama show.  I attended a couple open shows in Ohio over the next few years like the Daffodil Classic.  I also competed in the LANA art, essay, community service, and LANA’S outstanding youth competitions by mail.
     Then we moved to Texas with my step dad’s job transfer.  I learned very quickly that Texas was a very competitive state to show llamas in.  My first year in Texas was horrible.  I decided if I wanted to compete in Texas then I needed to work harder.  So I started training the babies we were having here on our ranch in Texas, one was a 3 week premature little male that we weren’t sure if he was even going to live.  When he finally started to walk, he ran, and we named him Forest.   Forest and I have been working very hard together over the last 4 years.  We have won high point youth in the ALSA grand nationals in 2009, Res. Female Versatility at Grand Nationals with my girl Naomi, in 2010, and the ALSA Senior Youth Performance Championship with Forest, in 2011.

      I have achieved my Ultimate Youth Award with Forest as well. Forest and I do everything together. We pick up road side trash with my 4H club, we do llamas in pajamas at the preschools, and we visit nursing homes. I have been training other crias for performance llamas as well like my Jake, who  is always a hit with the kids at parades and festivals. Now that I am graduated, I plan to still continue showing llamas with my mother, and helping her with our local 4H llama club that we formed 2 years ago, while completing my college courses to obtain my Veterinary Technology degree.  After I get my degree, I want to then attend a school that offers me the opportunity to learn about large animal chiropractic care.  That has always been one field I have been most intrigued with, and feel there are a lot of animals out there that I could help. I can’t thank ALSA, my parents, and all my llama friends for everything I have been able to do and to learn over the past 12 years.
Sincerely yours,
Anna Reese

Austin Ferrara

 		      My family and I have been raising alpacas since 1996 when I was just three years old.  When I was eight years old, I joined the Llama Llovers 4-H group and was a member for 6 years showing both llamas and alpacas.  In 2007, my mother and I decided to form our own 4-H group at our alpaca farm and I am the co-founder and assistant leader.  I have worked on our farm for many years where I am responsible for cleaning, feeding, assisting with herd health management, and breedings.  I halter train the weanlings and am the primary person who shows them at halter shows.    
     My future goal is to achieve a Doctorate in Pharmacy and work in Pharmacogenomic research. Thank you again for awarding me this scholarship.

Sincerely, 
Austin Ferrara 

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Jesse Huth - 2008 ALSA Scholarship Winner

ALSA Members and BOD,

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for making the ALSA scholarships available to the Youth of ALSA. I would especially like to say thank you for deeming me worthy of being a recipient this year. Much to my disappointment I will not be able to attend Nationals this year and accept in person. Sometimes life is that way and this year it is that way for us!
I plan on attending Texas A&M University next year and without financial support it would be impossible. I have worked hard and played hard with my llamas over these past nine years and loved every minute of it. For ALSA to reward that is great! There have been many people in my "llama world" who were always there to teach, help and encourage me when I needed it. They have kept this whole venture fun and exciting. Llamas are an important part of my life, but llama "people" have made that possible. 
So thank you to all who have entered my "llama life" and enriched it and I wish much fun and success to all other Youth who are just getting started! Work hard and have fun!

With much appreciation,
Jesse Huth



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