RODEO LIFE

GILLETTE NEWS RECORD

SECTION B
Sunday
July 16, 2017

ASHLEIGH TORI KIRA NAIYA BETHANY KEIANNA CAILEE DALLEY COURTNEY EMILY
CLUKEY KITSON SCHNEIDER GUIN GAMMILL JAMES ROPER GIBSON CLAIR HEDRICK
Alabama Alaska Alberta Arizona Arkansas British Columbia California Colorado Florida Georgia

MOIRA BROOKE MO MAGGIE TAYLOR MILAGH FELICIA HANNA CHEYENNE KARLEA

TABER HALLER DAVIS BURKE DAVIS SATTLER MCKNEW NELSON OWENS GRACE DIXON
Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Manitoba Maryland Michigan Minnesota Mississippi

Rodeo royalty
Queens from 38 states and 4 provinces compete for 2017 NHSFR Queen crown
Alabama
11: Ashleigh Clukey is a
15-year-old sophomore from
Robertsdale. Shes also competing
in barrel racing during the National
High School Finals Rodeo.
Alaska
12: Tori Kitson comes from
a rodeo family of nine. The
ninth-graders best friends are her
horse Turbo, and her dog Gypsy.
The 15-year-old from Sterling
loves to rodeo and figure skate.
Alberta
14: Kira Schneider from
Millarville is a junior in high school
and is 17 years old.
Arizona
15: Naiya Guin is an active
member of Future Farmers of
America in her hometown of
Casa Grande. The 17-year-old
high school junior has received
many academic awards, as well as
Greenhand, chapter and state FFA
degrees.
Arkansas
16: Bethany Gammill is a junior
from Traskwood. She is a member
of the archery team at Benton
High School as well as National
Honor Society, Future Business
Leaders of America, Key Club and
FFA. She enjoys singing at church.
British Columbia
18: Keianna James is a 16-year-
old high school junior from Oliver
who enjoys rodeo, reading, pho-
tography, fishing and kayaking.
California
19: Cailee Roper is the Brawley
Union High School Rodeo Club
president as a junior. The 17-year-
old from Brawley is a member of
Imperial Valley Junior Fair Board
and works part-time at Oohlala
Dance Studio as an instructor and
receptionist.
Colorado
20: Dalley Gibson is a 17-year-
old high school junior from La
Junta.
Florida
21: Courtney Clair is 15 and a
high school sophomore from St.
Cloud.
Georgia
22: Emily Hedrick is from
Madisonville, Tennessee, but com-
petes for Georgia. The 15-year-old
high school freshman enjoys goat
tying, barrel racing, pole bending
and trick riding.
Idaho
24: Moira Taber is the concert
master of her schools orchestra
in which she plays the violin and
bass. The high school sophomore
from Shoshone has won multiple
writing awards, is active in FFA,
runs cross-country and maintains
4.0 GPA.
Illinois
25: Brooke Haller is a 17-year-
old high school junior from
Effingham and enjoys roping.
Indiana
26: Mo Davis volunteers at her
local YWCA womens shelter. She
is a 17-year-old high school junior
from Greenville, Ohio, but rep-
resents Indiana. She is a member
of FFA, is an honor roll student and
also attends Edison Community
State College.
Iowa
27: Maggie Burke was elected
student body vice president and
senior class president of her high
school. The junior from Center
Point is in the National Honor
Society and on the Principals
Honor Roll. She is involved in
band, show choir, childrens
theater, speech, biology club,
student council, fall musicals, the
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
and vocal jazz. She also was
selected to attend the Ed Thomas
Leadership Academy.
Kentucky
29: Taylor Davis also will com-
pete in light rifle shooting. The
17-year-old high school junior lives
in Bardwell, is the FFA vice presi-
dent and is a varsity cheerleader.
Manitoba
31: Milagh Sattler is a 15-year-
old high school sophomore from
Glenboro.
Maryland
32: Felicia McKnew also will
compete in breakaway roping,
goat tying, reined cow horse and
trap shooting. The high school
freshman from Friendship is also
a member of the National Junior
Honor Society. She plays basket-
ball and lacrosse and participates
in English 3-foot show jumping.
Michigan
33: Hanna Nelson also will
compete in light rifle and trap
shooting. The 17-year-old high
school junior from Millington is a
member of equestrian team, 4-H
and Student Council. She enjoys
rodeo, showing cattle and pigs,
hunting, fishing and riding horses.
Minnesota
34: Cheyenne Owens is a
recipient of the Ariat Best Boot
Forward award. The high school
sophomore from Truman is a
member of FFA, band and Student
Council. She enjoys basketball,
volleyball and being a lifeguard.
Mississippi
35: Karlea Grace Dixon is a
15-year-old high school sopho-
more from Sontag.
Missouri
36: Trinity Cox of Spickard
enjoys team roping, breakaway
roping, barrel racing, horses and
training, basketball and choir. The
16-year-old high school soph-
omore is a member of Grand
River Conference Choir, Family
Career and Community Leaders of
America and FFA, and is the recipi-
ent of the Walk The Talk Award.
Montana
37: Sierra Belvin is a 16-year-
old high school sophomore from
Reed Point.
Nebraska
38: Joscelyn Soncksen is a
16-year-old from Lexington. The
high school sophomore is a mem-
ber of National Honor Society, the
Saskatchewan
50: Shelby Lockie enjoys help-
ing kids with their barrel racing
and roping. The 17-year-old high
school junior from Balgonie is the
past SKHSRA student president
and enjoys playing the guitar and
singing.
South Carolina
TRINITY SIERRA JOSCELYN MACY EMMA
COX BELVIN SONCKSEN ROCKWELL CAMERON 51: Allison Lewis is a 16-year-
old high school sophomore from
Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico Simpsonville.
South Dakota
52: Tyler Hintz is a 17-year-old
high school junior from Glencross.
Tennessee
53: Morgan Tays is a 16-year-
old high school sophomore from
Crossville.
JOSLYNN HANNAH KELLY JORDAN CADLYN Texas
BULL MUMFORD KNOLL SMYERS SMITH
54: Abbie Suggs is a 16-year-
New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma old high school sophomore from
Buna.
Utah
55: Riata Jean Christiansen
has a 4.0 GPA as a high school
junior. The 17-year-old from
Emery is a Sterling Scholar, FFA
chapter president and senior
class vice president. She enjoys
ranching, training horses, camp-
ing and hunting.
BRENNA SHELBY ALLISON TYLER MORGAN
BARE LOCKIE LEWIS HINTZ TAYS Virginia
Oregon Saskatchewan South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee 56: Joy McGill also will
compete in goat tying. The high
school junior from Charlottesville
has been a member of the
Virginia 4-H for 10 years and the
Virginia State 4-H for two years.
The 16-year-old also is a member
of the horse judging team and
enjoys varsity soccer.
Washington
57: Slone Rexin is a 15-year-
old high school freshman from
ABBIE RIATA JEAN JOY SLONE ANNIE Pasco, is a member of Columbia
SUGGS CHRISTIANSEN MCGILL REXIN PERKINS High School National Honor
Texas Utah Virginia Washington West Virgina Society and the Washington High
School Equestrian Team. She
enjoys basketball and 4-H.
West Virginia
States/areas not entered
Australia New Jersey 58: Annie Perkins also will
compete in pole bending and
Hawaii Ontario
Kansas Pennsylvania barrel racing. The high school
sophomore from Cool Ridge also
Louisiana
is the WVHSRA student secretary.
The 16-year-old enjoys hunting,
fishing and anything to do with
horses.
KELSEY DELANI
HALLIN CUNNINGHAM
Wisconsin Wyoming Wisconsin
59: Kelsey Hallin has main-
tained high honor roll status and
dance team and FFA. She enjoys North Carolina National Honor Society. been on the school district deans
basketball, welding and softball. list every semester. She is a high
43: Hannah Mumford is 17 school junior, from Harvard,
and a member of her church Ohio
Nevada Illinois, but rodeos for Wisconsin.
youth group leadership team. 45: Jordan Smyers is a 17-year- The 17-year-old is active in FFA
39: Macy Rockwell is a 17-year- The high school junior from old high school junior from New and tutors kids in four subjects.
old high school junior from Spring Garner enjoys rodeo, reading, Franklin. She enjoys reading and writing
Creek. kayaking, hiking, Eno-ing, water and plans to attend college and
skiing, wakeboarding, knee- study elementary education.
boarding, playing the piano, Bible Oklahoma
New Mexico
journaling and painting. 46: Cadlyn Smith from Sayre
41: Emma Cameron also will is the Merritt FFA Chapter pres- Wyoming
compete in reined cow horse. The North Dakota ident and Merritt Key Club vice 60: DeLani Cunningham is
17-year-old high school junior is president. The 17-year-old high the Wyoming High School Rodeo
from Santa Fe. 44: Kelly Knoll is a three-time school junior enjoys running Association student president.
NJHFR qualifier, including last cross-country. The high school junior from
years rodeo. The high school Sheridan enjoys goat tying, break-
New York sophomore from Mandan was away roping, team roping and
42: Joslynn Bull is a high the 2014 Pole Bending state
Oregon showing 4-H pigs. The 17-year-old
school junior from Barker. The champion, Junior High Queen 48: Brenna Bare is a 15-year- works as a certified nursing assis-
17-year-old enjoys rodeo, basket- and Junior High Rookie of the old high school freshman from tant at Johnson County Health
ball, 4-H and welding. Year. She also is a member of Grants Pass. Care Center in Buffalo.