American Belgian Blue Breeders, Inc. - National Belgian Blue Beef Breed Assn

American Belgian Blue Breeders, Inc.
Youth Program and Awards

Two halfblood calves shown by Coty Compton, of Scheller, Ill. Coty is the brother of ABBB members Leigha and Jeremy Gajewski.

The two halfblood Belgian Blue calves are 6 months old and both are sired by Inexes de la Croix de Mer, from Lagantoise. The heifer won the 6 to 12 month British cross class winning over a heifer twice her age and size. The feeder calf steer won the heavy weight feeder calf class but was the lightest calf in his class by about 60 lbs and he went on to win the feeder calf over Grand Champion title at the Jefferson County 4-H Show as well. Our judge which as always is a predominantly Angus judge was very impressed and said he would love to judge them when they are in that 15 to 18 month age bracket, his exact words on the steer calf were " he could be impressive if he holds together". Coty, Leigha, and Jeremy are very proud of their calves. Way to go Coty!!

2008 Champion Junior

2008 Res. Champion Junior

Erik Buss - Denver, IA

Blake Buss - Denver, IA

2007 Champion Junior

2007 Res. Champion Junior

Rachel Dollarhide - Haworth, OK

Slade Dollarhide - Haworth, OK

2007 Ken Schlichte Memorial Scholarship

Kody Klahn - Clarence, IA, attending Kirkwood Community College

2006 Champion Junior

2006 Res. Champion Junior

Logan Beckham - Elkland, MO

Lacy DeShazo - Bokoshe, OK

Two Awards and a Scholarship Program for ABBB Youth

American Belgian Blue Breeders, Inc. Ken Schlichte Memorial Scholarship

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Criteria for the Scholarship Program

Enrolled in a 2 or 4 year college
Age 18-22
ABBB junior Member for a minimum of 1 year
Must be a U.S. citizen
May only receive the scholarship once
Be a ABBB Junior Member in good standing
Youth or family own Belgian Blue Cattle

ABBB Belgian Blues Junior Awards - Updated January 2006

ABBB has developed an awards program for it's Junior exhibitors. The purpose of this program is to encourage development of our Junior cattlemen and women and to promote the Belgian Blue breed.

To be eligible for the program the youth should not have reached his/her 21st Birthday.

Awards will be given for the top Junior and the Reserve Junior.

To be awarded the honor of top Junior, the young man or woman must be a Junior member of ABBB and accumulate points on the following scales.

Open Shows Sanctioned for Youth Points
Iowa State Fair (National Show), Tulsa State Fair, Houston Livestock Show. Cattle must be family or farm owned for at least 30 days prior to the show. Entry must be in juniors' name to qualify for class and overall points.

Class Placings
1st Place	30 points
2nd Place	25 points
3rd Place	20 points
4th Place	15 points
5th Place	10 points
6th Place	5 points
Overall Belgian Blue Grand Champion	Additional 30 points
Overall Belgian Blue Reserve Grand Champion	Additional 20 points

Showmanship
1st Place	25 points
2nd Place	20 points
3rd Place	15 points
4th Place	10 points
5th Place	5 points
6th Place	3 points

Showmanship points are only earned at sanctioned shows.

All other shows, including county fairs, state fairs, 4-H & FFA, Expos and Open Show
Class Placings
1st Place	20 points
2nd Place	15 points
3rd Place	10 points
4th Place	5 points
5th Place	3 points
Overall Grand Champion	Additional 20 points
Overall Reserve Grand Champion	Additional 10 points
(Overall meaning over all breeds and classes)
Rate of Gain
1st Place	20 points
2nd Place	15 points
3rd Place	10 points
4th Place	5 points
5th Place	3 points

Presentations Any display or speech (at least 10 minutes in length) that promotes the Belgian Blue breed.
1-10 people	20 points
11-50 people	30 points
51 + people	40 points
Must be verified in writing by person in charge of event such as FFA Advisor or 4-H leader.

All presentations/displays must be verified in writing by person in charge of each event such as FFA Advisor or 4-H leader. Displays/Presentations points can only be earned at one event at each fair.

Juniors must be a paid member of the ABBB at time of show or presentation/display to accumulate points.

Points are accumulated beginning in January and must be turned into the ABBB office by December 15.

To receive points the junior exhibitor must submit verification in the form of printed show results signed by the superintendent from EACH show. These results MUST be from the show office or newspaper article with all class results listed. The exception to this rule is the sanctioned shows as the ABBB will have class placings in the office. However, the class placings still need to be listed in year end list. Displays/Presentations at sanctioned shows still need to have signed verification. This will be strictly enforced.

Juniors may show any number of head at each show but points will only accumulate for 4 head.

All cattle must be registered with the ABBB.

Verification
To receive points the junior exhibitor must submit verification in the form of show results signed by the show superintendent or show results intended for public knowledge such as photos or articles in the media.

Verification must be mailed by December 15th.

American Belgian Blue Breeders Inc.
PO Box 154
Hedrick, IA 52563
(641) 661-2332
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