Kelli Carveiro, a 13-year-old Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School student, Alannah Morris, a 14-year-old Waimea Canyon School student, and Kalani Grace, a 13-year-old home-schooled student have all earned a spot on the state Wrangler Junior High rodeo team and will be
Kelli Carveiro, a 13-year-old Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School student, Alannah Morris, a 14-year-old Waimea Canyon School student, and Kalani Grace, a 13-year-old home-schooled student have all earned a spot on the state Wrangler Junior High rodeo team and will be traveling with fellow teammates to Gallup, New Mexico from July 5-8 to compete at the 1st Annual Wrangler Junior High Finals Rodeo (WJHFR) in numerous events.
Featuring more than 700 contestants from 29 states and once Canadian Province, the Wrangler Junior High Finals is the world’s largest junior high rodeo.
In addition to competing for more than $75,000 in prizes, WJHFR contestants will also be vying for more than $50,000 in college scholarships and the chance to be named the Wrangler Junior High Finals Rodeo National Champion.
To earn this title, contestants must finish in the top 15 after two go-rounds of intense competition before advancing on to Friday’s final championship performance.
This year, the Friday championship performance will be televised nationally on the RFD TV, as part of the “20X Rodeo High” telecast series.
The WJHFR is scheduled to air on local television (check your local listings or www.rodeohigh.com for possible schedule changes and other times when the 2005 WJHFR telecast will air on RFD-TV).
Along with great rodeo competition and the chance to meet new friends from around the world, WJH-FR contestants have the opportunity to enjoy nightly contestant dances, family-oriented activities sponsored by Fellowship of Christian Cowboy, and the chance to shop the WJHFR western tradeshow, as well as visit the historical attractions of New Mexico and nearby Arizona.
To follow WJHFR, visit the Wrangler Division’s web site daily for complete results at www.nhsra.org.
