Wisconsin Holstein Association
2027 Junior Convention
January 2-4, 2027 | Ingleside Hotel, Pewaukee, WI
Hosted by the District 8 Junior Holstein Association
Reservation information:
Standard rate - $129/night plus tax available until December 5 or until all rooms in the block are booked. Rates do not include access to the Springs Water Park. Water park passes may be added for an additional $60.00 per night, per room.
Use this link https://reservations.travelclick.com/17743?groupID=5460781 to make reservations or
call (262) 547-0201.
• Hotel check-in time is 4:00 pm on the day of arrival. Early check-in requests can be made by calling the front desk on the day of arrival, however, cannot be guaranteed.
• Check out time is 11:00 am on the day of departure. Late check-out requests can be made by calling the front desk on the day of departure, however, cannot be guaranteed.
Tentative Schedule
Saturday, January 2
10 a.m. -5 p.m. DJM Interviews
11 a.m. Convention Registration & Contest Room opens
Speaking Registration & Dairy Jeopardy Registration (deadline to check-in is 12:30 p.m.)
Dairy Bowl Registration (check-in by 4 p.m.)
11:45 a.m. Speaking Judges’ orientation
12:00 p.m. Speaking Contest begins
12:30 p.m. Dairy Jeopardy Judges’ orientation
1:00 p.m. Dairy Jeopardy Roll Call & contest begins (all ages)
4:30 p.m. Dairy Bowl Seeding Exam
5:15 p.m. Junior Forum & Caucuses; Adult Forum
6:30 p.m. Dinner - Dairy Jeopardy, Essay Contest, Junior Progressive Breeder & Long Range
Production Awards, Junior All-Wisconsin announcements
Bell-R-Ring Contest
9:00 p.m. Evening entertainment
Sunday, January 3
7-8:30 a.m. Breakfast
7:40 a.m. Dairy Bowl volunteer orientation
8:00 a.m. Junior Dairy Bowl Contest begins
8:00 a.m. Contest Room opens
9:00 a.m. Royalty Interviews
12:30 p.m. Princess Luncheon - First-time Attendee & Graduate Recognition
1:45 p.m. Senior & Rookie Dairy Bowl contests begin
6:30 p.m. Banquet & Dance
Monday, January 4
8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Speaking, Dairy Bowl & Activity Room results
Premier County & Bell-R-Ring winners announced
9:00 a.m. Business Meeting, JAC Elections & Raffle Drawing
10:00 a.m. Dairy Bowl Finals
11:30 a.m. YQCA seminar
2025 Junior Calf Raffle winners
Grand Prize - a Registered Holstein calf from Tails-Up Farm, Jeremiah & Sherry Hagen Family won by Jackie Walker, Wisconsin Dells
Additional Prizes:
Agromatic promo basket Mckenzie Meyer, Unity
ABS apparel Gary McCarthy, Wauzeka
Badger Dairy Club promo items Abbi Janisch, DeForest
Boviteq certificate and promo items Kathy Wojcik, Stevens Point
CentralStar Cooperative calf care kit Naydeen Gilbertson, Hollandale
Cowsmopolitan 1 year subscription Janelle Gilbertson, Hollandale
Culvers promo items & coupons Wynn Hodgson, Barneveld
Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin promo items Jaron Begert, Neillsville
Genex promo items Bob & Nikki Cramer, Juda
Hoard’s Dairyman books Nancy Meyer, Blanchardville
Maple Leigh Futures - show supplies & ProElement supplement Kassidy Taylor, Plymouth
Marshfield Utilities – game night basket Jacob Osborn, Athens
Northcentral Technical College – movie night basket Mary Denk, Clark County
Origin Repro Services – 1-year WHA membership & show supplies Pat Bakeberg, Waverly, MN
Sunshine Genetics – promo items & show supplies Koleson Thompson, Barneveld
UW-Madison AWA – Farmhouse kitchen basket Renee Endres, Rock County
Vita Plus – winter warm up basket Mark Denk, Clark County
WHA – 1-year membership certificate Alex Hackmann, Manitowoc
Garrett Ulness- Hennings Cheese basket Sarah Loehr, Eden
Mallory Nifong – Show Day Survival basket Edwin & Joy Kusilek, Baldwin
Madison Wiese – Car Care Kit Meredith Webster, Greenleaf
Aspen Hagen – Baking basket Sharon Hutter, Barneveld
Mckenna Niemeier – Movie Night basket Matthew Winch, Fennimore
Sara Dorshorst – Family Fun Night basket Bill & Pam Cooper, DeForest
Tessa Schmocker – Show Day Memories basket Tom Meyer, Unity
Kelsey Hardy – Farm Girl Essentials basket Charlie Aurit, Mineral Point
