Updated for 2024

A skillathon provides youth with the opportunity to blend knowledge and skills acquired in livestock judging, demonstrations, and care and exhibition of animals into a single activity. It consists of a series of stations where youth are tested on their knowledge and abilities related to livestock. Station topics may include identification (breeds, parts, equipment, meat, wool, or feed), evaluation/judging (fleeces, live animals, hay), or miscellaneous stations. All of the stations will pertain to sheep and goats and their products.

The Junior Sheep & Goat Skillathon is open to any youth between the ages of 8 and 18. Youth will compete according to their age on January 1, 2024 (4-H age). Individuals from any county, state, or province may compete. Pre-registration is required. Participants should bring clipboards and pencils to use during the contest. There is a $5.00 registration fee to enter the skillathon. The fee will help to defray the cost of refreshments, awards, and supplies.

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Classes

001-Individuals

K01        Juniors: 8-10
K02        Intermediate: 11-13
K03        Seniors: 14-18

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Awards

Top ten individuals in each age class

Awards will be presented at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 5 in the Dining Hall.

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How to enter

Register by May 1, 2024. Register online here. For information or to register, contact Susan Schoenian at or Ashley Travis at .