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Meet the Member: Grayce Baxter
November 1, 2021
Story by Riata Cummings Grayce Baxter is a rodeo athlete and senior at Lehi High School. She enjoys “all things medical” and is currently taking a certified nursing assistant class. After graduation she hopes to attend Colorado Mesa University to study to become either a veterinarian or physician’s assistant while competing on the rodeo team. Grayce is the daughter of Josh and Kerri Baxter of Lehi, Utah. Her siblings include her older brothers, Brady and…
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Meet the Member Taylor Porter
August 19, 2021
story by Riata Cummings Taylor Porter is the Utah High School Rodeo Association girls cutting champion, hailing from Morgan, Utah. She loves the beautiful countryside and good people of the community, where she lives with her parents, Matt and Kellie Porter, and older sister Madi. Taylor just graduated from Morgan High School where her favorite class was weight training because of the “good teacher and other girls in the class.” Taylor is currently working for…
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Meet the Member Gracie Peterson
July 22, 2021
story by Riata Cummings Gracie Peterson is a rodeo athlete who recently graduated from Delta High School, where she enjoyed her animal science and veterinary science classes. She was a member of the Delta chapter of the National FFA Organization and competed in and served as a team leader for the livestock and horse judging career development events. Her favorite part of high school was competing in the Utah High School Rodeo Association and developing…
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Meet the Member Tayla Covington
May 20, 2021
story by Riata Cummings Hailing from Dammeron Valley, Utah, Tayla Covington is the daughter of Kyle and Emilee Covington. Tayla has two younger sisters, Lily and Joey, and the family enjoys going camping, hiking, fishing and rodeoing together. Tayla attends Dixie High School as a senior, and her favorite classes are the agricultural sciences. She has been a member and officer for the school’s chapter of the National FFA Organization, and she is currently working…
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Meet the Member Maddison Rogers
May 20, 2021
story by Riata Cummings Maddison Rogers is a rodeo athlete and senior at Fremont High School. Maddison enjoys her jewelry making class where she can express her creativity and practice her beadwork, and she also thrives in her history and English classes. After graduation, Maddison hopes to attend Utah State University and study business. Maddison is the daughter of Ryan and Emily Rogers of West Haven, Utah, and she enjoys that the community provides the…
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Meet the Member Destiny Givens
May 20, 2021
story by Riata Cummings Destiny Givens is a senior at Wasatch High School, where she enjoys the creative writing of her English class. She recently finished her term as the Vice President of the Wasatch FFA Chapter, and she loved that the organization allowed her to meet all kinds of students from all across the state. Destiny also enjoys forensic science and hopes to attend the University of Utah to study criminology and forensics. Destiny…
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Meet the Member Gracie Beckstrom
April 22, 2021
story by Riata Cummings Gracie Backstrom is the daughter of Mike and Jodie Beckstrom of Spanish Fork, Utah. Gracie loves the good families and beautiful countryside in her neighborhood. Gracie is an older sister to Morgan and Kaiden. Kaiden plays baseball on an accelerated team and Morgan competes in high school rodeo with Gracie. She enjoys being the oldest child because she gets to watch and support her siblings as they chase their dreams. Gracie…
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Meet the Member Kohlmun Sanders
April 22, 2021
story by Riata Cummings Spikers Rodeo Club President and Fremont High School senior, Kohlmun Sanders is a rodeo athlete from Ogden, Utah. His favorite classes at school include welding and agricultural classes, and he enjoys being a member of the school’s FFA chapter. After high school he plans to attend Weber Technical College to become an electrician and follow in his father’s footsteps. Kohlmun is the son of Dusty and Shanel Sanders, and has three…
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Meet the Member Kamryn Rupp
April 22, 2021
story by Riata Cummings Kamryn Rupp is the daughter Adrienne and Barry Rupp of small town Genola, Utah. She is the youngest of their children and a younger sister to Chase and Brodee. The family enjoys going to rodeos together, and Kamryn loves being the youngest child. Kamryn attends Payson High School as a senior, where she enjoys the critical thinking and mystery of her sociology and psychology classes. She hopes to study psychology next…
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Meet the Member Jaid Stowell
February 25, 2021
story by Riata Cummings Jaid Stowell is a senior at Parowan High School, and she enjoys her natural resources, agricultural science and animal science classes. She is the president of the Parowan FFA Chapter, and enjoys showing steers at local and national livestock shows. After high school, Jaid hopes to attend Mesa Lands Junior College to study in their western silversmithing program. Jaid is the second child of Coy and Kacey Stowell, and has three…
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Meet the Member Kylie Batchelor
January 28, 2021
story by Riata Cummings Kylie Batchelor has been competing in rodeo since she was 5-years-old, and the barrel racer and pole bender loves “the adrenaline rush in the arena and the friendship in the warm up pen.” The now 17-year-old is a member of the Utah High School Rodeo Association and a senior at Payson High School. She enjoys the discovery of the past in her history class and is currently taking a medical billing…
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Meet the Member Aubrey Baxter
January 28, 2021
story by Riata Cummings A senior at Box Elder High School, Aubrey Baxter enjoys her math class, agricultural science classes and her FFA activities. Aubrey lives on a cattle ranch in Corrine, Utah, with her parents, Dalene and Matt Baxter. She also has four siblings; Chance, McKay, Cheyanne and Bo. Together, the family spends times branding calves, moving cattle and taking care of the ranch. Aubrey’s parents competed in high school rodeo, and she started…
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