Maclean High School Agriculture and Cattle Show Team

27/11/2023

Northern Schools Prime Steer competition- Armidale, Results just in......

Hoof Results

Middle Weight-
🏆 1st With Big Red- Simmentel Cross bred by Basil and Chris Moran of Brushgrove
🥉3rd with Maverick- Simmentel Cross bred by Bizzy Brahmans of Copmanhurst

Unled Hoof
Reserve Champion with Bundy- Santa Cross bred by Brett Ellem at Yulgilbar

Huge thanks to those producers and to Sumo Wagyu, Great Marlow Speckle Park and Everest Speckle Park for supplying us with such amazing animals to work with, we eagerly await Carcase results. MHS was the only school to compete with an amazing pure bred steer from Sumo Waygu who got amazing feedback from judges.

Junior Judging Finalists.

Stage 4. Jimmy and Nathan
Stage 5 Tully

Parading

Parading was a highlight for the MHS team with many students making the final. 14 students made finals from over 300 Parading students.

Stage 4
Leya, Ashley

Stage 5- 11 students made the final out of 100 paraders.
Rory, Nathan, Blake, Tully, Bailey, Indianna, Maya, Bryson, Lara, Chelsea.

🏆Reserve Champion Overall Rory (300 plus competeitors)
🥉 Indianna
4th Bryson
🥉 Holly

🏆 Maclean High School- Best Kept School

Carcase results will follow.

MHS would like to thank all the parents who supported us in the show and also producers and sponsors for allowing us to have an amazing finale to the 2023 showing year.

We also had the amazing opportunity to meet the crew in Armidale. An amazing experience for our students.

27/10/2023

North Coast National Lismore Show Results are In!!!

What an amazing show for our MHS Show Team. Results include,

🏆 Champion School Competition

Speckle Park Ring

🏆Grand Champion Female Speckle Park & Champion Senior Female Speckle Park- Great Marlow Speckle Park Marlow Lightning Lady and Calf Lightning Lass
🥈Reserve Champion Senior Female Spckle Park- Great Marlow Unique with Calf Breaking News.

🥇Cow with Calf at Foot- Great Marlow Unique and Breaking News
🥈Lightning Lady and Lightning Lass

Bull 12 - 16 months
🥈Great Marlow Might n Power
5th Great Marlow Most Wanted

Female 20-24
🥉 Great Marlow Tilly
Female 30+ months
🥇Lightning Lady
🥈Unique

Braford Ring

Female 12 to 16 Months
🏆 Reserve Senior Female- Little Valley Bonnette
Female 20-24
🥇Little Valley Bonnette

🥈 MCN Fortune

School Steer Hoof Results
🥉Thunder bred by Bizzy Brahmans of Copmanhurst
4th Diamond bred by Basil and Chris Moran of Brushgrove

School Steer Hook Results Most Successful Steer
🥉Turbo Bred by Great Marlow Speckle Park

Far North Coast Group 1 Young Judges Final- 5 MHD Students/11 finalist

MHS qualified and competed the following 5 students against the regions best. Grace Carr, Holly Nehls, Maddison Bowring, Abi Moran and Elora Ardrey

Parading was a popular event with over 170 contestants.
MHS finalist in their respective age divisions included. Jimmy Barnier, Leya Everson, Bryson Lee, Georgie Lee, Lara Speirs,
Cameron Collis and Indianna Wood

Well done Team an amazing effort

23/10/2023

Some action from the Lismore Show

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Results will follow today.

14/10/2023

A terrific result for our show team at the Casino Show on day 1. Thanks for the support Bizzy Brahmans. A terrific steer.

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Congratulations to Maclean High School Agriculture and Cattle Show Team for winning Champion School Steer at Casino Show.

This team of kids love what they do.
They are a team of polite, hard working kids that deserve all the accolades they get.
Plus head teacher Chris Kirkland and all the parents that give these kids these opportunities.
You are amazing, well done!!!

Great to see our Commercial cattle going well in the show ring. Having bred this steer out of a F1 Brangus cow by a Simmental bull.🏆

30/08/2023

Thanks Radio 2GF Grafton - Maclean - Yamba

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24/08/2023

Well done students, supporters and all the contributors who allowed Ekka to be a reality. We would not of done it with out you....
A lovely write up in the Clarence Valley Independent

The accolades keep on coming for Maclean High School’s champion Cattle Show Team who took home a swag of awards at the 2023 Ekka at Brisbane Showgrounds this month.

13/08/2023

A very proud moment for MHS Show team- Ekka 2023

🏆 Competed in Champions of Champions against all other breeds.

🏆 Champion Braford Heifer or Cow Little Valley Grazing Co Bonnette

Owned by MHS Braford Stud bred by Valley Grazing Co

Well done Nathan Moss on a great lead 👏

12/08/2023

MHS Show Team flourishes on Stud Day

Today we had 9 classes, 2 Cattle breeds and in 2 rings all at the same time. Students and Cattle were the stars.

Results are as follows;

Braford Ring- MHS Braford Stud

🏆 CHAMPION Braford Cow or Heifer- Little Valley Grazing Co Bonnette in a competitive field.
She also won 🥇Cow or Heifer 20months and under 60months

🥇8 months and under 16- MCN Brafords Fortune

Speckle Park Ring- Exhibiting on behalf of Great Marlow Speckle Park and Everest Speckle Park

🥈 Cow or Heifer 24 and under 30- Great Marlow Lightning Lady and Calf Lightning Lass
🥉Great Marlow Unique and Calf Breaking News

Pair of Bulls
🥉Great Marlow Might and Power and Most Wanted our baby bulls.

Exhausting day of showing. So very proud of the professional standard of students showing and preparing cattle. We would not be able to do this without the absolute support of Great Marlow Speckle Park and Everest Speckle Park. It is an honour and privilege to trusted and exibit such quality animals.

A huge thanks to the ongoing support of MHS staff and parents this program would not be able to provide such inspirational results.

Stay tuned as our Braford Heifer Bonny goes out in the Parade of Champions.

Thanks from the Cattle Team.

10/08/2023

Make sure to catch the Cattle Show Team presenting their Stud Brafords @ 2pm and the tremendous line up of Speckle Park Stud Cattle @12:30 they have honorably been fitting for Great Marlow Speckle Park and Everest Speckle Park . Follow the live stream in Ekka post.

09/08/2023

38 Open Heavy Weight Steers what a sight.

09/08/2023

Open Steer Day

Tonka our Simmental Steer Bred on Tenterfield country by Sixpence Park Simmentals competed in a class of 38 of Australia's best Open Heavy Weight Steers.

Well done on Chelsea Goldie on a great leading job 👏
Carcase results to be announced on Saturday 830am.

08/08/2023

Ekka keeps delivering for MHS Show Team.

Junior Judging- 16 to 18s
🏅4th Highly Commended Holly Nehls
In a class of 100 contestants

Nutrien School Herdsperson
🏅4th Highly Commended Maclean High School Cattle Show Team

Judged on,
- stall cleanliness
- tidy feed storage
- presentation of school steer
- promotion of the school by studnets
- public relations

🟢 Interschool School Steer Judging Competition
A group of 3 judges competed against other school. Grace Carr, Maddison Bowring and Georgie Lee.

🔴Junior Led School Steers performed amazing 👏

Refer to the amazing photos of the cattle. We await Carcase results on these animals

⚫️Tommorrow Open Steers from 8am