Hello and welcome to the CHSRA District 5 Website! The California High School Rodeo Association is a branch of the National High School Rodeo Association and offers amazing scholarship opportunities, family bonding, the chance to travel throughout the state, the ability to create unforgettable friendships and once in a lifetime memories. Home of the Big Dogs, District 5 is located in the central valley and covers Amador, Alpine, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Mariposa and Merced
County. We also have 6th through 8th grade students who compete in rodeo along side of the high school students in the Junior High Division.
District 5 participates in 8 rodeos throughout the year to allow its contestants to acquire enough points to earn prizes in their events at the end of the rodeo season. Nearly 20 lucky constants who place in the top 5 in each event traveled to the beautiful Bishop, California for the State Finals and proved they have what it takes to be the best of the best in 2011. Six of these contestants placed in the top 4 in their event(s) at State Finals and made the National Team to compete at the National High School Finals Rodeo. Being the largest rodeo in the world with almost 1,500 competitors, $350,000 in scholarship awards, and $200,000 in prizes awarded, the National High School Finals Rodeo is such an exciting and rewarding event to be apart of.
My name is Katelin New and I am a 17 year old Senior at Oakdale High School in Oakdale, California. Along with being the 2011-2012 Miss California High School Rodeo, I am also the 2010-2012 Miss CHSRA District 5 Queen. I didn’t always plan to be a rodeo queen though. For 3 years I have been a member and competitor of High School Rodeo in breakaway roping, goat tying, and recently team roping. I have fallen in love with the rodeo way of life and I couldn’t imagine my years as a high school student without those memories and experiences. I compete along side some of my best friends and have met some of the most caring and passionate people through high school rodeo. I strongly encourage anyone who is interested to give High School Rodeo a try, because who knows… maybe you will give them a run for their money.
Miss California High School Rodeo 2011-2012
Katelin A. New
