A Georgia high school student is now leading one of the largest youth rodeo organizations in the world.
Brody Scales, a junior at Bowdon High School and Carroll County Online Campus, was elected president of the National High School Rodeo Association at the organization’s national convention in Nebraska.
Scales had not originally planned to run for president. He arrived at the convention intending to run for vice president, but was asked by others to seek the top office instead. Before the vote, presidential candidates gave a speech to all state delegates.
The National High School Rodeo Association is a non-profit organization with more than 12,500 members. Its membership spans 44 states, five Canadian provinces, Mexico, New Zealand, and Australia.
The organization was founded by Texas educator and rodeo contestant Claude Mullins. Its first finals were held Aug. 25 to 27, 1949, in Hallettsville, Texas. The organization is dedicated to building sportsmanship, horsemanship, and character in young people through the sport of rodeo.
Other officers elected at the convention include Secretary Hadley Alderson of Wisconsin, Vice President Kash Jepson of Arizona, and Queen Taylor Thoman of Wyoming.
B.T. Clark is the Publisher of The Georgia Sun and author of Principles Are Like Pants… You Ought to Have Some. Over two decades in journalism, he has served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc., earning multiple awards along the way. His work has appeared in newspapers across the state, including The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal.
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