2024 Highland County 4-H Summer Judging Award winners announced

Kathy Bruynis, 4-H Youth Development Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Highland County

The 2024 Highland County 4-H Summer Awards Ceremony and Style Revue were held July 16 at Southern State Community College.

The Family and Consumer Sciences Award winners include:

About 4-H

• Discovering 4-H: Christopher Garvie (Lynchburg Guys and Gals), first place.

• 4-H Around the Globe: Hailey Halterman (Country Critters), first place and state fair junior representative.

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Clothing and Textile Science

• Accessories for Teens: Breanna Wilder (Belfast Kids Unlimited), first place and state fair representative.

• Sew Fun: Addy Ackley (Greene Countrie Farm Hands), first place and Hailey Halterman (Country Critters), first place and state fair junior representative.

• Designed By Me: Clara Ogden (Concord Jr. Farmers), first place and state fair representative.

• Sundresses and Jumpers: Rhonda Turner (Highland County Poultry, Pigs and Lambs), first place and state fair representative.

• Terrific Tops: Brailee Williams (Fab Five), first place and state fair representative.

• Em.Bel.Ish. - A 4-H Guide to Wearable Art: Leah Robinson (Marshall Jr. Farmers), first place and state fair representative.

• Sew For Others: Makayla Wilder (Belfast Kids Unlimited), first place and state fair junior representative.

• Loungewear: Jennilynn Ogden (Concord Jr. Farmers), first place and state fair junior representative; and Emma Yochum (All About Beef), state fair senior representative.

• Clothing For Middle School: Ava Hamilton (Greene Countrie Farm Hands), first place and state fair representative.

• Shopping Savvy: Brooklyn Talbott (Highland’s Best), first place and junior state fair representative.

• Clothing for High School: Kathryn Ogden (Concord Jr. Farmers), first place and state fair senior representative.

• Creative Costumes: Kathryn Ogden (Concord Jr. Farmers), first place and state fair representative.

• Dress Up Outfit: Sydney Hamilton (Highland County Poultry, Pigs and Lambs), first place and state fair day wear representative.

• Outerwear For Anywhere: Sydney Hamilton (Highland County Poultry, Pigs and Lambs), first place and state fair representative.

• Look Great for Less: Kallie Posey (Greene Countrie Farm Hands), first place and state fair senior representative; Lindsey Hutchinson (Greene Countrie Farm Hands), second place.

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Cake Decorating

• Cake Decorating - Beginner: Addelynn Osborn (Concord Jr. Farmers), first place and state fair junior age beginner skill representative; Kiley Mitchell (Fur, Feathers and Friends), state fair senior age beginner skill representative; Charlie Bratton (Concord Jr. Farmers), second place; and Aubrey Pack (Lynchburg Guys and Gals), third place.

• Cake Decorating - Advanced: Baylee McClain (Highland’s Best), first place and state fair senior age advanced skill representative.

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Fine Arts

• You Can Quilt: Clare Fullenkamp (Premier Showmen), first place and state fair junior representative.

• Get Started in Art: Claire Roberts (Buford Dairy and Livestock), first place and state fair junior representative.

• Seeing Through Graphic Design: James Burnem (Marshall Jr. Farmers), first place and state fair junior representative.

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Photography

• Photography Basics - Book 1: Avery Berry (Marshall Jr. Farmers), Hailey Halterman (Country Critters), first place and state fair representative; and Tucker Tilley (Marshall Jr. Farmers), second place.

• Photography Basics - Book 2: Jayah Chaney (Fantastics), first place and state fair representative.

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Food and Nutrition

• Let’s Start Cooking: Addison Fisher (Marshall Jr. Farmers), first place and junior state fair representative; Aubrey Roberts (Buford Dairy and Livestock), senior state fair representative; Peyton Hauke (All About Beef), second place; and Morgan Pohlman (Marshall Jr. Farmers), third place.

• Everyday Food and Fitness: Emma Yochum (All About Beef), first place and senior state fair representative.

• Snack Attack: Gabriella Bushatz (Belfast Kids Unlimited), first place and junior state fair representative.

• Take a Break for Breakfast: Gracie Ogden (Concord Jr. Farmers), first place and junior state fair representative.

• Let’s Bake Quick Breads: Hanna West (Marshall Jr. Farmers), first place and state fair senior representative; and Hadley Hauke-Simmons (All About Beef), second place and state fair junior representative.

• Sports Nutrition - Ready, Set, Go: Aubrey Baldwin (Highland Harvesters), first place and state fair junior representative; Charli Hauke (All About Beef), second place and state fair senior representative.

• Grill Master: Sydney Hamilton (Highland County Poultry, Pigs and Lambs), first place and state fair senior representative; Roman Russell (Swine Time), state fair junior representative; and Brooklyn Baldwin (Highland Harvesters), second place.

• Star Spangled Foods: Kathryn Cluff (Marshall Jr. Farmers), first place and senior state fair representative.

• Party Planner: Alexis West (Marshall Jr. Farmers), first place and state fair representative.

• Yeast Breads On the Rise: Evelyn Roehm (Highland Harvesters), first place and state fair representative.

• Cooking On My Own: Sydney Hamilton (Highland County Poultry, Pigs and Lambs), first place and state fair representative.

• Global Gourmet: Emma Yochum (All About Beef), first place and state fair representative.

• Beyond the Grill: Connor Yochum (All About Beef), first place and state fair representative.

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Healthy Living

• First Aid In Action: Maguire Ross (Country Critters), first place and state fair senior representative; Annlee Shoemaker (Fantastics), state fair junior representative.

• Medicine Science and Safety: Hailey Halterman (Country Critters), first place and state fair senior representative; and Adrian Ekhator (Lynchburg Guys and Gals), state fair junior representative.

• Your Thoughts Matter: Elizabeth Ogden (Concord Jr. Farmers), first place and senior state fair representative.

• Your Feelings Matter: Jennilynn Ogden (Concord Jr. Farmers), first place and junior state fair representative.

• Superhero You: Noah White (Premier Showmen), first place and state fair representative.

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Home Living

• The Laundry Project: Addison Hauke (All About Beef), first place and senior state fair representative.

• Your First Home Away From Home: Addyson Knauff (Fur, Feathers and Friends), first place and state fair representative.

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Money Management

• Becoming Money Wise: Austin Bohrer (Premier Showmen), first place and state fair representative.

• Teens On the Road to Financial Success: Addyston Knauff (Fur, Feathers and Friends), first place and state fair representative.

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Gardening and Plant Science

• Canning and Freezing: Elizabeth Ogden (Concord Jr. Farmers), first place and state fair representative.

• How Does Your Garden Grow: Jennilynn Ogden (Concord Jr. Farmers), first place and state fair representative.

• Edible Landscapes: Lilly Fugate (Highland County Unlimited), first place and state fair representative; and Gracie Ogden (Concord Jr. Farmers), second place.

• Grow Your Own Vegetables: Brailee Williams (Fab Five), first place and state fair junior representative; Austin Bohrer (Premier Showmen), second place; and Avery Berry (Marshall Jr. Farmers), third place.

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Front: Kiley Mitchell (Cake Decorating Beginner first place), Brooklyn Baldwin (Grill Master second place); back: Roman Russell (Grill Master junior - state fair, Kathryn Ogden (Clothing for High School first place & state fair) and Sydney Hamilton (Grill Master first place & state fair senior).

**Sew for Others participants are pictured with Makayla Wilder (Sew For Others first place & state fair) and James Burnem (Seeing Through Graphic Design first place & state fair junior).**

Hannah West (Let’s Bake Quick Breads first place & senior state fair) and Hadley Hauke-Simmons (Let’s Bake Quick Breads second place & state fair junior). Not pictured: Claire Roberts (Get Started in Art first place & state fair junior).

Adrian Ekhator (Medicine Science and Safety junior & state fair), Hailey Halterman (Medicine Science and Safety senior first place & state fair), Evelyn Roehm (Yeast Breads on the Rise first place & state fair) and Sydney Hamilton (Dress Up Outfit first place & state fair).

Charli Hauke (Sports Nutrition: Ready Set, Go second place & state fair junior) and Aubrey Baldwin (Sports Nutrition: Ready, Set, Go first place & state fair junior). Not pictured: Clare Fullenkamp (You Can Quilt first place & state fair junior) and Noah White (Superhero You first place & state fair).

Sydney Hamilton (Cooking on My Own first place & state fair), Annlee Shoemaker (First Aid in Action state fair junior) and Kathryn Ogden (Creative Costumes first place & state fair) Not pictured: Maguire Ross (First Aid in Action first place & state fair senior).

Jennilynn Ogden (Your Feelings Matter first place & state fair junior), Kathryn Cluff (Star Spangled Foods first place & state fair) and Ava Hamilton (Clothing for Middle School first place & state fair).

**Brooklyn Talbott (Shopping Savvy first place & state fair), Alexis West (Party Planner first place & state fair) and Elizabeth Ogden (Your Thoughts Matter first place & state fair).**

Addyston Knauff (Teens on the Road to Financial Success first place & state fair), Emma Yochum (first place Global Gourmet and Everyday Food & Fitness & state fair) and Sydney Hamilton (Outerwear for Anywhere first place & state fair). Not pictured: Leah Robinson (EM.BEL.ISH: A 4-H Guide to Wearable Art first place & state fair) and Austin Bohrer (Becoming Money Wise first place & state fair).

**Brailee Williams (Terrific Tops first place & state fair), Gracie Ogden (Take a Break For Breakfast first place & state fair) and Addison Hauke (The Laundry Project first place & state fair).**

Addison Fisher (Let’s Start Cooking first place and state fair), Rhonda Turner (Sundresses & Jumpers first place & state fair), Peyton Hauke (Let’s Start Cooking second place) and Morgan Pohlman (Let’s Start Cooking third place). Not pictured: Aubrey Roberts (Let’s Start Cooking & state fair senior).

Christopher Garvie (Discovering 4-H first place), Gabriella Bushatz (Snack Attack first place & state fair junior), Addyston Knauff (Your First Home Away From Home first place & state fair) and Clara Ogden (Designed by Me first place & state fair).

Addy Ackley (Sew Fun first place & state fair), Avery Berry (Photography Basics: Book 1, first place & state fair) and Tucker Tilley (Photography Basics: Book 1, second place). Not pictured: Jayah Chaney (Photography Basics: Book 2, first place & state fair).

Brailee Williams (Grow Your Own Vegetables first place & state fair), Avery Berry (Grow Your Own Vegetables third place) Emma Yochum (Loungewear first place & state fair senior), Jennilynn Ogden (Loungewear second place & state fair junior) and Elizabeth Ogden (Canning & Freezing first place & state fair). Not pictured: Austin Bohrer (Grow Your Own Vegetables second place).

Photo 16 0 — Lilly Fugate (Edible Landscapes first place & state fair), Gracie Ogden (Edible Landscapes second place), Breanna Wilder (Accessories for Teens first place & state fair) and Jennilynn Ogden (How Does Your Garden Grow? first place & state fair).

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