LINCOLN, Ill. – Local 4-H members presented speeches and earned awards at this year’s Logan/Menard/Sangamon 4-H Public Speaking Contest, which was held March 16 at the Logan County Extension Office in Lincoln.
Awards winners included:
Champion
Raylon Schreiner, Logan County (Middletown), Original Works – Individual
Reserve Champions
Noah Marques, Sangamon County (Auburn) & Nolan Komnick, Sangamon County (Auburn), Oral Interpretation – Team
4-H Public Speaking State Contest Delegates
Raylon Schreiner, Logan County (Middletown), Original Works – Individual
Samantha O’Neill, Menard County (Athens), Illustrated Speech – Advanced Individual
Maggie Whitehurst, Menard County (Petersburg), Illustrated Speech – Beginner Individual
Noah Marques, Sangamon County (Auburn) & Nolan Komnick, Sangamon County (Auburn), Oral Interpretation – Team
The contest was judged by Reagen Tibbs and Amanda Gray.
The State 4-H Public Speaking Contest will be held Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Parkland College in Champaign, IL.
Public speaking is one of many life skills taught and practiced in 4-H. To find out more about local 4-H activities, visit extension.illinois.edu/LMS/4-H-youth-development.
University of Illinois Extension develops educational programs, extends knowledge, and builds partnerships to support people, communities, and their environments as part of the state's land-grant institution. Extension serves as the leading public outreach effort for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences in all 102 Illinois counties through a network of 27 multi-county units and over 500 staff statewide. Extension’s mission is responsive to eight strategic priorities — community, economy, environment, food and agriculture, health, partnerships, technology and discovery, and workforce excellence — that are served through five program areas — 4-H youth development, agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, health and community wellness, and natural resources, environment, and energy.