Clinton County 4-H members had a busy Saturday on June 28. The 4-H General Projects Show was held at District 12 Elementary School in Breese.
At the General Projects Show, 4-H members met with expert project judges in conference-style judging. Members have more than 200 project options to select from, at the General Show, all of them, except live animals and public speaking, were on display. The General Projects Show had more than 175 entries this year.
Judges gave each exhibit a grade based on the Danish rating system. Every entry received a Blue, Red, or White rating. Blue being the top rating, Red denotes a need for improvement, and White denotes a significant need for improvement. Judges also selected State Fair Delegates and Alternates, along with Champion recipients.
Category Champions
- Healthy Living Champion
- Luke Redeker
- STEM Champion
- April Wilken
- Clothing and Textiles Champion
- Evelyn Boerngen
- Creative Arts Champion
- Lydia Brandmeyer
- Visual Arts Champion
- Tatum Tingley
- Animal Science Champion
- Jeff Bohn
- Food Systems Champion
- Ella Henrichs
- Career and Leadership Champion
- Jackson Hamil
- Civic Engagement Champion
- Luke Redeker
- Environmental Science Champion
- Gavin Boerngen
State Fair Delegates and Alternates
- Aerospace Delegate- Samuel McKelvie
- Animal Science Delegate- Jeff Bohn
- Animal Science Alternate- Lucy Huelsmann
- Civic Engagement Delegate- Luke Redeker
- Civic Engagement Delegate- Addison Hogan
- Clothing and Textiles Sewing Delegate- Evelyn Boerngen
- Clothing and Textiles Sewing Delegate- Lydia Brandmeyer
- Clothing and Textiles Sewing Delegate- Sabrina Timmermann
- Clothing and Textiles Sewing Alternate- Zoe Kuper
- Computer Science Delegate- Oscar Rinderer
- Cooking 101 Delegate- Sabrina Timmermann
- Cooking 201 Delegate- Luke Redeker
- Cooking 301 Delegate- Aidan Huegen
- Cooking 101 Alternate- Ashlyn Eversgerd
- Creative Writing Poetry Delegate- Tatum Tingley
- Creative Writing Delegate- April Wilken
- Creative Writing Alternate- Addison Hogan
- Floriculture D Delegate- Lydia Brandmeyer
- Floriculture A Delegate- Ella Henrichs
- Floriculture A Delegate- Bennett Knolhoff
- Floriculture D Alternate- Ava Jansen
- Floriculture C Alternate- Rory Gagen
- Floriculture A Alternate- Jeff Bohn
- Horticulture Herbs Delegate- Luke Redeker
- Horticulture Vegetable Plate Delegate- Jeff Bohn
- Natural resources Delegate- Gavin Boerngen
- Photography Delegate- Addison Hogan
- Photography Delegate- Josephine Muskopf
- Photography Delegate-Anna Henrichs
- Photography Alternate- Avan Jansen
- Photography Alternate- Grace Henrichs
- Plant and Soil Science Delegate- Bennett Knolhoff
- Theater Arts Delegate- Jackson Hamil
- Tractor Delegate- Ivan Rinderer
- Tractor Delegate- Hudson Kampwerth
- Tractor Alternate- Jacob Bohn
- Visual Arts Clay Delegate- Tatum Tingley
- Visual Arts Clay Alternate- Brooke Schomaker
- Visual Arts CCP on Canvas Delegate- April Wilken
- Visual Arts CCP on Canvas Alternate- Sabrina Timmermann
- Visual Arts CCP on Paper Delegate- Tatum Tingley
- Visual Arts CCP on Paper Alternate- April Wilken
- Visual Arts Computer-Generated Art Delegate- Charlie Brunker
- Visual Arts Glass and Plastic Delegate- Bennett Knolhoff
- Visual Arts Glass and Plastic Delegate- Jacob Bohn
- Visual Arts Glass and Plastic Alternate- Eli Kuper
- Visual Arts Glass and Plastic Alternate- Addison Hogan
- Visual Arts Heritage Arts Delegate- Sarah Kohnen
- Visual Arts Heritage Arts Alternate- Bradley Huelsmann
- Visual Arts Metal Delegate- Charlie Brunker
- Visual Arts Metal Alternate- Cole Timmermann
- Visual Arts Nature Delegate- Tatum Tingley
- Visual Arts Nature Alternate- Addison Hogan
- Visual Arts paper 2D Delegate- Ella Hamil
- Visual Arts Paper 2D Alternate- Jeff Bohn
- Visual Arts Paper 2D Alternate- Addison Hogan
- Visual Arts Quilting Level 2 Delegate- Lydia Brandmeyer
- Visual Arts Scrapbooking Delegate- Lydia Brandmeyer
- Visual Arts Three-Dimensional Design/Mixed Media Diorama Delegate- Bradley Huelsmann
- Visual Arts Three-Dimensional Design/Mixed Media Diorama Alternate- Mason Hilmes
Visual Arts Wood Delegate- Jacob Bohn
- Welding Delegate- Bradley Huelsmann
- Woodworking 4 Delegate- April Wilken
- Woodworking 4 Delegate- Brooklyn Burcham
- Woodworking 4 Alternate- Tatum Tingley
- Woodworking 2 Alternate- Greta Henrichs
State Fair Delegates will have the option of showing their projects at the Illinois State Fair on Friday, August 8, with other 4-H members from across the state. Members who received champion, state fair delegate, or state fair alternate recognition are also invited to participate in the Show of Champions on the evening of September 4. The Show of Champions rotates locations and is hosted in Clinton County this year. For more information on the 4-H General Projects Show, or any other 4-H activities, please call the Illinois Extension Office in Clinton County at 618-526-4551 or email Allison at allisond@illinois.edu.
4-H General Projects Show
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 700 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 six program areas — 4-H youth development, agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, family and consumer science, integrated health disparities, and natural resources, environment, and energy.