BENTON, Ill. – Creativity and skills were on full display as Franklin County members shared their annual projects at various 4-H shows including the general show, crops show, clothing show, foods show, horticulture and floriculture show. Members were judged in areas such as visual arts, photography, food and nutrition, floriculture, and much more.  

 4-H members that receive state delegation will have the opportunity to display their projects at the Illinois State Fair on August 14 in Springfield. Blue ribbon winners are: 

CROPS SHOW 

Corn
Grand Champion – Anna Kistner
Reserve Campion – Lauren Bauman 

Hay
Grand Champion – Seth Loucks
Reserve Campion – Knox Dublo 

Small Grains
Grand Champion – Jake Newbury
Reserve Campion – Nate Kern 

Soybean
Grand Champion – Lauren Bauman
Reserve Campion – Jake Newbury 

FOOD/NUTRITION 

Cooking 101
Grand Champion – Karlie Phillips
Reserve Champion – Lilyanna Endicott 

Cooking 201
Grand Champion – Josie DeVille
Reserve Champion – Molly Goostree 

Cooking 301
Grand Champion – Anna Kistner
Reserve Champion – Molly Goostree 

Cooking 401
Grand Champion – Anna Kistner
Reserve Champion – Maggie Hunt 

Food Preservation
Grand Champion – Kayte Coffey
Reserve Champion – Gabby Kiesow 

FLORICULTURE 

Floriculture
Grand Champion – Shaylen Rowland
Reserve Champion – Shaylen Rowland 

GENERAL SHOW 

3D Design/Mixed Medi
Grand Champion – Addie Dungy 

Animal Science
Grand Champion – Shaylen Rowland
Reserve Champion –Kayte Coffey  

Beekeeping
Grand Champion – Chelsea Douglas  

Chalk/Carbon/Pigment A
Grand Champion – Andrea Douglas
Reserve Champion – LaRaya Kelly 

Chalk/Carbon/Pigment B
Grand Champion – Ava Isaacs
Reserve Champion –Kollyns Dublo 

Clay
Grand Champion – LaRaya Kelly
Reserve Champion – Addie Dungy 

Collectibles
Grand Champion – Charli Fuller
Reserve Champion – Remyngton Fuller 

Communication
Grand Champion – Trenton Brockman
Reserve Champion – Courtney Hughes 

Computer Generated Art
Grand Champion – Andrea Douglas 

Electricity
Grand Champion – Chelsea Douglas
Reserve Champion – Cooper Masters 

Family Heritage
Grand Champion – Kiowa Quillen  

Fiber
Grand Champion – LaRaya Kelly
Reserve Champion – Charli Fuller 

Food Decorating
Grand Champion – Maggie Hunt
Reserve Champion – Kayte Coffey 

Glass/Plastic
Grand Champion – Shaylen Rowland
Reserve Champion – Daisy Drew 

Health
Grand Champion – Beau Camden
Reserve Champion – Nate Kern 

Heritage Arts
Grand Champion – Kiowa Quillen
Reserve Champion – Alexa Blades 

Leadership
Grand Champion – Anna Kistner 

Leather
Grand Champion – Ava Isaacs

Metal
Grand Champion – Beau Camden 

Natural Resources
Grand Champion – Remyngton Fuller
Reserve Champion – Kades Blades 

Nature
Grand Champion – Alexa Blades
Reserve Champion – Anna Kistner  

Paper
Grand Champion – Emma Rentfro
Reserve Champion – LaRaya Kelly 

Photography 1
Grand Champion – Josie Devillez
Reserve Champion –Knox Dublo 

Photography 2
Grand Champion – LaRaya Kelly
Reserve Champion –Beau Camden 

Photography 3
Grand Champion – Kiowa Quillen
Reserve Champion –LaRaya Kelly 

Photo Editing
Grand Champion – Kiowa Quillen
Reserve Champion –Kollyns Dublo 

Plants & Soils
Grand Champion – Nate Kern 

Quilting
Grand Champion – Lauren Bauman  

Robotics
Grand Champion – Ryker Cross
Reserve Champion –Karlie Phillips 

Scrapbooking
Grand Champion – Courtney Hughes
Reserve Champion –LaRaya Kelly  

STEAM Clothing
Grand Champion – Emma Rentfro  

Tractor Driving
Grand Champion – Seth Loucks
Reserve Champion – Nate Kern 

Weather
Grand Champion – Cooper Masters  

Welding
Grand Champion – Ben Stevenson
Reserve Champion – Nate Kern 

Wood
Grand Champion – Kiowa Quillen
Reserve Champion – Ava Isaacs 

Woodworking
Grand Champion – Remyngton Fuller
Reserve Champion – Daisy Drew 

SHOOTING SPORTS 

Archery
Grand Champion – Nate Kern 
Reserve Champion – Kolton Inglett 

Rifle
Grand Champion – Ben Stevenson
Reserve Champion – Hunter McDaniel 

Shotgun
Grand Champion – Seth Clark
Reserve Champion – Zach Skurat 

VEGETABLE GARDENING
Grand Champion – Remyngton Fuller
Reserve Champion – Collin Feltmeyer 

 WRITER: Heather Willis, marketing and communications coordinator, hdwillis@illinois.edu, (618) 357-2126

SOURCE: Cindy Bauman, 4-H program coordinator, bauman1@illinois.edu, (618) 439-3178

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