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. Those who placed in the 2023 shows include: 

CROPS SHOW 

Beans
Grand Champion – Kate Kern
Reserve Campion – Colin Feltmeyer

Corn
Grand Champion – Calynn Clark
Reserve Campion – Makenna Drew

Grains
Grand Champion – Brantley Hamilton
Reserve Campion – Madalynn Adams

Hay
Grand Champion – Colton Payne
Reserve Campion – Wyatt Loucks

FOOD/NUTRITION 

Cooking 101
Grand Champion – Josie DeVillez
Reserve Champion – Katelynn Bock

Cooking 201
Grand Champion – Emma Rentfro
Reserve Champion – Josie DeVillez

Cooking 301
Grand Champion – Josie DeVillez
Reserve Champion – Maggie Hunt

Cooking 401
Grand Champion – Lauren Bauman
Reserve Champion – Maggie Hunt 

Food Preservation
Grand Champion – Brooklynn Neitzel
Reserve Champion – Kayte Coffey

Sport Nutrition
Grand Champion – Cadence Neitzel
Reserve Champion – Brooklynn Neitzel

FLORICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE

Floriculture A
Grand Champion – Shaylen Rowland
Reserve Champion – Colin Feltmeyer

Floriculture D
Grand Champion – Shaylen Rowland
Reserve Champion – Maggie Hunt

Herb Display
Grand Champion – Della Phillips

Vegetable Plate
Grand Champion – Makenna Drew
Reserve Champion – Colin Feltmeyer

Vegetable Gardening Display
Grand Champion – Colin Feltmeyer

GENERAL SHOW 
 
Aerospace
Grand Champion – Zeke Endicott
Reserve Champion – Cooper Masters

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

Beekeeping
Grand Champion – Remyngton Fuller
Reserve Champion – Elisabeth Lipscomb

Civic Engagement
Grand Champion – Tanner Smith
Reserve Champion –  Lylah Smith

Clothing & Textiles
Grand Champion – Emma Rentfro
Reserve Champion – Lilyanna Endicott

Communication
Grand Champion – Trenton Brockman
Reserve Champion – Courtney Hughes 

Electricity
Grand Champion – Colin Feltmeyer
Reserve Champion – Cooper Masters 

Entomology
Grand Champion – Brantley Hamilton

Exploratory
Grand Champion – Trenton Brockman
Reserve Champion – Josie DeVillez

Family Heritage
Grand Champion – Kiowa Quillen
Reserve Champion – Klayton Browning

Geology
Grand Champion – Wyatt Harbour
Reserve Champion – Charli Fuller

Health
Grand Champion – Kate Kern
Reserve Champion – Beau Camden

Intercultural
Grand Champion – Alexa Blades 

Leadership
Grand Champion – Kaden Blades

Natural Resources
Grand Champion – Cooper Masters
Reserve Champion – Kate Kern

Outdoor Adventures
Grand Champion – Cooper Masters 

Robotics
Grand Champion – Cooper Masters
Reserve Champion – Zeke Endicott

Sportsfishing
Grand Champion –  Remyngton Fuller
Reserve Champion – Kate Kern

Veterinary Science
Grand Champion – Shaylen Rowland
Reserve Champion – Tessa Neitzel

Video/Filmmaking
Grand Champion –  Korie Blades

Visual Arts - 3D Design/ Mixed Media
Grand Champion – Jacob Payne
Reserve Champion – Kollyns Dublo

Visual Arts- Chalk/Carbon/Pigment Division A
Grand Champion – LaRaya Kelly
Reserve- Kiowa Quillen

Visual Arts- Chalk/ Carbon/ Pigment Division B
Grand Champion – Kollyns Dublo
Reserve Champion – Charli Fuller

Visual Arts- Computer Generated Art
Grand Champion – Josie DeVillez

Visual Arts- Clay
Grand Champion – LaRaya Kelly
Reserve Champion – Lilyanna Endicott

Visual Arts- Food Decorating
Grand Champion – Maggie Hunt
Reserve Champion – Kayte Coffey

Visual Arts- Glass/Plastic
Grand Champion – Reid Funkhouser
Reserve Champion – LaRaya Kelly

Visual Arts- Heritage Arts
Grand Champion – Kiowa Quillen
Reserve Champion – Emma Rentfro

Visual Arts- Leather
Grand Champion – Kiowa Quillen
Reserve Champion – Lylah Smith

Visual Arts- Metal
Grand-Ben Stevenson
Reserve Champion – Remyngton Fuller

Visual Arts- Nature
Grand Champion – Makenna Drew
Reserve Champion – Josie DeVillez

Visual Arts- Paper
Grand Champion – Emma Rentfro
Reserve Champion – Josie DeVillez

Visual Arts- Scrapbooking
Grand Champion – Courtney Hughes
Reserve Champion – LaRaya Kelly

Visual Arts- Wood
Grand Champion – Xander Walker
Reserve Champion – Josie DeVillez

Welding
Grand Champion – Ben Stevenson
Reserve Champion – Beau Camden

Wildlife
Grand Champion – Tilden Henderson
Reserve Champion – Kate Kern

Woodworking 1
Grand Champion – Kaden Blades
Reserve Champion – Remyngton Fuller

Woodworking 2
Grand Champion – Xander Walker
Reserve Champion – Cadence Neitzel

Woodworking 3
Grand Champion – Cooper Masters

PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW

Photography 1
Grand Champion – Kaden Blades
Reserve Champion – Rylee Franklin

Photography 2
Grand Champion – Rylee Franklin
Reserve Champion –Beau Camden 

Photography 3
Grand Champion – LaRaya Kelly
Reserve Champion – Courtney Hughes

Photo Editing
Grand Champion – Courtney Hughes
Reserve Champion – Kiowa Quillen

SHOOTING SPORTS 

Archery
Grand Champion – Lucas Smith 
Reserve Champion – Nate Kern 

Rifle
Grand Champion – Lukas Head
Reserve Champion – Hunter McDaniel 

Shotgun
Grand Champion – Nate Kern
Reserve Champion – Grayson Clark

TRACTOR SHOW 

Tractor Driving
Grand Champion – Dennison Clark
Reserve Champion – Colton Payne