LEWISTOWN, Ill. - The Fulton County 4-H Public Speaking Contest was held March 26 at the University of Illinois Extension office in Lewistown. 4-H member Addison Fidler presented a formal speech about Cryptocurrencies, and 4-H member Aliyah Janssen presented a humorous oral interpretation about Hungry Elsa.
Both participants received Blue ratings. They both qualified to move on to the State Contest to be held in Champaign on April 30. Aliyah Janssen was named Best of Show Winner.
Judge for this event was Lindy Schenk, Title One teacher at Astoria CUSD #1. She gave many helpful comments to the 4-H members.
Public speaking is an important skill for youth to gain, and is practiced regularly in the 4-H program, through talks and demonstrations at 4-H club meetings and more. Learning to speak in front of even a few people can be less scary when the audience members are your friends. For more information on the University of Illinois Extension 4-H program in Fulton County, call the Extension office at 547-3711.
About University of Illinois Extension: University of Illinois Extension is the flagship outreach effort of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, offering educational programs to residents of all of Illinois' 102 counties — and far beyond. Extension provides practical education you can trust to help people, businesses, and communities solve problems, develop skills, and build a better future. U of I Extension offers educational programs in five broad areas: energy and environmental stewardship, food safety and security, economic development and workforce preparedness, family health, financial security, and wellness, and youth development.
About 4-H: Illinois 4-H strives to help youth learn skills for living. University of Illinois Extension provides 4-H programs in every county in Illinois. Illinois 4-H aims to impact the lives of 200,000 youth each year through sustained learning clubs and groups and short-term programming.
Source: Krista Gray, University of Illinois Extension, 309-547-3711, kristakg@illinois.edu