Champions (4-Her – Winning Category – County):
- Wyatt Bannon - Passport to the World - Club - Champaign County
- Marin Boehm - Scrapbooking advanced - Champaign County
- Maighdlin Booth-Hodges - Shopping in Style - Beginning - Champaign County
- Jenna Clemmons - Civic Engagement 3 - Champaign County
- Josh Dilger - Woodworking 2 - Champaign County
- Jacob Dupre - Passport to the World - Club - Champaign County
- Ashlyn Estes - Entomology 1 - Champaign County
- Markus Gerber - Wildlife 2 - Champaign County
- Blair Mathis - VA Plastic - Champaign County
- Alleigha Nelson - Passport to the World - Club - Champaign County
- Alara Nelson - Passport to the World - Club - Champaign County
- Morgan Perez - Passport to the World - Club - Champaign County
- Grace Pierce - VA Paper 2 - Champaign County
- Kyle Roosevelt - Shooting Sports Shotgun - Champaign County
- Amber Ruppel - Passport to the World - Club - Champaign County
- Audrey Ruppel - Passport to the World - Club - Champaign County
- Olivia Shike - Leadership 3 - Champaign County
- Harper Shike - Animal Science 1 - Champaign County
- Avery Watson - Crops Innovation Class - Champaign County
- Grace Wherley - Leadership 2 - Champaign County
- Gabe Yallally - Woodwork 3 - Champaign County
- Dylan Zwilling - Vegetable/Fruit Display - Champaign County
- Jake Bleich - Tractor A - Ford County
- Abner Foster - Electricity 2 - Ford County
- Alexys Edwards - VA Metal - Iroquois County
- Phylicity Leonard - Cooking 301 Yeast Bread- Iroquois County
- Anna McTaggart - Cooking 101 Coffeecake - Iroquois County
- Reka Ritzma - Cooking 401 Sponge Cake - Iroquois County
- Hannah Snodgrass - Weather 1 - Iroquois County
- Madison Sturm - Floriculture A - Iroquois County
- Andrew Talbert – Soybeans – Iroquois County
- Chloe Wagner - Clothing 2 - Iroquois County
- Aubrey Wagner - Clothing 3 - Iroquois County
- Alana Dolan - Weather and Climate 3 - Vermilion County
- Naomi Dolan - Geology Innovation Class - Vermilion County
- DJ Hayes - Leadership 1 - Vermilion County
- Grady Medlen - Junkdrawer Robotics 3 - Vermilion County
Reserve Grand Champions:
- Kaylee Estes - Family Heritage - Champaign County
- Lucas Herriott - Woodworking 1 - Champaign County
- Alleigha Nelson - My Financial Future, Beginner - Champaign County
- Ava Price - Entomology 1 - Champaign County
- Andrew Todd - Wildlife 2 - Champaign County
- Levi Todd - Sportfishing 1 - Champaign County
- Nathaniel Wiesbrook - Poetry - Champaign County
- Caleb Zwilling - Vegetable/Fruit Display - Champaign County
- Elizabeth Giroux - Leadership - Ford County
- Chance Hewitt- Electricity 2 - Ford County
- Kandace Behrends - Tractor C - Iroquois County
- Megan Borgers - Photography 1- Iroquois County
- Jessalyn Eisenmann - Clothing 3 - Iroquois County
- Hunter Hull - Animal Science 1 - Iroquois County
- Jax Johnson - Natural Resources 1 - Iroquois County
- Anna Klecan - Food Preservation 1 - Iroquois County
- Alivia Porter - Interior Design: Advanced - Iroquois County
- Ellie Schunke - Woodworking 4 - Iroquois County
- Grace Vance - Scrapbooking: Advanced - Iroquois County
- Lily DeAth - Animal Sciences 2 - Vermilion County
- Lucy DeAth - VA Quilting - Quilting Best - Vermilion County
- Owen Elmore - VA Plastic Block Art - Vermilion County
Inspire Award Winners
- Avery Lake - Photography 1 - Champaign County
- Connor McMahon - Beekeeping - Champaign County
- Delaney Nekolny - Photography 3 - Champaign County
- Lucille Wiesbrook - Vegetable Plate - Champaign County
- JR McMillan - Natural Resources 1 - Ford County
- Maya Anderson – Chalk/Carbon/Pigment – Iroquois County
- John Fatka - Cooking 301 Tea Ring - Iroquois County
- Bruno Haase – Soybeans – Iroquois County
- Eli Hasting - Tractor C - Iroquois County
- Molly Peterson - Vegetable Plate - Iroquois County
- Isaac Schaumberg - Woodworking 2 - Iroquois County
- Ella Teske - Outdoor Adventures 1-3 - Iroquois County
- Faith Beck - Woodworking 4 - Vermilion County
- Haley Carlton - Welding - Vermilion County
- Grady Shepherd - Crops Innovation Class - Vermilion County
In 4-H, project areas represent the culmination of individual learning paths where youth can show off their skills and expertise in front of thousands of fairgoers. Youth also participated in conference judging as a part of the experience. This brings members and volunteer judges together to evaluate project exhibits. It involves one-on-one, face-to-face communication in which the volunteer judge and exhibitor talk directly. This technique provides a unique opportunity for 4-H'ers to learn from their experiences and knowledge of the volunteer judge.
To learn more about 4-H experiences in Champaign or Vermilion County, please contact Mynda Tracy at Mynda@illinois.edu or our office at 217-333-7672. To learn more about 4-H experiences in Ford or Iroquois County, please contact Myla Munro at mgmunro@illinois.edu or our office at 815-268-4051.
About Illinois 4-H: Illinois 4-H is the flagship youth development program of University of Illinois Extension and is administered through the College of Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences. 4-H grows true leaders, youth who are empowered for life today and prepared for a career tomorrow. The hands-on approach in 4-H gives young people guidance, tools, and encouragement and puts them in the driver’s seat to make great things happen. Independent research confirms the unparalleled impact of the 4-H experience, demonstrating that young people are four times more likely to contribute to their communities; two times more likely to make healthier choices; two times more likely to be civically active; and two times more likely to participate in STEM programs.
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