DECATUR – Macon County 4-H members recently participated in the 4-H general projects show at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield on August 12, 2019. Macon County 4-H members brought home five Inspire awards, five champion awards and five reserve champion awards.
Out of 29 projects entered by Macon County 4-H members, 12 projects were selected as outstanding which denotes an 80 percent or above received on the score sheet. The top two scores in each class received champion and reserve champion awards. Inspire awards were given at the judge’s discretion for work they wished to highlight or acknowledge. The Illinois 4-H State Fair General Project Show is an opportunity for youth to be competitively judged on project work, as well as receive valuable feedback from experts which allow them to increase their knowledge and gain mastery in a project area.
The following 4-H members received awards:
- Lacy Bourn (Animal Science)- Outstanding, Champion
- Gehrig Bunselmeyer (Animal Science)- Outstanding
- Corissa Metcalf (Chalk/Carbon/Pigment-Div. A)- Outstanding, Inspire
- Emerson Oberheim (Chalk/Carbon/Pigment-Div. A)
- Jamarius Meyrick (Chalk/Carbon/Pigment-Div. B)
- Elizabeth Suckow (Civic Engagement 1)
- Trinity Mata (Computer-Generated Art) Inspire
- Reagan Hunt (Design Decisions-Int.)- Outstanding, Reserve
- William Warnick (Electricity 1)
- Lucy Niebrugge (Fiber)
- Hannah Warnick (Floriculture A)
- Emma Reidy (Floriculture D)- Outstanding, Champion
- Lindsey Scherer (Food Decorating-Int.)
- Jenna Musgrave (Food Preservation)- Reserve
- Ella Bachmann (4-H Cooking 301)
- Cole Metcalf (4-H Cooking 401)
- Anna Reidy (Glass/Plastic)
- Jack Rogers (Health 1)- Outstanding
- Benjamin Suckow (Model Rocketry)- Outstanding, Inspire
- Cole Rappe (My Financial Future Beginner) - Outstanding, Reserve, Inspire
- Noah Suckow (Paper)
- Joshua Bloom (Pebble Pups 1)
- Will Marley (Sportsfishing 1)- Outstanding, Champion
- Emery Bunselmeyer (STEAM Clothing 1-Sewn Clothing)- Reserve
- Gabriel Finn (Theatre Arts )- Outstanding, Champion
- Hailey Nelson (Theatre Arts)- Inspire
- Elizabeth Schwenk (3-D Design/Mixed Media)- Outstanding, Reserve
- Samuel Wise (Weather and Climate 1)- Outstanding, Champion
- Jacob Scherer (Welding)
The 4-H program is provided through University of Illinois Extension and is open to youth ages 8 to 18. Youth learn skills for living by participating in individual or group learning experiences related to more than 200 project areas. More information about Extension and 4-H is available at go.illinois.edu/dmp or find Macon County 4-H on Facebook.