Ogle County 4-H Achievement Day winners named

Jodi Baumgartner
four leaf clover patch

OREGON, Ill. - Ogle County 4-H’ers were recognized for excellence in 4-H project work at the recent county 4-H Achievement Celebration.  Held November 17 at the Byron Jr High School Theatre, the program featured the presentation of numerous awards, including the “County Project Honor Award.”

An unlimited number of awards are given to all 4-H’ers who obtain a score of 30 or greater on the County Project Honor Award Application (20 or greater for the 8-11-year-old).  4-H’ers may only be recognized in one project area annually. The award consists of a plaque and silver/gold discs.  (* indicates a first time winner) This year’s winners were as follows:

 

 

Gold 

Kaitlyn AdamsFood & Nutrition
Nolan AdamsBeef
Immanuel ArellanoVisual Arts
David BagwellRobotics
Hayden CapesShooting Sports
Nicholas CassensHorticulture
Bristol ClarkGoats
Harmony CoyFamily Heritage
Aylivia DanekasRabbits
Alayna DoaneFood Decorating
Kamryn FeltzWoodworking
Bruce GehrkeBeef
Colton GehrkeGeology
Luke GehrkeVisual Arts
Shelby HarbaughDairy Cattle
Andrew HickmanCats
Jacob HickmanPhotography
*Lauren HickmanClothing & Textiles
Kenzie HongsermeierHorse & Pony
*Kodi HubbardWildlife
Elizabeth KennedyIntercultural
*Kaylee KingFood & Nutrition
Mallory KingClothing & Textiles
Aubrey KusnierzRabbits
Kaden LingbeckPoultry
Haven MarksRabbits
Anna MarquardtRabbits
Allissa MartinBeef
Alyse RogersHorse & Pony
Braden RogersGoats
Lydia SherburneFood & Nutrition
Kathryn SnowFood & Nutrition
David WehlerFood & Nutrition
*Heidi WestfallClothing & Textiles
*Addison YordyHorse & Pony

 

Silver  

Kayden BarndtFood & Nutrition
Kerrigan BeckerFood & Nutrition
Adrien BookerFood & Nutrition
Delaney ByersSheep
*Gregory DorwaldtEntomology/Beekeeping
Trinity FeltzWoodworking
Olivia GrobeWoodworking
Tylar GrothChild Development
*Ashley HarbaughQuilting
Emily HarbaughDairy Cattle
Jenna HellerFood & Nutrition
Lily HongsermeierFood & Nutrition
Grant JohnsonPoultry
*Leo KoziolSmall Pets
Madeline KusnierzRabbits
Hunter KremskeDogs
Savannah MarksFamily Heritage
Kaeden MotszkoCollege & Career Readiness
*Sophia PalmerClothing & Textiles
*Noah RichardsonVisual Arts
James RunteEntomology
Owen SmardoWoodworking
Joshua SnowFood & Nutrition
*Zeb YocumRobotics

 

Project Recognition

Alex BookerNatural Resources
Aleeya DykstraClothing & Textiles
Alex GrygielBeef
Cian GrygielBeef
Hayden HarveyPoultry
Annaliese KoziolVisual Arts
Edward KoziolElectricity
Nicolette KoziolVisual Arts
Kailee MillerVisual Arts
Katelyn RockwoodBeef
Isaac WilliamsHorse & Pony

Ogle County 4-H’ers between the ages of five and seven are known as Cloverbuds.  Cloverbuds who obtain a score of 40 or above on the Cloverbud County Project Honor Award Application are recipients of the Cloverbud Project Honor Award.  This year’s Cloverbud winners were as follows:

Cloverbud County Honor Winners

Camila BonneOgle Jolly
Jordan CollinsOgle Jolly
William DorwaldtOgle County Clovers
Rowan EckerstromOgle Jolly
Briella FranksBy-Y-Badgers
Declan FranksBy-Y-Badgers
Paisley HarbaughCarefree
Remington HarveySummerhill Huskies
Stella HauchOgle Jolly
Macklin HubbardCarefree
Emilia JanoskiOgle Jolly
Zeke JanoskiOgle Jolly
Ty JohnsonOgle Jolly
Emma RasmussenOgle Jolly
Natalya RutheMighty Clovers
William SafranekBy-Y-Badgers
Alana SmithSummerhill Huskies
Allan SmithSummerhil Huskies 
Hewyt WestfallBlackhawk Crossing 

Top 30 award winners

A percentage of 4-H’ers were selected from among the silver and gold County Project Honor winners to receive the Top 30 Award.  This award is given to 4-H’ers for thoroughness of records, comprehensiveness of project coverage, appropriateness of goals set, learning documented, overall size and scope of 4-H experience, educational experiences, community service efforts, and leadership efforts in project areas, involvement in club and beyond; and record book organization and appearance enhancements.

Kaitlyn AdamsFood & Nutrition
Nolan AdamsBeef
David BagwellRobotics
Kerrigan BeckerFood & Nutrition
Adrien BookerFood & Nutrition
Nicholas CassensHorticulture
Harmony CoyFamily Heritage
Aylivia DanekasRabbits
Alayna DoaneFood Decorating
Gregory DorwaldtEntomology/Beekeeping
Bruce GehrkeBeef
Colton GehrkeGeology
Luke GehrkeVisual Arts
Tylar GrothChild Development
Jenna HellerFood & Nutrition
Andrew HickmanCats
Jacob HickmanPhotography
Lauren HickmanClothing & Textiles
Kenzie HongsermeierHorse & Pony
Kodi HubbardWildlife
Grant JohnsonPoultry
Kaylee KingFood & Nutrition
Mallory KingClothing & Textiles
Allissa MartinBeef
Alyse RogersHorse & Pony
Braden RogersGoats
Lydia SherburneFood & Nutrition
David WehlerFood & Nutrition
Heidi WestfallClothing & Textiles
Addison YordyHorse & Pony

4-H is an informal youth education program conducted by University of Illinois Extension.  U of I Extension provides equal opportunities in programs and employment.  If you need reasonable accommodations to participate in 4-H, contact the Ogle County Extension staff at 815-732-2191.   

 
About Extension

University of Illinois Extension develops educational programs, extends knowledge, and builds partnerships to support people, communities, and their environments as part of the state's land-grant institution. Extension serves as the leading public outreach effort for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences in all 102 Illinois counties through a network of 27 multi-county units and over 700 staff statewide. Extension’s mission is responsive to eight strategic priorities — community, economy, environment, food and agriculture, health, partnerships, technology and discovery, and workforce excellence — that are served through six program areas — 4-H youth development, agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, family and consumer science, integrated health disparities, and natural resources, environment, and energy.

Keywords
4-H
Youth Development