4-H members from Carroll, Lee and Whiteside counties traveled to the Illinois State Fair August 12 in Springfield to exhibit their general 4-H projects. These projects were judged at the local 4-H shows and were chosen to advance to the state fair. Over the course of four days, almost 3,500 statewide exhibits were displayed and judged. 4-Hers participated in conference judging which allows the judge and exhibitor to have a one on one conversation. Youth were asked questions about their exhibit, such as how the project was created, what they learned and how they might apply their knowledge to future projects.
Some youth were awarded a Champion or Reserve Champion medal for being at the top of their project class and an outstanding award for those projects that went above and beyond the requirements. A select few 4-H’ers were given an Inspire award, a judge’s choice award. Eleven young people from around the state were selected to have their art exhibited in the Illinois Department of Agriculture building on the state fairgrounds during the coming year. Mary Coglianese, Lee County 4-H member was one of the youth awarded this great opportunity.
Following is a list of youth that participated from Carroll, Lee and Whiteside:
Carroll, Hayden Bradbury, Sportsfishing, Outstanding
Carroll, Brook Bradbury, Entomology
Carroll, Lauren Burrs, Photography, Outstanding, Champion
Carroll, Allison Burrs, Wildlife, Champion
Carroll, Dawson Deets, Veterinary Science
Carroll, Hannah Foster, Photography
Carroll, Emma Foster, Photography
Carroll, Kirk Hoffman, Visual Arts Fiber, Inspire
Carroll, Loren Meiners, Food Preservation
Carroll, John Morgan, Welding
Carroll, Adam Rath, Wildlife, Reserve
Carroll, Briana Wilkinson, Fiber
Lee, Allison Abell, Animal Science, Outstanding, Reserve, Inspire
Lee, Evan Belzer, Civic Engagement
Lee, Owen Belzer, Outdoor Adventures, Outstanding
Lee, Catherine Bloemker, 4-H Cooking
Lee, Gracie Botts, Veterinary Science
Lee, Cherith Bulfer, Fiber, Outstanding
Lee, Timothy Bulfer II, Forests of Fun, Outstanding, Reserve
Lee, Leah Byrnes, STEAM Clothing, Outstanding
Lee, Mary Coglianese, Photography, Outstanding
Lee, Emily Conderman, Nature, Outstanding
Lee, Aaron Conderman, Entomology, Outstanding, Champion
Lee, Logan Crawford, Visual Programming, Outstanding
Lee, Anna Cyrocki, Health
Lee, Lainey Davis, Vegetable Plate, Outstanding
Lee, Emma Dinges, Passport to the World
Lee, Jake Dinges, Commercial or Promotional Video, Outstanding, Champion
Lee, Jaiden Dyer, Photography, Outstanding
Lee, Ross Eden, Geology, Reserve
Lee, Blake Ferguson-Allen, Photography
Lee, Brysen Full, Chalk/Carbon/Pigment, Inspire
Lee, Samuel Gingras, Natural Resources, Inspire
Lee, Kaiden Gomez, Geology
Lee, Brianna Gonnerman, Chalk/Carbon/Pigment, Outstanding, Reserve
Lee, Caleb Johnson, Robotics
Lee, Nolan Johnson, Entomology
Lee, Henry Klein, Woodworking
Lee, Morgan Kreiser, Geology, Reserve
Lee, Landon Kukowski, Sportsfishing, Outstanding, Champion
Lee, Hazel Lancaste, Creative Writing
Lee, Emily Lovett, My Financial Future Beginner, Outstanding
Lee, Kathryn Lusz, Clay
Lee, Annie McGrail, STEAM Clothing
Lee, Jack McGrail, Woodworking, Outstanding
Lee, Cassandra Meyers, Metal, Outstanding, Champion
Lee, Elvis Meyers, Wood, Outstanding, Reserve
Lee, Alyssa Morley, Civic Engagement, Outstanding, Champion
Lee, Addison Morley, Health
Lee, Bethany Odle, Food Preservation
Lee, Natalie Pratt, Creative Writing
Lee, Joseph Prior, 4-H Cooking
Lee, Autry Prior, Scrapbooking, Outstanding
Lee, Ava Prior, Food Decorating, Outstanding, Champion
Lee, Allie Prior, Theatre Arts, Champion
Lee, Jasmin Scott, 4-H Cooking
Lee, Haleigh Wilcox, 4-H Cooking
Lee, Darin Yocum, Corn, Outstanding
Whiteside, Alexavier Abell, Wood
Whiteside, Gabriella Abell, STEAM Clothing
Whiteside, Cole Anderson, 4-H Cooking
Whiteside, Grace Anderson, Design Decisions
Whiteside, Ella Brooks, Glass/Plastic, Outstanding
Whiteside, Alexandria Bullard, Creative Writing
Whiteside, Andrew Doughty, STEAM Clothing
Whiteside, Paige Dykstra, Design Decisions, Outstanding, Champion
Whiteside, Jay Dykstra, Aerospace Ready4Life Challenge, Reserve
Whiteside, Alivia Eaton, Heritage Arts
Whiteside, Malory Eggers, Photography, Outstanding
Whiteside, Berkley Eggers, Computer-Generated Art
Whiteside, Alyssa Galloway, Photography, Outstanding
Whiteside, Faith Green, Passport to the World
Whiteside, Lisa Hardesty, Aerospace Display, Outstanding
Whiteside, Naomi Kershaw, Geology
Whiteside, Jayden Kershaw, Geology, Champion
Whiteside, Dante Ketelsen, Civic Engagement, Outstanding, Champion
Whiteside, Zoey Klavenga, Photography, Outstanding
Whiteside, Lola Klimstra, Design Decisions, Inspire
Whiteside, Madison Krum, Scrapbooking
Whiteside, Chloe Luckritz, Veterinary Science, Outstanding, Reserve
Whiteside, Kaleb Luckritz, Metal
Whiteside, Alex Manon, Electricity, Inspire
Whiteside, Carson Meier, Small Engines
Whiteside, Alivia Story, 4-H Cooking
Whiteside, Mia Trent, Natural Resources, Reserve
Whiteside, Noah VonHolten, Entomology