Achievement night is an opportunity to recognize 4-H club members and volunteers for all their accomplishments. This year’s event highlighted some of the youth in our community for the work they have done over the past year.
The evening kicked off by recognizing 4-H members who served as an officer in one or multiple Williamson County 4-H clubs. Those honored were:
Secretary – Vivianna Burkett and Khygan Clodi
Treasurer – Vivianna Burkett and Selphie McCann
Vice President – Vivianna Burkett, Elijah Diefenbach, and Nick Sloan
President – Dominic Burkett, Hailee Diefenback, and Nick Sloan
Cloverbuds
The youngest members were also recognized for their participation in 4-H. Williamson County Cloverbud members are Peyton Pulley, Simon Mcann, Luca Ottolin, Zion Ottolin, Erza Lewis, Emily Vietmeier, Carter Lewis, Raelynn Lewis, Jael Ditch, and Emma Smith.
Overall Achievement Award
Formerly known as the Leadership Award, the Overall Achievement awardees must achieve performance standards within their age group and complete the Experience Award application. The top member in each age category received a certificate and a $150 activity award to use for 4-H camp or other 4-H experiences.
Junior Award – Vivianna Burkett
Intermediate Award – Nick Sloan
Senior Award – Dominic Burkett
Experience Award Each member is recognized for their engagement in various 4-H activities throughout the year. Members were honored with a medallion to reflect their level of achievement.
Gold – Vivianna Burkett
Emerald Clover Award - Dominic Burkett and Nick Sloan
Medal Awards
These medals are given to 4-H members for showing master in areas of 4-H.
Leadership- Dominic Burkett
Project Mastery- Selphie McCann
Personal Growth- Vivianna Burkett
Communications – Nick Sloan
4-H empowers young people with the skills to lead for a lifetime. Through 4-H, youth complete hands-on projects in areas like health, science, agriculture, and citizenship in a positive environment where they receive guidance from adult mentors and are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles. To learn more about how to get involved with 4-H in your community, visit 4h.extension.illinois.edu.
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.