4-H Oral Communication Contest & Food Demonstration Day Held

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[April 20, 2018]  LINCOLN - Logan County 4-H recently held its annual Oral Communications Contest and Food Demonstration Day.

Public Presentations State Contest representatives selected included Cavit Schempp (Formal Speech), Atlanta; Sarah Starasta (Oral Interpretation), Lincoln; and Daniel Crider (Illustrated Speech), Lincoln. All were blue award winners. Molly Schempp from Atlanta, also a blue award winner, was selected as the top oral communicator for her Extemporaneous speech and received a plaque sponsored by Country Financial – Joe Ryan.

Additional contest participants included blue award winners Hannah Crider, Original Works, Lincoln; Mary Carlock, Extemporaneous Speaking, Bloomington; and red award winner, Stephen Starasta, Oral Interpretation, Lincoln. Judges for the Oral Communication Contest were Megan Lutz, of Warrensburg, and John Malone, of Bloomington.

Food Demonstration Day participants included Jamie Carlock, Mary Carlock, Winton Carlock, Joessa McGinnis, Cavit Schempp and Molly Schempp. All were blue award recipients. Brenda Silano from Lincoln served as judge for food demonstrations.

Oral communication is a life skill taught and practiced in 4-H. To find out more about the program, contact the Logan County Extension Office, at 980 N. Postville Dr., Lincoln or call 732-8289.

About 4-H: Illinois 4-H strives to help youth learn skills for living. University of Illinois Extension provides 4-H programs in every county in Illinois. Illinois 4-H aims to impact the lives of 200,000 youth each year through sustained learning clubs and groups and short-term programming.

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Logan County 4-H Oral Communication Participants – pictured L to R: Megan Lutz (judge), Hannah Crider, Daniel Crider, Mary Carlock, Molly Schempp, Cavit Schempp, John Malone (judge). Not Pictured: Sarah Starasta, Stephen Starasta


Logan County 4-H 2018 Top Oral Communicator Molly Schempp – pictured L to R:  Megan Lutz (judge), Molly Schempp, John Malone (judge)


Logan County 4-H Food Demonstration Day participants:  Front:  Winton Carlock; Back (L to R):  Joessa McGinnis, Jamie Carlock, Mary Carlock, Cavit Schempp, Molly Schempp

[Patty Huffer
Extension Program Coordinator
University of Illinois Extension]

 

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