Logan County 4-H'ers earn achievement awards

[December 19, 2012]  This year the Logan County 4-H clubs had their own program to recognize 4-H achievements.

Some 4-H'ers are chosen each year in special award categories. A book is presented to 4-H'ers with outstanding work, quantity, quality, years, citizenship, leadership, participation, skill acquisition and growth. The books are given in three age categories: 8-10 years old, 11-13 and 14-19. A Blue Award is given to 4-H'ers deserving of repeat recognition in a category. In the 14-19 category the medal awards are nationally sponsored and may be received only once in each curriculum area. The top award winners in the major award categories for 2012 are as follows:

Outstanding awards

Achievement

8-10 years old

• Book -- Molly Schempp, Atlanta

11-13

• Book -- Hannah Crider, Lincoln

14-19

• Medal -- Miriam Carter, Lincoln; Julia Griffith, Atlanta

• Book -- Ryan Huffer, Lincoln

• Blue -- James Carter, Lincoln; Ryan Huffer, Lincoln; Cameron Jodlowski, Atlanta; Rachel Skelton, Middletown

Animal Science

8-10 years old

• Book -- William Stambaugh, Lincoln

11-13

• Book -- Griffen Jodlowski, Atlanta

14-19

• Medal -- Julia Griffith, Atlanta; Brooke Harnacke, New Holland; Sarah Irwin, Beason; Lexi Tibbs, New Holland

• Book -- Evan Jodlowski, Atlanta

• Blue -- Cameron Harnacke, New Holland; Cameron Jodlowski, Atlanta; Troy Rawlings, New Holland

Community Involvement & Global Awareness

8-10 years old

• Book -- Sarah Starasta, Lincoln

11-13

• Book -- Katlyn Helton, Middletown

Engineering & Technology

8-10 years old

• Book -- William Stambaugh, Lincoln

11-13

• Book -- Alyssa Zimmer, Lincoln

• Blue -- Hannah Crider, Lincoln

Environment/Natural Resources

8-10 years old

• Book -- Sarah Starasta, Lincoln

11-13

• Book -- Hannah Crider, Lincoln

Food, Nutrition & Health

8-10 years old

• Book -- Molly Schempp, Atlanta

11-13

• Book -- Hannah Crider, Lincoln

• Blue -- Katlyn Helton, Middletown; Alyssa Zimmer, Lincoln

14-19

• Medal -- Miriam Carter, Lincoln; Julia Griffith, Atlanta

• Book -- Molly Buse, Beason

• Blue -- Molly Buse, Beason; James Carter, Lincoln; Rachel Skelton, Middletown

Home & Family

8-10 years old

• Book -- William Buse, Beason

11-13

• Book -- Hannah Crider, Lincoln

• Blue -- Katlyn Helton, Middletown

14-19

• Blue -- Molly Buse, Beason; James Carter, Lincoln

Personal Development

8-10 years old

• Book -- Molly Schempp, Atlanta

11-13

• Book -- Katlyn Helton, Middletown

14-19

• Medal -- Miriam Carter, Lincoln; Julia Griffith, Atlanta

• Book -- Molly Buse, Beason

• Blue -- Molly Buse, Beason; James Carter, Lincoln

Plant & Soil Science

8-10 years old

• Book -- Abigail Steffens, Lincoln

11-13

• Book -- Grace Skelton, Middletown

• Blue -- Hannah Crider, Lincoln

14-19

• Book -- Miriam Carter, Lincoln

• Medal -- Miriam Carter, Lincoln; Troy Rawlings, New Holland

National 4-H Congress delegate

• Cameron Jodlowski

Named as best

• Best Secretary -- Sarah Irwin, Chester 4-H Club

• Best Treasurer -- Katlyn Helton, Middletown 4-H'ers

• Best Report -- Grace Skelton, Middletown 4-H'ers

• Best Scrapbook -- Wide-A-Wake members

Illinois Holstein-Friesian Association Award

• Dawn Irwin

• Sarah Irwin

• Todd Irwin

Club awards

Club Standards of Excellence:

• Atlanta Ag

• Atlanta T&C

• Chester 4-H

• Hollanders

• Middletown 4-H'ers

• The Pioneers

• Wide-A-Wake

Club of the Year:

• Middletown 4-Hers

Leader recognized

• 4-H Hall of Fame from Illinois 4-H Foundation -- in honor of Jean Stoll

For more information, check out the website at http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/logan/; contact the Logan County 4-H office at 980 N. Postville Drive, Lincoln, IL 62656; or call 217-732-8289.

[Text from file received from Amy L. Hyde, Logan County 4-H]