A benefit of overseeing 4-H project judging is you sometimes get to sample the product. During Wayne County’s recent judging event, a 4-Her offered me a sourdough chocolate chip cookie she had made, and it did not disappoint. It was soft and tasty and a welcome treat as judging began to wind down.
Throughout the three-hour event, 145 members paraded through the Wayne County Event Center with their creations and posters demonstrating what they have learned from a wide variety of projects. Our volunteer judges were once again impressed by the knowledge members shared about their projects and the quality of work presented.
Members who earned an Outstanding — the highest rating given — were as follows:
—Clothing: Shopping Savvy, Marianna Flory and Kelsey Badger; Designed By Me, Landon Kearney; and Sew For Others, Acacia Smith.
—Food and Nutrition: Snack Attack, Zella Cradlebaugh and Brock Burchett; Le's Start Cooking, Margaret Schafrath and Landon Kearney; Cooking on My Own, Julianna Plessinger; Le's Bake Quick Breads, Corbin Burchett, Virginia Schafrath and Tilly Parthemore; Take a Break for Breakfast, Jazlyn Cradlebaugh; and Sports and Nutrition, Ellie Yoh.
—Family and Consumer Sciences Miscellaneous: Cake Decorating, Clara Offenbecher, Gracie Clark, Nora Sword and Miura Stansfield; Scrapbooking, Eliza Davis, Eleanor Davis, Chloe Beery, Madalynn Doss, Chloe Beery and Paislee Caskey; Get Started in Art, Alaina Hofstetter; The Writer in You, Elena Strasbaugh; Family History Treasure Hunt, Grayson Burchett; and Makeover My Space, Madison Yoh.
—Veterinary and Science: All Systems Go Level 2, Gracie Garrett and Bryson Cassill; Purrfect Pals, Gracyn Vizzo and Ember Steffen; and All About Dogs, Anna Ridolfi, Vivian Shook, Alaina Hofstetter and Emily Bowling.
—Healthy Living: Tracking Your Health and Fitness, Josie Dibell and Carson Ridolfi, and Medicine and Science, Addi Palker.
—Photography: Photography Basics, Emelyn Moorman, Emma Gray, Peyton Briggs and Nora Shifflet; Next Level Photography, Myla Hofstetter and Marianna Flory; and Self-Determined Photography, Anniyah Odenkirk.
—STEM: Science Fun with Dairy Foods, Naomi Wilkerson; Science Fun with Kitchen Chemistry, Andrew Neal; Science Fun with Electricity, Silas Parks; Magic of Electricity, Landon Blough; and Rockets Away, Corran Howard and Emmett Wright.
—Natural Resources: Why Trees Matter, Gideon Parks; Grow Your Own Vegetables, Silas Parks; Explore the Outdoors, Maria Hovest; Ohio Birds, Emily Bowling; Geology: Can You Dig It?, Averie Summerfield and Harper Sigler; Canning and Freezing, Hadley Perret; Growing with the Seasons, Gracie Garrett; Outdoor Adventurer: Beginning Fishing, Hayden Snyder, Lincoln Rethmel, Ghideyn Weaver and Draiden Layfield; Outdoor Adventurer: Intermediate Fishing, Andrew Bauder and Cassi Matty; Insect Adventures 1, Xavier Sheets; and Insect Adventures 2, Law Deem.
—Woodworking: Woodworking Master, Evelyn Linden; Making the Cut, Justin Bauder and Hadley Perret; Finishing Up, David Linden; and Measuring Up, Austin Palker, Shaydin Starlin, Clayton Yungen, Will Karhan, Kalla Howard and Landon Blough.
—Ropes, Shooting Sports and Welding: Not Just Knots, Zane Dibell and Elliott Wright; Safe Use of Guns, Colton Plessinger and Nevin Church; Rifle, Colton Plessinger; and Arcs and Sparks, Grace Hulse.
—Self-Determined: Zoey Caulier, Grady Perdicas, Lily Yoder, Jenna Hjerpe, Roman Troyer-Fetters, Willow Jagger, Clayton Yungen, Asher Erf, Hayden Erf, Lydia Silvestri, Josiah Parks and Makena Stansfield.
The talent and skills our 4-Hers demonstrated in completing their projects will be on display in Building 10 at the Wayne County Fair.
Laurie Sidle is an Ohio State University Extension family and consumer sciences and 4-H program assistant and may be reached at 330-264-8722 or sidle.31@osu.edu.
