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Kendall County youth earned 10 Superior Honors and 21 Awards of Excellence at the Illinois State Fair junior exhibit judging in Springfield on Aug. 15.
More than 2,400 Illinois 4-H youth shared their state-qualifying 4-H projects with judges during the Illinois State Fair. The Award of Excellence is given to youth whose county project earned them a trip to the Illinois State Fair.
At the discretion of the judges, Superior Awards may be given to youth as special recognition for outstanding projects.
During conference judging, they discuss what they did throughout the project year, what they learned and what they may do differently next time. These 4-H project categories range from citizenship to welding, and explore areas of art, science, communication and more.
Superior honors were awarded to the following 4-H’ers in various project categories:
Carter Cumbey of Oswego, Small Engines Display
Madeline Cumbey of Oswego, Leadership Innovation Class
Dayton LeClercq of Oswego, Design Decisions-Intermediate
Katelyn Long of Montgomery, Natural Resources Innovation
Ania Nelson of Yorkville, Sewing & Textiles 1
Jake Nelson of Yorkville, Woodworking 4
Cydney Olah of Oswego, Sewing & Textiles Clover Challenge
Emily Reppy of Yorkville, Visual Arts - Glass/Plastic
Sydney Sleezer of Yorkville, Cooking 101
Leah Theodor of Oswego, Visual Arts – Chalk/Carbon/Pigment
Kendall County 4-H members earning Award of Excellence recognition include:
Phillip Anzelc of Newark, Welding
Kimberly Batdorf of Yorkville, Passport to the World-Individual
Alexandria DeNeve of Oswego, Passport to the World-Club
Michaela DeNeve of Oswego, Passport to the World-Club
David Friedman of Oswego, Citizenship 1
Ethan Heidrich of Oswego, Leadership 3
Julian Heidrich of Oswego, Animated Video
Sierra Isberg of Montgomery, Walk In My Shoes
Adelina Jimenez of Montgomery, Sewing & Textiles 2
Elin Keller of Oswego, Passport to the World Club
Greta Keller of Oswego, Passport to the World Club
Mickayla Lovero of Montgomery, Scrapbooking-Intermediate
James Martin of Newark, Leadership Innovation Class
Haley Morris of Big Rock, Fashion Revue
Austin Nakaerts of Plainfield, Woodworking 3
Sydney Reppy of Yorkville, Microwave Magic A
Lauren Roberts of Plano, Heritage Arts
Sarah Roberts of Plano, Food Preservation
Aimee Snyder of Oswego, Passport to the World-Club
Alyssa Theodor of Oswego, Visual Arts – Chalk/Carbon/Pigment
Corwin Wyncoop of Plano, Fashion Revue
This year, Illinois 4-H added a Celebrity Choice element to the State Fair, and five Kendall County 4-H members earned the honor on Saturday, Aug. 15, with guest judge Steve Wald, University of Illinois Extension communications director.
Those winners are Anzelc, Carter Cumbey, Madeline Cumbey, Long and Sarah Roberts.
For more information on the 4-H Youth Development program in your area, contact Deanna Roby at roby@illinois.edu or visit web.extension.illinois.edu/dkk.
To learn more about University of Illinois Extension in your county, visit web.extension.illinois.edu/dkk.
University of Illinois Extension provides educational programs and research-based information to help Illinois residents improve their quality of life, develop skills and solve problems.