Youth win awards in 4-H Communication Arts at N.D. State Fair

Youth competed in several communication categories in the 2016 4-H Communication Arts contest at the North Dakota State Fair in Minot on Sunday, July 24.

The categories included demonstration, speech, commercials, presentation software, 4-H promotion, broadcasting, interpretive reading, dramatic presentations and website design. The contest had 98 entries. The youth competed on a county and district level to qualify for the State Fair event.

Youth receiving an award of excellence were:

Barnes

• Amelia Meester, Valley City, Preteen Serious Interpretive Reading

• Maggie Oberlander, Valley City, Teen Serious Interpretive Reading

• Bethany Reiten, Kathryn, Teen Video Production

Burleigh

• Scout Wheeler, Bismarck, Teen 4-H Promotion

Cass

• Astrid Axtman, Fargo, Teen Short Take

• Gracie Erickstad, Horace, Preteen Demonstration

• Grace Robinson, Fargo, Teen Presentation

• Maddie Robinson, Fargo, Preteen Humorous Interpretive Reading and Preteen Serious Interpretive Reading

• Nolan Severance, Hunter, Preteen Website Design

Emmons

• Cody Baumgartner, Hague, Preteen Commercial

• Jordyn Heidrich and Katie Heidrich, Strasburg, Preteen Dramatic Presentation Team

Foster

• Molly Hansen, Carrington, Preteen Humorous Interpretive Reading

Grand Forks

• Heather Hoiland and Rachel Hoiland, Northwood, Teen Broadcasting Team

• Jonathan Hoiland, Rayne Korsmo and Max Larson, Northwood, Preteen Commercial Team

• Marie Kraemer, Grand Forks, Teen Prepared Speech

Hettinger

• Lydia Billock and MaryJane Mayer, Mott, Preteen Humorous Interpretive Reading Team

McIntosh

• Damian Clements, Ashley, Preteen Commercial

Mercer

• Sean Gierke, Beulah, Preteen Broadcasting

Morton

• Jada Bonogofsky, St. Anthony, Preteen Commercial

Oliver

• Wilton Henke, Stanton, Preteen Illustrated Talk

Pembina

• Kaylee Kemp, Cavalier, Preteen 4-H Promotion

Sheridan

• Lindsey Abrahamson and Daphne Lauer, McClusky, Preteen Broadcasting Team

Stutsman

• Laura Levin, Jamestown, Teen Prepared Speech

Ward

• Natalie Helfrich, Berthold, and Anne Schauer, Carpio, Preteen Demonstration Team

• Lora Rockwell, Ryder, Preteen Commercial

• Daniel Starks, Ryder, Teen Broadcasting and Teen Serious Interpretive Reading

• Trent Williams, Ryder, Preteen Dramatic Presentation