McKenna Murphy is pictured here giving her presentation “Equine Massage Therapy”.
Each year Tioga County 4-H members have the opportunity to develop a public presentation for Public Presentation Day. The 4-H’ers attend workshops to learn how to prepare a presentation, practice their skills in club meetings and at home, and prepare themselves to be evaluated on their efforts. This year, 51 members participated in the annual event.
The following are the categories, youth and their presentation titles:
CLOVERBUD (youth 5 to 8 years old) – Grace Guiles, Flora & Fauna Friends 4-H Club, Monkeys Real & Stuffed; Jacob Guiles, Flora & Fauna Friends 4-H Club, Army Golden Knights; Kate Guiles, Flora & Fauna Friends 4-H Club, Owls Real & Stuffed; Devin Hartman, Animal Aholics 4-H Club, Power Rangers; Ryan Huizinga, Flora & Fauna Friends 4-H Club, North American Bison; Jason Jantz, Flora & Fauna Friends 4-H Club, Soccer; Kyle Jantz, Flora & Fauna Friends 4-H Club, Star Wars; Riley Lavine, Berkshire Crazies 4-H Club, Dinosaurs; Zechariah Lavine, Berkshire Crazies 4-H Club, Choo Choo, All Aboard; Novalei Marcey, Ranch Riders 4-H Club, Caring for Baby Ty; William Simmons, Berkshire Crazies 4-H Club, Skylanders; Anika Smith, Berkshire Broncos 4-H Club, Simi the Boxer; Mahayla Walsh, Ranch Riders 4-H Club, How to Take Care of My Pet; and Tracy Walsh, Ranch Riders 4-H Club, My Bunny Cinco.
JUNIOR MEMBERS (youth 9 to 12 years old) – Rachel Brennan, All Over Clover Kids 4-H Club, How to Gut a Deer; Jules Etienne, Berkshire Broncos 4-H Club, Bass Fishing; Layla Etienne, Berkshire Broncos 4-H Club, Dogs are Great; Kathryn Greene, Berkshire Broncos 4-H Club, What’s In a Book?; Dakotah Hartman, Animal Aholics 4-H Club, Carnival Cruise; Megan Henry, Flora & Fauna Friends 4-H Club, Writing Music; Broderick Hines, All Over Clover Kids 4-H Club, Star Wars Legos; Rosaria Hines, All Over Clover Kids 4-H Club, Oh My Gods; Owen Huizinga, Flora & Fauna Friends 4-H Club, What Animal Am I?; Peter Lukach, Farm Fanatics 4-H Club, Clarinet 101; Colin Marcey, Ranch Riders 4-H Club, The Care and Use of the Mule; McKenna Murphy, Farm Fanatics 4-H Club, Equine Massage Therapy; Jenna O’Connell, Flora & Fauna Friends 4-H Club, Added Sugars; Alexandria Park, Hoof & Claw 4-H Club, How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookies; Tammy Perrotta, Farm Fanatics, 4-H Club, Sweet and Easy; April Simmons, Berkshire Crazies 4-H Club, French Horn; Kathryn Simmons, Berkshire Crazies 4-H Club, Soccer; Jonathan Umiker, All Over Clover Kids 4-H Club, My Favorite Team; and Samuel Umiker, All Over Clover Kids 4-H Club, How to Clean My Gun.
SENIOR MEMBERS (youth 13 to 19 years old) – Rebecalyn Barber, Berkshire Broncos 4-H Club, Put Down Your Phones; Haley Cornelius, Berkshire Broncos 4-H Club, How Music Affects Your Moods; Staci Greene, Berkshire Broncos 4-H Club, Duck Commander; Daniel Hartman, Animal Aholics 4-H Club, Demolition Derby; Dylan Hartman, Animal Aholics 4-H Club, History of Green Bay Packers; Emily Henry, Flora and Fauna Friends 4-H Club, Sports; Cassise Hollenbeck, 4-H Shooting Sports, Wan Bo-Tournament Style; Megan Holloway, Berkshire Broncos 4-H Club, Horses Improve Our Lives; Megan Klett, Animal Aholics 4-H Club, A Day At the Dog Groomer; Marta Lengyel, Berkshire Broncos 4-H Club, Evolution of the Horse; Rebecca Miles, Hoof & Claw 4-H Club, A History of Nothing; Leah O’Connell, Flora and Fauna Friends 4-H Club, Nutrition Suspicion; Trenton Perrotta, Farm Fanatics 4-H Club, Keys to Go; Morgan Seamans, Farm Fanatics 4-H Club, Desensitization; Cherish Simmons, Berkshire Crazies 4-H Club, Zentagles; Allyah Simmons and Faith Stoughton, Berkshire Crazies 4-H Club, Tortugas.
SENIOR HORSE COMMUNICATIONS (youth 13 to 19 years old) – Marlie Lukach, Berkshire Broncos 4-H Club, Equine Nutrition.
Twenty presenters and one Horse Communications presenter from the junior, senior, and horse groups are eligible to represent Tioga County 4-H at the 4-H District Public Presentation event in Chenango Forks on March 21 where they will be evaluated alongside 4-H presenters from eight other New York counties. From the district event, 4-H presenters will be selected to move on to the state level event. The 4-H members representing Tioga County at the District Presentation event are:
Junior Gold Seal Award presenters: Megan Henry, Tammy Perrotta and Broderick Hines.
Junior Blue Award presenters: Jenna O’Connell, Rachel Brennan, Owen Huizinga, Rosaria Hines and Layla Etienne.
Senior Gold Seal Award presenters: Marta Lengyel and Leah O’Connell.
Senior Blue Award presenters: Hailey Cornelius, Morgan Seamans, Megan Holloway, Emily Henry, Megan Klett, Cassie Hollenbeck, Trenton Perrotta, Dylan Hartman, Staci Greene and Becky Miles.
Marlie Lukach is eligible to represent Tioga County at the district event in 4-H Horse Communications.
To find out more about the Tioga County 4-H Program contact the 4-H Office, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Tioga County at 687-4020 or visit www.cce.cornell.edu/tioga.
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