Each year Tioga County 4-H members have the opportunity to develop a public presentation for the county 4-H Public Presentation Day event. 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, 37 members participated in the annual event. The following are the categories, youth and presentation titles:
Cloverbud (youth 5 to 8 years old) – Fenton Bergfjord, Ranch Riders 4-H Club, Save Me!; Jacob Burlew, Hoof & Claw 4-H Club, My Funny Mars; Zechariah Lavine, Berkshire Crazies 4-H Club, CRACK!; and Cole Webb, Farm Fanatics 4-H Club, Champion and Hero.
Junior Members (youth 9 to 12 years old) – Rachel Brennan, All Over Clover Kids 4-H Club, Cool Things in my Backyard; Kathryn Greene, Berkshire Broncos 4-H Club, All About the Flute; Rosie Hines, All Over Clover Kids 4-H Club, F.r.i.e.n.d.s.; Brody Hines, All Over Clover Kids 4-H Club, Nerf Guns; Hannah Holt, Berkshire Broncos 4-H Club, How My Dog Keeps Me Healthy and Happy; Ryan Huizinga, Flora & Fauna Friends 4-H Club, Whale of a Tail; Owen Huizinga, Flora & Fauna Friends 4-H Club, Turkey? Football? Parades? What was the First Thanksgiving Like?; Riley Lavine, Berkshire Crazies 4-H Club, Roar; Garrett Lindhorst, Animal Aholics 4-H Club, How the Brass Vibrates; Kathryn Simmons, Berkshire Crazies 4-H Club, Percussion; William Simmons, Berkshire Crazies 4-H Club, Lego Minecraft; Jon Umiker, All Over Clover Kids 4-H Club, My Favorite Football Player; Sam Umiker, All Over Clover Kids 4-H Club, A Few Fun Facts About Cows; and Bradley Webb, Farm Fanatics 4-H Club, Bounce-Bounce-Bounce.
Senior Members (youth 13 to 19 years old) – Rebecalyn Barber, Berkshire Broncos 4-H Club, EPI, What is That?; Staci Greene, Berkshire Broncos 4-H Club, The Benefits of Therapeutic Riding; Courtney Hiller, Animal Aholics 4-H Club, Basic Dog Grooming; Emily Hiller, Animal Aholics 4-H Club, How to Show a Cow; Cassie Hollenbeck, Animal Aholics 4-H Club, An Introduction to Tang Soo Do; Gavin Lindhorst, Animal Aholics 4-H Club, Be Boop; Peter Lukach, Berkshire Broncos 4-H Club, Nintendo Power 1985; Kristen Martin, Ranch Riders 4-H Club, The Harlem Renaissance; Madison Peabody, Ranch Riders 4-H Club, Moose; Trenton Perrotta, Farm Fanatics 4-H Club, Stop or Not; Allyah Simmons, Berkshire Crazies 4-H Club, Raspberry Bavarian Cake; April Simmons, Berkshire Crazies 4-H Club, Softball – My Favorite Sport; Cherish Simmons, Berkshire Crazies 4-H Club, Let’s Talk Interior; Matthew Suttmeier, 4-H Shooting Sports, Video Filming – Do It Right; and Michaela Webb, Farm Fanatics 4-H Club, Heaven in a Mug.
Junior Horse Communications (youth 8 to 13 years old) – Tess Bergfjord, Ranch Riders 4-H Club, To Buy or Not to Buy; and Tammy Perrotta, Farm Fanatics 4-H Club, Parts of the Horse.
Senior Horse Communications (youth 13 to 19 years old) – Marta Lengyel, Berkshire Broncos 4-H Club, Hippotherapy; and Marlie Lukach, Berkshire Broncos 4-H Club, Chromo What? Basics of Equine Coat Color Genetics.
Fifteen presenters from the General Presentations and two presenters from the Horse Communications are eligible to represent Tioga County at the 4-H District Public Presentation event in Chenango Forks on Saturday, April 2. They will be evaluated alongside 4-H presenters from eight other New York counties. From the district event, 4-H presenters from the General Presentations and Horse Communications events will be selected to move on to the state level event at Cornell University later this year.
The 4-H members representing Tioga County at the District Presentation event are:
Senior Gold Seal Award presenters: Gavin Lindhorst and Matthew Suttmeier.
Junior Blue Award presenters: Rachel Brennan, Brody Hines, Riley Lavine and Garrett Lindhorst.
Senior Blue Award presenters: Courtney Hiller, Emily Hiller, Cassie Hollenbeck, Gavin Lindhorst, Peter Lukach, Kristen Martin, Madison Peabody, Trenton Perrotta, Cherish Simmons and Michaela Webb.
Junior horse communications presenter: Tess Bergfjord.
Senior Gold Seal Award horse communications presenter: Marta Lengyel.
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 their website at www.cce.cornell.edu/tioga. Cornell Cooperative Extension is an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities and that provides equal program and employment opportunities.
