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\u2019ers 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, 34 members participated in the annual event. <\/p>\n
The following are the categories, youth and presentation titles.<\/p>\n
Cloverbud (youth five to eight years old) \u2013 Fenton Bergfjord, Ranch Riders 4-H Club, I Love Pokemon!; Collin Dunbar, Ranch Riders 4-H Club, Raggedy Ann Salad; Matthew Greene, Berkshire Broncos 4-H Club, Pine Wood Derby Car; Grace Guiles, Flora & Fauna Friends 4-H Club, Arlo the Good Dinosaur; Kate Guiles, Flora & Fauna Friends 4-H Club, Triceratops; Kyle Jantz, Flora & Fauna Friends 4-H Club, Maple Syrup and Jonathan Zorn, Flora & Fauna Friends 4-H Club, Tractor Pulling.<\/p>\n
Junior Members (youth nine to 12 years old) \u2013 Abby Chobot, Meadow Bank Homesteaders 4-H Club, Swingset Chicken Coop; Abby Goodrich, Ranch Riders 4-H Club, Ranger\u2019s Apprentice: The Ruins of Gorlan; Kathryn Greene, Berkshire Broncos 4-H Club, What is a Paleontologist?; Jacob Guiles, Flora & Fauna Friends 4-H Club, History of the LEGO Brick; Megan Henry, Flora & Fauna Friends 4-H Club, The Delaware Water Gap; Brody Hines, All Over Clover Kids 4-H Club, Norberta; Rosie Hines, All Over Clover Kids 4-H Club, Cross Country; Hannah Holt, Berkshire Broncos 4-H Club, The Importance of Reading; Jason Jantz, Flora & Fauna Friends 4-H Club, Samuel de Champlain; Mahayla Walsh, Ranch Riders 4-H Club, Why You Should Read this Book; Aundrea Zorn, Flora & Fauna Friends 4-H Club, The Parts of English & Western Saddles; Makenna Zorn, Flora & Fauna Friends 4-H Club, How to Show a Cow; and Wyatt Zorn, Flora & Fauna Friends 4-H Club, The Drone DX-3.<\/p>\n
Senior Members (youth 13 to 19 years old) – Rebecalyn Barber, Hoof & Claw 4-H Club, Experience at 4-H Nationals; Alison Goodrich, Ranch Riders 4-H Club, Glider Flying Basics; Staci Greene, Berkshire Broncos 4-H Club, Raising Horses from Birth to 2 Years; Emily Henry, Flora & Fauna Friends 4-H Club, What is a Park Ranger?; Courtney Hiller, Animal Aholics 4-H Club, Cow Shampoo vs. Human Shampoo; Cassie Hollenbeck, Animal Aholics 4-H Club, The Importance of Self-Defense; Peter Lukach, Farm Fanatics 4-H Club, Guitars; Marlie Lukach, Farm Fanatics 4-H Club, Types of English Saddles; Madison Peabody, All Over Clover Kids 4-H Club, Working Goats; Daniel Popp and Katie Popp, Hoof & Claw 4-H Club, Bubble Tea (team); Emma Smith, Ranch Riders 4-H Club, The Effects of the Bit; Matthew Suttmeier, Independent 4-H Member, The Zipf Mystery; and Tyler Weidman, Animal Aholics 4-H Club, Vehicle Breaks.<\/p>\n
Junior Horse Communications (youth eight to 13 years old) \u2013 Tess Bergfjord, Ranch Riders 4-H Club, The Wonder-Fell Pony. <\/p>\n
Twenty presenters from the General Presentations and one presenter from the Horse Communications are eligible to represent Tioga County at the 4-H District Public Presentation event in Chenango Forks on Saturday, April 8. They will be evaluated alongside 4-H presenters from eight other New York counties. <\/p>\n
The 4-H members representing Tioga County at the District Presentation event are: Junior Gold Seal Award presenters: Mahayla Walsh and Wyatt Zorn; Senior Gold Seal Award presenters: Marlie Lukach and Madison Peabody; Junior Blue Award presenters: Abby Chobot, Abby Goodrich, Kathryn Greene, Megan Henry, Hannah Holt, Rosie Hines, Aundrea Zorn and Makenna Zorn; Senior Blue Award presenters: Rebecalyn Barber, Alison Goodrich, Staci Greene, Emily Henry, Cassie Hollenbeck, Peter Lukach and Matthew Suttmeier; and Junior Horse Communications presenter: Tess Bergfjord.<\/p>\n